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Gluten-free expo: Gluten-free food worth trying -- beer, bread, more
A woman waiting to sample New Planet gluten-free beer asked, "Is it real beer?" And she wasn’t alone as people jammed the aisles at a gluten-free exposition in search of food and drink that tasted good but didn't make them sick. New Planet was...
Tags: Sandwiches, Breads, Allergies, Foods and Beverages, Falafel
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Cutting calories is good business for restaurants, study says
Chain restaurants have been nudged and cajoled for years to ditch mammoth portion sizes and high-calorie choices. But perhaps the best motivation to lower-calorie, more healthful menu items is here: profit. A report released Thursday calls lower-calorie...
Tags: Olive Garden, Food Industry, Consumer Goods Industries, Coca-Cola Co., Epidemics and Plagues
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Election shows country is changing, gay marriage advocates say
Same-sex marriage advocates are reveling in their four victories at the ballot box after 32 straight defeats, calling the results in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington on Tuesday a sea change for the gay rights movement. “When the history...
Tags: Family, Elections, Discrimination, Michael Bloomberg, Proposition 8 (California, 2010)
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The sugar battle: Cereal companies cut sweets; soda industry sues
The food and beverage industry has made some major moves in recent days in the struggle over super-sweet products. Major cereal-makers Nestle and General Mills pledged to cut sugar and salt content in children's breakfast cereals abroad, while soda and...
Tags: Sales, Starbucks Corp., Michael Bloomberg, New York City Council, Consumer Goods Industries
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Pepsi: Now in dairy aisles with yogurt offerings
PepsiCo. Inc., purveyor of sodas and brands such as Quaker, Frito-Lay and Gatorade, has a new sacred cow: dairy. This month, the soft drink giant will venture into the increasingly active yogurt market, starting with products in 17 markets in the...
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Garbage Maven: Look for a new, improved recycling label [Updated]
L.A. at HomeHow2recycle label: An improved, easier-to-understand recycling label is rolling out in consumer products from companies such as General Mills, REI and Costco.... -
General Mills to cut 850 jobs in restructuring move
General Mills Inc. will get rid of 850 jobs in an attempt to cut costs and boost productivity as items such as Cheerios cereal, Progresso soups and Hamburger Helper become costlier to make. The downsizing will affect 2.4% of the Minneapolis company&...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, New Products, Companies and Corporations, Layoffs and Downsizing, Arable Farming
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Jobless claims barely change; durable goods orders plunge
After jobless claims reached a five-month high in April, last week’s tiny dip came as a relief. But a heavy slide in orders for long-lasting goods is less soothing. Applications for unemployment benefits shrank by 2,000 last week to a seasonally...
Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment, Economic Indicator, Employment, Employment Opportunities
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General Mills U.S. sales down on frugal consumers, Yoplait slump
The growing popularity of Greek yogurt is putting a damper on General Mills’ Yoplait brand, pushing the company’s third quarter volume sales down in the U.S.
Though General Mills’ Peanut Butter Cheerios made a strong debut at the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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Ben & Jerry's launches new line of Greek frozen yogurt
Ben & Jerry’s has graduated from Schweddy Balls and other ice cream flavors to a brand new line of icy sweets: Greek frozen yogurt.
The Vermont company revealed four new flavors – strawberry shortcake, raspberry fudge chunk, banana peanut...Tags: Phish (music group), New Products, Citigroup Incorporated, Foods and Beverages, Ice Cream
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DVD reviews: 'Underdog' and 'Tennessee Tuxedo,' collected and complete
Show Tracker"Underdog" and "Tennessee Tuxedo": The 1960s cartoon superhero Underdog, who as a giant balloon flew the streets of New York every Thanksgiving morning for two decades, has had all his adventures collected, in chronological order, in a nine-disc box set... -
Seeking the right recipe for food labels
You can give people all sorts of useful information, but that doesn't mean they'll use it.
Case in point: the Nutrition Facts panels inscribed on nearly every can, box, jug, carton and plastic wrapper in which food has been sold since 1994. These small,...Tags: Medical Research, Vitamin C, Food and Drug Administration, Hospitals and Clinics, Drugs and Medicines
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