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North Carolina researchers create "genome map" for what we eat	20.5.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
Do your kids love chocolate milk? It might have more calories on average than you thought. Same goes for soda.
Durangox2019s taste buds wake up	17.5.2013	Durango Herald
Familiar tropical fruits such as bananas, papayas, mangos and pineapples are being joined in Durango grocery store produce aisles by lesser-known but no less savory ones.Cherimoyas, rambutans, passion fruit, thumb-sized bananas, dragon fruit and golden raspberries are largely immigrants from warmer climes x2013 although sometimes...
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Whole Foods mixes up chicken, vegan salads	10.5.2013	Headlines: All Headlines
AUSTIN, Texas—Whole Foods Market Inc. said that labels on a chicken salad and those on a vegan version were reversed at some of its cold food bars in the Northeast.
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New study confirms: Don’t shop while hungry	8.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Genevra Pittman Reuters Published May 7, 2013 01:20PM MDT A new study offers evidence to support what many people have learned for themselves: never go grocery shopping when you’re hungry. Researchers found that people who hadn’t eaten all afternoon chose more high-calorie foods in a simulated supermarket than those who were given a snack just before online food shopping. And in a real grocery store, shoppers bought a higher ratio of high-calorie foods to low-calorie ones in the hours leading up to dinnertime compared to earlier in the day, the study t... ...
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New study confirms: Don't shop while hungry	7.5.2013	Denver Post: Food
A new study offers evidence to support what many people have learned for themselves: never go grocery shopping when you're hungry.
Smith’s offers new app, short wait time at checkout	7.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Dawn House The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 6, 2013 01:41PM MDT Attention, Smith’s shoppers. The Utah-based grocery chain has lowered prices on thousands of items, installed equipment to cut wait times at checkouts and is offering a phone app that enables customers to download coupons. The Smith’s Food & Drug Stores mobile app, available for both Android and iOS platforms for phones and tablets, allow shoppers to browse weekly ads, download coupons and recipes and refill prescriptions. The app also enables shoppers to read QR codes on products and determine ... ...
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Smith’s offers new apps, short wait time at checkout	7.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Dawn House The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 6, 2013 01:41PM MDT Attention, Smith’s shoppers. The Utah-based grocery chain has lowered prices on thousands of items, installed equipment to cut wait times at the check stands and is offering a phone app that enables customers to download coupons. The Smith’s Food & Drug Stores mobile app, available for both Android and iOS platforms for phones and tablets, allow shoppers to browse weekly ads, download coupons and recipes and refill subscriptions. The app also enables shoppers to read QR codes on products, which ... ...
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Shoppers face hurdles in finding ethical clothing	1.5.2013	azcentral.com \| business
NEW YORK -- You can recycle your waste, grow your own food and drive a fuel-efficient car. But being socially responsible isn't so easy when it comes to the clothes on your back. Take Jason and Alexandra Lawrence of Lyons, Colo. The couple eat locally grown food that doesn't have to be transported from far-flung states. They fill up their diesel-powered Volkswagen and Dodge pickup with vegetable-based oil. They even bring silverware to a nearby coffeehouse to avoid using the shop's plastic utensils.
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Carroll: My love/hate affair with Whole Foods	28.4.2013	Denver Post: Opinion
Now you've gone and done it, Whole Foods. You've made my love/hate relationship with you even more complicated.
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Baby food shortage in Europe due to China demand	26.4.2013	azcentral.com \| business
BERLIN -- Yong-Hee Kim still can't believe that in a prosperous country like Germany, powdered baby formula would ever be rationed and that she would have to scour shops in the German capital to find the right brand for her 13-month-old son. But that's what has happened since major retailers in Germany this year began limiting sales of leading brands of baby formula. Parents in Britain, the Netherlands and Hong Kong have faced similar restrictions.
Gas industry gives Pa. stores taste for the South	24.4.2013	azcentral.com \| business
PENNSDALE, Pa. -- The land of scrapple and chipped ham is starting to get a taste for jambalaya and boudin. Thanks to an influx of Southerners filling jobs in north-central Pennsylvania's booming natural gas industry, a region not often placed on many culinary maps is finding itself flush with the foodways found below the Mason-Dixon line, arguably the source of some of the nation's richest culinary traditions.
Community Agriculture Alliance: Making the most of the season	5.4.2013	Steamboat Pilot
As part of National Agriculture Awareness Month in March, local food was a hot topic, and many Routt County groups teamed up to spread the word. There are 800 to 1,000 farmers and producers growing and raising food in this historic, agriculture-rich valley. Routt County also has more than two dozen local providers of meat, cheese, eggs, vegetables and fruits, including a hydroponic tomato farmer.
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Walmart strains to keep grocery aisles stocked	5.4.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Stephanie Clifford The Associated Press Published Apr 4, 2013 05:24PM MDT Michelle Obama visited a Walmart in February to extol the fresh, healthy food in the company’s grocery aisles. But Walmart, Obama’s corporate partner in a campaign to make food healthier and more affordable, has been running into problems with food that is not so fresh. Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer and grocer, has cut so many employees that it no longer has enough workers to stock its shelves properly, according to some employees and industry analysts. Internal notes from a March meeti... ...
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Hummus business spreading across Utah	3.4.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
heather May The Salt Lake Tribune Published Apr 2, 2013 02:39PM MDT Mohammed Sbeity was on track to earning a master’s degree in economics at the University of Utah when he thought about selling his homemade Lebanese hummus. He knew it was good and different, so he started selling it to his professors. And classmates. And then a co-op. A few months later, the Laziz brand hummus was in farmers markets across the valley. By the end of April, Laziz hummus, along with two other Middle Eastern spreads, will be in 40 Utah stores just a year after Sbeity and his partne... ...
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Startups try to find sweet spot in grocery delivery	1.4.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
Undeterred by spectacular failures like Webvan, a new crop of startups is offering shopping experiences that allow customers to stock their refrigerator without ever setting foot in a
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Passover desserts offer an updated ending to traditional dinner	20.3.2013	Denver Post: Food
Marcy Schreiber of East Side Kosher Deli in Denver remembers when Passover meant sponge cake and the ubiquitous tin of coconut macaroons that ended the meal at every Seder table.
Why Whole Foods decided to label genetically modified foods	18.3.2013	Denver Post: Food
This month, Whole Foods became the first retailer in the country to announce that it would require its more than 300 stores to label all food containing genetically modified ingredients.
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Smart Spending: Lifting the veil on store brands	16.3.2013	azcentral.com \| business
NEW YORK -- Supermarkets including Kroger, Safeway and Whole Foods are improving the image of their store brands with better packaging and more distinctive offerings. But where exactly do these products come from? It's a question a growing number of people may have as retailers increasingly develop their store brands as a way to cultivate loyalty among shoppers.
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Utah-based Smith’s donates $10 million to nonprofits	14.3.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
the Salt Lake Tribune Published Mar 14, 2013 09:59AM MDT The Utah-based Smith’s Food & Drug Stores has released its 2012 Report to the Community highlighting donations of $10 million worth of cash and products to 2,200 nonprofits in seven western states. The total includes $4.2 million contributed to 983 schools and nonprofit charities in Utah. The company’s charitable giving program, known as “Neighbor to Neighbor,” provided an average donation of nearly $75,000 per store location in Smith’s areas of operations. The support also includes contribution... ...
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Local food, even in winter	12.3.2013	Writers on the Range
A vegetable farmer tells how collaboration in Bozeman, Mont., helps growers and consumers eat high on the hog.
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