Provides the latest RSS feeds for Food News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Cleveland Star.com http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/cat/e7c66556bdf7d61f/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 14:05:11 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:05:11 -0400 30 RABAT Morocco's junior government party is threatening to quit the coalition unless Islamist prime minister Abdelilah Benkirane moderates plans for sweeping cuts to subsidies on food and energy. Increased subsidies have been part of Morocco's strategy to prevent popular discontent welling up into an uprising of the kind that has toppled rulers across north Africa, but the moderate ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214643755/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 18:15:10 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214643755/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f May 23 is International Chardonnay Day, and the wineries of the International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration are leading the Canadian initiative. ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214665251/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:51 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214665251/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f A new study says teens who had a schoolmate die by suicide are more likely to consider or attempt taking their own lives than those who haven't lost a peer to ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214665104/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:49 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214665104/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- According to the Map the Meal Gap study conducted by Feeding America, 28.2 percent of children (about 1,620) in Fayette County are food insecure -- lacking the availability and access to food. For the second consecutive year, Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana and Chartwells School Dining Services are teaming up to launch the Spartan Summer Food Truck Program ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214665286/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 13:03:03 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214665286/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Kellogg Co. senior vice president of customer development for U.S. Sales Darcey Macken, will succeed a retiring Mark Wagner as president of U.S. Sales, effective Dec. 31. "Darcey has a proven track record for success," said Kellogg Co. in a statement. "During her tenure with Kellogg, she has successfully led numerous large customer and commercial teams in the U.S. Sales ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214665288/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:47 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214665288/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Reasor’s is partnering with the Salvation Army to collect donations to help with disaster relief across central Oklahoma. The chain is encouraging customers to text the word "Storm" to 80888 to donate $10. Reasor’s said it will match the first $10,000 donated. Also, all 17 Reasor’s locations throughout northeastern Oklahoma will begin collecting the most needed items, ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214665287/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:47 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214665287/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f The Fresh Market here said it has named Jeffrey Ackerman executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective June 3. Ackerman, who most recently held those titles at bedding concern Sealy Corp. and previously had worked with PepsiCo’s Frito Lay division, succeeds Lisa Klinger, who left in December to join apparel retailer Kellwood Co. In his new post, Ackerman, 50, will oversee ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214665290/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:46 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214665290/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Hy-Vee is encouraging the public to keep an eye on one of its youngest cake designers: 17-year-old Lindsay Franzoni. The part-time employee at Hy-Vee’s Galesburg, Ill., store on National Boulevard, defeated 53 other contestants at a statewide cake decorating contest sponsored by the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America in Springfield, Ill. Lindsay took home top honors with a ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214665289/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:46 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214665289/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f from Quartz. Anjan Contractor, who runs Systems & Materials Research Corporation, hopes to design a system that will turn shelf-stable cartridges of sugars, complex carbs, and protein into edible food on demand. Contractor asserts that by the time the population reaches 12 billion people ("peak human" for Earth being around 9.5 billion to 10 billion people), we will have to change ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214665291/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 12:50:30 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214665291/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f A Republican-controlled panel in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the biggest cuts in food stamps for the poor in a generation and a potentially expensive expansion of federally subsidized crop insurance. The House Agriculture Committee approved a five-year, $500 billion farm bill on a 36-10 vote. The next step will be debate by the full House, which is likely to start in ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214665292/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 12:44:41 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214665292/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Print 21 May 2013 &#150 Fermenting birds, naturally freeze-drying potatoes and squeezing meat on a saddle are some of the traditional methods used by cultures around the world to preserve food highlighted today by the United Nations environment agency, which is stressing the importance of reducing food waste. ';Reducing food waste and loss is an economic, ethical and environmental ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214663552/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 12:17:37 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214663552/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f The Company recently signed an agreement to purchase approximately 2.5 acres of land in Louisville, Kentucky along S. Hurstbourne Parkway in the development known as 'The Vinings'. Granite City Food & Brewery ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214663511/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:09 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214663511/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Frosty(TM) has been scooped up with spoons, straws, and even French fries across Canada. Starting today, there's another way to enjoy Frosty - you can bite into it, with the new ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214663520/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 10:57:43 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214663520/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Iron Chef America brand has launched La Cuisine home meal kits, inspired by the Food Network's esteemed Iron Chef America (ICA) series. La Cuisine home meal kits arrive ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214663521/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 10:57:42 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214663521/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Customers enter a McDonald's restaurant in Los Angeles on Monday, July 28, 2008. A singer is suing McDonald's after she swallowed a piece of glass that was inside her chicken sandwich, according to reports.Gospel singer, Jacqueline Simpson, has claimed that she bought a meal from the fast food restaurant in 2010, but that as she was eating her chicken sandwich from the chain she ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214661998/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 09:48:30 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214661998/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f BANGKOK - Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating. The United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization released a study and handbook Tuesday on what they call 'six-legged livestock' -- edible bugs and worms that can help meet global food demand that is expected to grow 60 per cent by 2050. The agency ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214662002/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:42 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214662002/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f The disrupterati are bored, and they want to play with your food. Having flattened shopping, unshackled education, hotwired our wheels and loggified our daily lives, they now want to get into our mouths. Engineers-turned-chefs are tinkering with what's in our food, and bringing technology to bear from other fields to do it in the name of science. However, it isn't clear that this rush ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214662091/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 09:39:15 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214662091/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f About 44 percent of rice in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, contains excessive levels of cadmium, a carcinogenic metal, according to a survey