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      <title>Crackers Emerge as Fertile Frontier for Snack Food Marketers</title>
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        <![CDATA[In a virtuous circle that promises to provide a significant boost to the market for crackers, major marketers in turn have begun to roll out an ever-expanding line of innovative products to meet the challenge created by soft sales and slow growth in product segments such as potato chips and cheese snacks.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/116401</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/116401-crackers-emerge-as-fertile-frontier-for-snack-food-marketers</link>
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      <title>Dean Foods Launches Fresh White Milk National Brand</title>
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        <![CDATA[Dean Foods Company introduced a nationally branded fresh white milk: DairyPure. Ensuring that its milk 

starts pure and stays pure from farm to fridge, DairyPure is backed by an exclusive Five-Point Purity 

Promise.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/116346</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/116346-dean-foods-launches-fresh-white-milk-national-brand</link>
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      <title>Fast Casual Restaurants Fuel Growth Once Again</title>
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        <![CDATA[Fast-casual brands in Technomic Inc.'s Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report increased their collective annual sales by 12.8 percent to $30 billion in 2014, and that growth rate was nearly double the next-largest increase from any other restaurant segment.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/116309</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/116309-fast-casual-restaurants-fuel-growth-once-again</link>
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      <title>The Dethroned Breakfast Champ</title>
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        <![CDATA[Many Americans are increasingly turning away from breakfast cereal and embracing alternatives such as cereal bars, bagels and yogurt, according to market research publisher Packaged Facts.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/116302</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/116302-the-dethroned-breakfast-champ</link>
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      <title>2014 New Product Pacesetters</title>
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        <![CDATA[Thousands of new brands hit retail shelves during 2014, yet only 200 achieved best-of-the-best IRI New Product Pacesetter status. These products captured cumulative year-one sales of more than $7 billion.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/116304</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/116304-new-product-pacesetters</link>
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      <title>Local Foods Trend Close To Consumers' Purchase Preferences</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) notes, "The abundance of farmers' markets and the emergence of larger scale retailers carrying local products (and promoting them) is a healthy indicator of market responsiveness to consumer demand."]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/116278</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/116278-local-foods-trend-close-to-consumers-purchase-preferences</link>
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      <title>State of Food Security to be Examined at Harvard University</title>
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        <![CDATA[Three groundbreaking voices in the agriculture industry will help raise awareness of one of the most pressing global challenges of the next 35 years:  world hunger. A series of unique opportunities will take place at Harvard University for students, faculty, staff and members of the community to learn from these experts and others about the serious situation of global food security.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/116272</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/116272-state-of-food-security-to-be-examined-at-harvard-university</link>
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      <title>More Obesity is Inevitable</title>
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        <![CDATA["If we all lived on grass-fed beef, dry-cured bacon, fresh sustainable fish, nuts, pulses, wholegrain bread, good olive oil, eggs and dairy, more fresh vegetables, less fruit, and no sugar or fast food ever, we would save billions personally and nationally," says Dr Ian White, an intensive care specialist.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/116240</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/116240-more-obesity-is-inevitable</link>
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      <title>Top 500 Restaurants: Bigger Not Necessarily Better</title>
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        <![CDATA[The 500 largest restaurant chains in the United States accelerated their cumulative sales growth in 2014 to a 4% increase, totaling an estimated $274.4 billion. But some of the biggest brands among them, namely Subway and McDonald's, lost ground to focused-menu competitors and emerging fast-casual chains and reported overall sales decreases for the year.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/115204</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/115204-top-500-restaurants-bigger-not-necessarily-better</link>
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      <title>New Ingredients Shape Future of Ready Meals</title>
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        <![CDATA[More consumers are feeling time-scarce and view cooking as a chore, turning to convenient ready meals to free up more time for themselves. But to survive in an increasingly health-conscious society, ready meal manufacturers must innovate with new ingredients and premium products.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/115094</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/115094-new-ingredients-shape-future-of-ready-meals</link>
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      <title>Pinpointing Connections: Weekly Exercise, Household Income, and Healthier Food Choices</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The federal panel of experts pointed to the lack of vegetables, fruit, and whole grains, in addition to the overconsumption of calories, saturated fat, sodium, refined grains, and added sugars, as the primary defects in the average American diet.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/115060</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/115060-pinpointing-connections-weekly-exercise-household-income-and-healthier-food-choices</link>
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      <title>Dietary Guidelines Committee Focus on Eating Patterns with Plant Foods</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Dietary Guidelines scientific advisory committee once again finds plant-based protein foods, such as soyfoods, offer meal options that are low in saturated fat, cholesterol free and nutrient packed. The just-released Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) highlights dietary patterns that promote health, provide key nutrients and are sustainable.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/115045</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/115045-dietary-guidelines-committee-focus-on-eating-patterns-with-plant-foods</link>
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      <title>Study: Preferences of Picky Eaters</title>
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        <![CDATA[Although there’s no scientific definition of picky eating, parents say they know it when they see it. Now a University of Illinois study shows that picky eaters do exhibit definable preferences and mealtime behaviors.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114937</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114937-study-preferences-of-picky-eaters</link>
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      <title>Consumer Health Industry Reaches $216.4 Billion</title>
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        <![CDATA[Global market research company Euromonitor International released today new data on the global consumer health industry.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114915</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114915-consumer-health-industry-reaches-2164-billion</link>
