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'Food Biz News: Panera Bakery Sued By Great Harvest Over Similar Slogan

Bakery Chain Great Harvest Co, which has been famous for its fresh bakery products, has sued Panera, for allegedly infringing the trademark for a confusingly similar advertising slogan.

By Shilpa Chakravorty

'Joe’s Crab Shack Apologies for Using Controversial Lynching Photo As Home Décor

Casual seafood chain, Joe’s Crab Shack has received some bad publicity last week, which according to some was well deserved.
'Applebee’s Serves Alcoholic Root Beer to Kids Accidentally

Alcoholic root beers might be all in rage, but not so for the kids who visit any coffee store. However, some unfortunate children in Tennessee recently discovered about the flavor of the alcoholic root beer, and the effect of getting drunk.
'Knott’s Annual Fest: Berry Farm To Debut Boysenberry Cheesecake for Annual Festival

The annual Knott’s Berry Farm Boysenberry Festival is almost ready to be started, and that means that there will be dozens of sweet and berry – flavored dishes for everyone to enjoy.
'Researchers Successfully Grow 10 Crop Species on Mars, Moon Stimulant Soils

Scientists in the Netherlands have been successful in growing more crop species on Mars and moon soil stimulant. Applying what they learnt from their first experiments in growing crops on such soil, the researchers successfully grew and harvested a variety of crops, including tomatoes, radish, peas, cress, rye, quinoa, chives and garden rocket during their second experiment, which was undertaken at the Wageningen University & Research centre in the Netherlands.
'Poke: The New Salad Craze This 2016

Poke is the new salad craze taking the streets of Los Angeles by storm. Poke originated in Hawaii and now has reached the US. The nation's love for raw fish enabled the well loved Japanese sushi to captured the pallete of the world, that's why it wouldn't be a surprise if poke or the raw fish salad becomes as popular as the sushi worldwide.
'The Coca-Cola Foundation Gives Back $84.5 M To Communities

The Coca-Cola Foundation, the main international philanthropic arm of the multinational beverage company, has donated $84.5 million to almost 300 organizations during 2015 for the benefit of various communities in more than 70 countries and regions.
'Chocolate Milk Recalled in Quebec Due To Contamination

The Canadian Food Inspection agency ordered the recall of Beatrice Chocolate Milk drink after tests showed that they contain chemical sanitizers in the milk. Retail store from Ontario and Quebec are the affected areas where Beatrice chocolate milk drink products has been distributed.
'Beware! Overcooking Your Fries is Not FDA-Approved!

The new warning by the Food and Drug Administration might change the way you deep-fry your French fries.
'UK Eyes Online Ban of Junk Food Ads

Obesity in children and some other health issues are often times linked to eating unhealthy foods or junk foods. In the UK, efforts to curb this problem has stemmed into a movement to ban junk food ads from children's content online streaming in various platforms such as Youtube.
'Washoe County Schools Forbid Unhealthy Snacks

Following the order of Washoe County School District (WCSD), snack restrictions will be strictly implemented in all Washoe County Schools. Nutritional standards have been set since 2006 by the Washoe County School Board for every food and drink offered during the school day but WCSD admits that it finds it difficult to totally implement eating healthy snacks to Washoe Country School kids.
'India Still Not Ready for Commercial Cultivation: Monsanto Frustrated

U.S. biotechnology company, Monsanto is frustrated with India’s treatment to foreign companies making business in India. The country is still not ready for commercial cultivation despite the fact that Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, grow in an estimated 97% of India’s cotton fields and have helped India by some measures become the fiber’s top global producer. Instead of giving Monsanto a premium for developing its cotton industry, the Indian government makes it hard for foreign biotech companies.
'USDA IG Investigates Possible Sabotage At Wayne Farms Lauren Poultry Processing Plant

Often there are reports of chicken products like nuggets and sausages containing small wayward plastic pieces. But here is a case at a poultry processing facility in Missouri, which is being suspected of being an incident of deliberate sabotage, rather than an everyday accident.
'Tesco to Donate Unsold Food to Charities

This year UK's supermarket giant, Tesco, finalized a deal to donate unsold food to charity to help lessen the problem of food wastage.
'Wisconsin Cheese Wins World Championship

Wisconsin cheese wins a the World Championship Cheese contest, the first time in 28 years an American cheese won the competition.