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Look past the headlines: Horse meat is cheaper, healthier

by
Stephen Beard
Feb 15, 2013
A major scandal in Europe over horsemeat is having an unexpected consequence in Britain: A surge in sales of horseburgers.
Posted In: horse, Food, food safety, england
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British food safety regulators ask: Where's the beef?

by
Stephen Beard
Feb 8, 2013
The British government has ordered the country’s food industry to test all processed beef products after some of the country's biggest food manufacturers have been finding horsemeat in their products.
Posted In: england, Food, food safety, meat
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Is the dollar menu good for McDonald's bottom line?

by
Jim Burress
Jan 23, 2013
Cheap food draws customers, but also cuts into profits.
Posted In: fast food, McDonald's, Arby's
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Spam maker Hormel to buy Skippy peanut butter

by
Dan Bobkoff
Jan 3, 2013
The company best known for canned and deli meats is taking Skippy off the hands of the huge food conglomerate Unilever for a cool $700 million.
Posted In: Food, peanut butter, acquisition
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Uncorking what keeps independent liquor stores afloat

by
Tony Cox
Dec 7, 2012
Conventional wisdom says that big-box stores and supermarket chains offer cheaper alcohol than independent shops. But private liquor stores offer something big retailers can't.
Posted In: wine, big box, independent stores
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'Well, blow me down!' Popeye is out at Popeyes

by
Bob Moon
Nov 29, 2012
The spinach-chomping sailor loses his contract as a fast-food pitchman.
Posted In: fast food, branding
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ConAgra to buy Ralcorp for $4.95 billion

by
Krissy Clark
Nov 27, 2012
Giant food company ConAgra is getting a little more giant. It's agreed to buy private-label food producer Ralcorp for about $4.95 billion.
Posted In: food and drink, ConAgra
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Company seeks American cheese 'revolution'

by
Shannon Mullen
Nov 26, 2012
Health-conscious cheesemaker Organic Valley wants in the multi-billion market for American cheese.
Posted In: cheese, Food, organic
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Cadbury to release non-melting chocolate bar

Interview with
Stephen Beard
Nov 26, 2012
Cadbury, which is now owned by Kraft Foods, has developed a chocolate bar resistant to heat up 104 degrees.
Posted In: Kraft, chocolate, cadbury, Tech
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The economics of wasted leftovers

by
Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 23, 2012
Americans trash millions of dollars worth of Thanksgiving turkey.
Posted In: leftovers, Thanksgiving, Food

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