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Bob Evans Cutting Texas Ties

Bob Evans Farms’ ties to Texas and its long-ago purchase of the Owens restaurant chain are loosening.
October 8, 2013
The Columbus-based restaurant and food-production company is closing its Richardson, Texas, plant.
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Consumers and Whole Wheat Breads

Horizon Milling announced initial findings from its proprietary multi-year research program to understand what drives liking and disliking of whole wheat breads by specific consumer segments.
October 7, 2013
Consumers fell into unique segments defined by their demographics (e.g., age, income), behaviors (e.g., brand loyalty), and attitudes (e.g., how they feel about certain attributes) in relation to bread.
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Land O'Frost Breaks Ground

Land O'Frost broke ground on a new $6.4 million corporate headquarters, a project that will shift 50 jobs to the town.
October 7, 2013
The 27,000-square-foot building will feature a pilot plant and a high-tech test kitchen.
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New TIC Center

TIC Gums celebrates the opening of the Brass Mill Operations Center in Belcamp, Maryland.
October 7, 2013
TIC Gums now has three facilities located in Maryland.
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Changes at Dean

Dean Foods Company announced several changes in executive assignments among its leadership team.
October 7, 2013
The Commercial organization will be led by Marty Devine, who will serve as EVP, chief commercial officer.
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Mercury Seven

New research suggests advice for pregnant women to go easy on fish might have been too restrictive.
October 4, 2013
Researchers at the University of Bristol in England have found that eating fish accounts for only 7% of the mercury in a person's body, much lower than people have assumed.
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Artisanal Moves

Artisanal Brands Inc. has signed a long-term lease on a new Artisanal Cheese Center in New York City with cheese aging caves, production and office facilities.
October 4, 2013
The Falchi Building occupies a full city block at the epicenter of robust development in Long Island City.
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Food Safety Confidence Drops

Consumer confidence in the safety of foods and beverages sold in the U.S. has dropped over the past five years.
October 3, 2013
Efforts to consume fresh, unprocessed foods have increased over the same time span that confidence in food safety declined.
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Pumpkin Preferences

Pumpkin is everywhere these days.
October 3, 2013
Last year, pumpkin-flavored offerings in the U.S. grew 18.8% in Nielsen-measured retail outlets, selling over $290 million during calendar year 2012.
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Virginia Dare and Sustainability

Virginia Dare and its new partner have announced a new dual strategy to improve the sustainability of Madagascar’s vanilla market.
October 3, 2013
A primary objective is to enable farmers to properly cure their own green, or raw, vanilla such that they can earn the much needed extra revenue associated with this value added activity.
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