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Jul 23 2021
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For Every $1 We Spend on Food, We Rack Up $2 in Public-Health and Environmental Damage
For about $7—less than an hour’s minimum wage—McDonald’s will dish up 1080 calories in the form of a Big Mac, some fries, and a soda. Taco Bell offers an even more enticing proposition: Its beef-laden “Grande Crunchwrap Meal” delivers 1290 calories for just $5. For years, critics of the US food system—Eric Schlosser, Michael Pollan, Raj Patel, Leah Penniman, Marion Nestle, others—have warned
Mother JonesJan 25 2024
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These Austin restaurants, chefs were named semifinalists in the 2024 James Beard Awards
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Several Austin restaurants and chefs are being recognized for their culinary talent by being named semifinalists in the 2024 James Beard Awards. The James Beard Awards honor restaurants across the country and “recognize exceptional talent and achievement in the culinary arts, hospitality, media, and broader food system,” according to its website. The awards also said these
KXAN NewsApr 17 2015
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UN agency food aid vouchers in Syrian crisis diverted and sold for cash
A World Food Program initiative that handed out hundreds of millions of dollars of food vouchers has been confronted with persistent diversion and sale of the vouchers to middlemen for cash by the growing flood of Syrian refugees in neighboring Jordan and Lebanon, according to its internal auditors.
Fox News (Online News)May 11 2015
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Does food taste better at night? BYU study examines nighttime snacking
A lot of people “pig out” at night, downing a bag of chips or a package of cookies before going to bed, which led some Brigham Young University researchers to examine whether food is more appealing at night than in the morning.
Travis Masterson, a graduate student at BYU, carried out the research for his master’s thesis under the guidance of his faculty adviser, James Lecheminant—who is
KSTUJan 26 2024
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Tyson opens $355 million bacon production plant in Kentucky
Tyson Foods Inc. opened a new 400,000-square-foot facility in Bowling Green, Ky., on Thursday built with the latest technology and automation in bacon production. The Springdale-based company spent $355 million on the facility and started construction back in February 2022. Tyson Chief Executive Officer Donnie King said the innovative plant reflects a major investment in south-central Kentucky
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteJan 25 2024
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Cookies sold at Stew Leonard's with undeclared peanuts also had undeclared eggs: officials
Cookies sold at Stew Leonard's with undeclared peanuts in them that led to death of New York woman also had undeclared eggs, state officials said. A woman died after going into anaphylactic shock from a severe reaction to peanuts after eating Florentine Cookies. The CT Department of Consumer Protection and Department of Public Health are warning the public about the store's mislabeled cookies
NBC ConnecticutJan 12 2019
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Government shutdown: Food banks worry about having enough supplies if stalemate drags on
Given the large number of government workers and contractors situated in the San Antonio area, Eric Cooper, the CEO of the San Antonio Food Bank, expects things to get busier soon and that concerns him.
USA TODAYJan 24 2024
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Portland-area chefs, restaurants named James Beard semi-finalists
Oregon's food and beverage scene again made a big showing in the 2024 semifinalists list for the prestigious James Beard awards, announced Wednesday. Driving the news: Eight Portland-area chefs and restaurants — from pizzerias to bakeries to wine bars — are officially in the running for the industry's premier recognition for tastemakers and trendsetters. • Oregon nabbed 11 spots on the
AxiosJan 25 2024
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Metro Detroit chefs, restaurants named 2024 James Beard semifinalists
(CBS DETROIT) - The list of semifinalists for the James Beard Foundation Awards was released Wednesday, and several Metro Detroit restaurants and chefs were named on the list. "We are thrilled for the return of the James Beard Awards-recognizing the outstandingly talented leaders making their mark on American food," said Clare Reichenbach, CEO of the James Beard Foundation. "As we've heard
CBS News (Online)Jan 25 2024
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South Jersey chef and restaurateur named James Beard Awards semifinalist
A South Jersey chef was “floored” to find out they had been named a semifinalist in the 2024 James Beard Foundation’s Restaurant and Chef Awards. Chef Dane DeMarco, owner of Gass & Main in Haddonfield, made it as a semifinalist under the category of Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic, which also includes Pennsylvania, Delaware and Washington, D.C. The James Beard Awards have been called the Oscars of
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