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Farmers Try To Boost Sales By Landing On Big Menus

Ted Higginbottom was happy to see a dish heavy on peanuts this week on the menu at an Asian chain restaurant, but he said the Mandarin Kung Pao didn’t land there by chance. The 60-year-old Texas peanut farmer said his industry has pushed hard to get peanuts onto menus at restaurants like Pei Wei — [...]

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Restaurant hiring is on the rise

Restaurant jobs top the menu Hiring and stock prices are up, reflecting a measure of economic improvement. October 28, 2010|By Sharon Bernstein, Los Angeles Times Are we becoming a nation of hamburger flippers? While it remains incredibly tough to find a job in almost any field, the restaurant business has been adding workers at a [...]

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Eggshells could help combat climate change, say Indian scientists

Indian researchers say that the food industry generates a lot of waste products, but one of these, eggshells, could help combat climate change.

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840 kg of adulterated sweets confiscated in Ajmer

Rajashthan Police and the Department of Food and Civil Supplies (DFS) has confiscated about 840 kilograms of adulterated sweets in Ajmer.

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Pranab Mukherjee details steps taken to promote inclusive growth

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said that the objective of the Government is to make development more inclusive by strengthening food security, improving education opportunities and health facilities in rural and urban areas.

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Food-for-vote flap draws call for integrity

Controversy over accusations that political parties have been using food to obtain votes emerged this week as the latest issue in the South Dakota Secretary of State race, where state Sen. Jason Gant …

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Fake health inspections at restaurants on the rise

"They are not really keying into one particular area of town, but it seems like the majority of the restaurants we have heard from are ones where people don't speak English well or English is the seco…

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No magic needed to make Harry Potter food

Within hours of returning home from our family vacation to Florida, my kids started asking for Butterbeer and pumpkin juice, the yummy drinks we enjoyed at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme pa…

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Food Allergies Rock! Musician Releases New CD for Children Affected by Allergies

Kyle Dine has released a new CD titled "Food Allergies Rock!" for children with life-threatening food allergies. The songs are meant to educate, support, and empower children with this condition.

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Food industry records $1.8bn deficit

THE food and grocery industry has recorded a $1.8 billion trade deficit as it struggles with higher costs, rising imports, and the impacts of drought and water allocations.

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