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      <title>Studying Consumer Food Decision Process</title>
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        <![CDATA[Acosta Sales & Marketing, a sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, and Technomic, a fact-based research and consulting firm in the food industry, released The Why? Behind The Dine, a joint foodservice report that analyzes how consumers determine what’s for dinner.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114886</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114886-studying-consumer-food-decision-process</link>
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      <title>Emerging Trends in Consumer Behavior</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[dunnhumby, a customer science company, released its findings on consumer food preferences, a data-driven science study aimed at informing the consumer packaged goods industry and revealing and predicting the future needs of consumers. The report analyzes emerging trends, as well as verifies the validity and accuracy of its 2014 findings.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114884</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114884-emerging-trends-in-consumer-behavior</link>
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      <title>UCLA Research Suggests Walnuts May Improve Memory</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Eating walnuts may improve performance on cognitive function tests, including those for memory, concentration and information processing speed according to new research from the David Geffen School of Medicine at The University of California, Los Angeles, led by Dr. Lenore Arab.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114877</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114877-ucla-research-suggests-walnuts-may-improve-memory</link>
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      <title>Hot Cereals to Reach $43.2 Billion by 2019</title>
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        <![CDATA[Persistence Market Research, in its latest market research study, states that the global breakfast cereals market will grow at a CAGR of 4.1% from 2013 to 2019.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114798</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114798-hot-cereals-to-reach-432-billion-by-2019</link>
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      <title>Pumpkin Spice: Trend or Fad?</title>
      <author>federd@bnpmedia.com (David Feder , RDN)</author>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[David Feder believes 2014 was the peak for pumpkin spice, and looks for two comfort flavors to make comebacks in the summer of 2015]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114800</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114800-pumpkin-spice-trend-or-fad</link>
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      <title>Snacking All Day, Every Day</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Snacking has become so ubiquitously part of the U.S. dining culture that the trend has begun to blur the lines between retail and foodservice]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114789</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114789-snacking-all-day-everyday</link>
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      <title>Hershey Acquires Allan Candy Company</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Hershey Company announced that it has completed the purchase of The Allan Candy Company, a leading North American manufacturer of quality confectionery products based in Ontario, Canada.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114763</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114763-hershey-acquires-allan-candy-company</link>
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      <title>Top Specialty Foods Trends for 2015</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Consumers will seek more from their food in 2015, whether stronger flavors, alternative sweeteners, or snacks made with everything from plant-based meat to even marijuana.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114736</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114736-top-specialty-foods-trends-for-2015</link>
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      <title>Top Menu Trends for 2015</title>
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        <![CDATA[For its annual What’s Hot Culinary Forecast, the NRA surveyed nearly 1,300 professional chefs – members of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) – to find which foods, cuisines, beverages and culinary themes will be hot trends on restaurant menus in 2015.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114733</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114733-top-menu-trends-for-2015</link>
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      <title>Flavor Forecast 2015</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[McCormick & Company released its McCormick® Flavor Forecast® 2015, highlighting eight enticing trends that will shape the future of flavor. Now in its 15th year, the much-anticipated report drives flavor innovation and exploration throughout the food industry and in kitchens everywhere.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114731</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114731-flavor-forecast-2015</link>
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      <title>Top Trends of 2015: Cocoa and Chocolate</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA["From Clean to Clear Label," "Good Fats, Good Carbs," and "More in Store for Protein" are three food trends* examined in the latest "T for Trends" webinar presented by Cargill's cocoa and chocolate business. Together with Innova Market Insights, the company has translated the trends into applications for the cocoa and chocolate industry.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114723</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114723-top-trends-of-2015-cocoa-and-chocolate</link>
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      <title>Gluten Feed 2019 Market Forecasts</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The 2014 Deep Research Report on Global and China Gluten Industry is a professional and depth research report on Global and China Gluten industry.]]>
      </description>
      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114716</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114716-gluten-feed-2019-market-forecasts</link>
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      <title>Top 500 Restaurant Chains in 2014</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Technomic predicts a 2.3 percent unit growth rate over 2013 among the Top 500 largest U.S. restaurant chains. The increase is slightly higher than the 2.1 percent growth rate from 2012 to 2013 and much greater than the 0.5 growth rate in 2009.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114714</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114714-top-500-restaurant-chains-in-2014</link>
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      <title>Hain Celestial Organic And Natural Products</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. encourages Americans to have a healthy and happy holiday season with a complete line-up of organic and natural foods, along with a healthy portion of giving.]]>
      </description>
      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114702</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114702-hain-celestial-organic-and-natural-products</link>
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      <title>Gardein Joins Pinnacle Foods</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Gardein, the award winning plant-based protein brand will be joining Pinnacle Foods Inc. under the Birds Eye Frozen Division.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114689</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114689-gardein-joins-pinnacle-foods</link>
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      <title>New Research: Brain Can Control Eating Behavior</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[New research reinforces the idea that the brain can control eating behavior, and considering the long-term consequences of your food choices may help control food cravings.]]>
      </description>
      <guid>http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114670</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/114670-new-research-brain-can-control-eating-behavior</link>
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