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'Taco Bell Employee Photographed Licking Tacos [PHOTO]
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'Starbucks Bans Smoking 25 Feet Near Store
If you like to enjoy your Starbucks cup of Joe with a cigarette, you will have to do so at least 25 feet away from the store, Starbucks said Friday. -
'France to Double Organic Farming Area by 2017: Report
France aims to double the farmland area used to grow organic agriculture by 2017 to meet growing consumer demand through local production, Reuters note on Friday. -
'US Obesity Epidemic is still soaring: Report
The obesity epidemic in the United States does not seem to be ending anytime soon, Washington Times noted on Friday. -
'McDonald's CEO to 9-Year-Old Girl: We Don't Sell Junkfood, I lost 20 lbs Eating McDonalds
McDonald's CEO Don Thompson made a super-sized error when he told a girl, age 9, that his fast-food chain doesn't sell "junk food." He also said he has lost a whopping 20 pounds by eating McDonald's, in a bid to squash the ongoing relationship between McDonald's and obesity. -
'Smithfield Foods Takeover: China Growing Need for Food Supplies
Shuangui International made news yesterday after announcing its $4.7 billion buyout of Smithfield Foods, which is poised to become the largest-ever Chinese takeover of a U.S. company. US consumers have been left concerned about their meat supply. -
'Smithfield Foods to Be Sold to Chinese Meat Processor: Report
Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd. has agreed to buy Smithfield Foods Inc. for approximately $4.72 billion, the largest acquisition of a U.S. company by a Chinese company, according to reports released Wednesday. -
'Germany's DZ Bank to end food commodity speculation
Germany's DZ Bank is to end speculation in food commodities, following a move taken by several other German banks, a letter from the bank showed on Monday. -
'Decline in biodiversity of farmed plants, animals gathering pace
A decline in the diversity of farmed plants and livestock breeds is gathering pace, threatening future food supplies for the world's growing population, the head of a new United Nations panel on biodiversity said on Monday. -
'World Chefs: Noma co-founder hopes to forage in Hong Kong
Chef Mads Refslund, co-founder of Noma - long rated the world's top restaurant - and an early proponent of the foraging movement, looks forward to getting a sense of the lay of the land and forage in Hong Kong when he visits there next month. -
'Israel food firm Strauss profit jumps on coffee, dips activities
Israeli food and drinks maker Strauss Group posted sharply higher first quarter net profit, boosted by income at its international coffee and its spreads and dips operations as well as by lower expenses and streamlining measures. -
'Got Baby Milk? Chinese Parents Prefer International Formula Brands
Following the recent Chinese crime ring busted for selling more than $1 million worth of lamb that was actually rat meat and thousands of dead pigs floating in a Shanghai river, Chinese parents are left concerned on what food they offer their children. -
'Restaurant Sales Up in Q1: NPD Group Says
The number of customers visiting U.S. restaurants were stable in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the traffic gains encouraged by mild winter weather in the first quarter last year, according to a report by The NPD Group. -
'National Restaurant Association CEO Urges Quick Action on Immigration Reform
The President and CEO of the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Dawn Sweeney called on Congress to move quickly to pass immigration reform on Tuesday. -
'Restaurants Projected to Add 448,000 Summer Jobs Across the Country: NRA
Good news for job seekers out there who are looking for a summer job. According to National Restaurant Association (NRA) projections report released Thursday, restaurants are expected to add 448,000 jobs this summer season, a 4.5-percent increase over the March 2013 employment level
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