An article in Beijing Youth Daily calls for better ways of ensuring food safety, (excerpts ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214660763/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 08:36:31 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214660763/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f May 21, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Lassonde Industries Inc. (TSX:LAS.A) ("Lassonde") has agreed with members of the Pappas family to purchase all of the shares ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214660747/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 08:31:00 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214660747/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Consumers want to know what's in their food, creating a demand for personal testing devices and technologies. Scientists and engineers are figuring out new ways to check for harmful allergens and help people stay on gluten-free diets, with some of those technologies focusing on smartphones and ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214660765/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 08:27:43 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214660765/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f U.S. Customs officials at Los Angeles International Airport said they confiscated a dead monkey, elephant meat and illegal handbags made of reptile skin. Airport officials said it had an unusual week this month after several illegal items were found at the airport. "We intercept and seize a multitude of remarkable items," U.S. Customs and Border Protection field operations director ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214660766/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 08:10:25 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214660766/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) is using organic food waste to power a California distribution center and may add similar systems to other locations throughout the country. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that the Cincinnati-based grocery chain is expected to process more than 55,000 tons of waste into energy each year to power the 59-acre center, which serves its Ralphs and Food 4 Less store chains. A ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214660764/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 08:03:14 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214660764/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f The bill, which goes into effect in July, reduces the state portion of the sales tax on groceries from 5.25 percent to 5 percent. The legislation helps all Tennesseans, Haslam ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214658489/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 06:25:32 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214658489/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f GrubHub and Seamless, two U.S. Internet food ordering giants, announced a merging plan in a joint statement on Monday. The merging will create a combined network of more than 20,000 local takeout restaurants covering over 500 cities across the US. GrubHub CEO Matt Maloney will serve as CEO of the new company, while Seamless CEO Jonathan Zabusky will become president, according to the plan. ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214657553/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 05:21:36 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214657553/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , or SNAP, is now in their sightsfor cuts that could potentially devastate families who need it most. Almost 47 million Americans are now receiving benefits under SNAP, also known as ‘food stamps’, and many of those are children, elderly, disabled, or working poor. As expected in troubled economic times, enrollment in the program skyrocketed ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214657554/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 05:09:47 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214657554/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Food prices are the single largest contributor to overall inflation in Saudi Arabia, according to a recent report issued by Jadwa Investment. Saudi Arabia's inflation rates reached an all-time high in April 2013, where food prices increased by an estimated 6.2 percent on a year-on-year basis compared with 5.3 percent in March. "This puts food inflation at a record high for the new ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214657555/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 05:03:30 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214657555/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Women who eat a lot of meat are apt to weigh more than those who do not. Previous studies have consistently shown that vegetarians are lighter and have a lower body mass index than their omnivorous ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214656610/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 04:11:55 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214656610/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f This photo released by U.S. Customs & Border Protection, shows elephant meat, one of several contraband items seized by the agency at Los Angeles International Airport between May 6 and ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214656612/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 03:51:08 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214656612/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Source: ONE Sport Exports of New Zealand meat could be allowed into China again within the next few days. Meat exports have been blocked from entering the country since the end of April, and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has made resolving the issue its "number one priority". ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214655721/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 02:57:51 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214655721/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Here is our list of five favourite eateries in Bali serving Indonesian food range from fine dining restaurants to humble buffet warung and roadside satays. One of its eateries, Mozaic Restaurant Gastronomique, made its appearance on the Asia 2013 winner list of San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, and another one, Sarong, made it to The Miele Guide's list of Asia's Top 20 ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214654880/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 01:58:40 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214654880/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Restaurateur Fleur Sullivan says her New Year Honour is recognition for her philosophy of championing fresh, local seafood and produce. "I think that this particular one is recognition of regions and regional food," she said at an investiture ceremony today. "It's recognition for the importance our regions play in our economy. "The owner of award-winning Fleur's Place in Moeraki, Otago, said her ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214656578/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tue, 21 May 2013 01:46:16 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214656578/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f The food swapping movement is taking off in the UK with new groups springing up across the country. Throughout history food has been swapped and traded, from cacao beans to spices. But a modern movement is growing in the UK with anything from home-made sushi, ice cream and pate to eggs, apples and wild garlic on offer. The swaps are organised events where people trade home-grown, home-made or ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214653134/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 23:42:22 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214653134/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Systems & Materials Research Corporation , just got a six month, $125,000 grant from NASA to create a prototype of his universal food synthesizer. But Contractor, a mechanical engineer with a background in 3D printing,envisions a much more mundane--and ultimately more important--use for the technology. He sees a day when everykitchen has a 3D printer, and the earth's 12 billion people ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214653135/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 23:42:21 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214653135/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f LOS ANGELES (CBS / AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles have made some unusual seizures, including elephant meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles. The agency said in a press release Monday that the illegal items were seized between May 6 and May 10 at an international mail facility and at Los Angeles ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214653136/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 23:30:30 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214653136/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f US Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles have made some unusual seizures, including hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles in the baggage of a passenger from Nigeria. The agency said yesterday that the illegal items _ including a tiny dead macaque from Indonesia and elephant meat from a protected species in Thailand _ were seized between May 6 ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214652221/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 22:38:25 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214652221/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Two students who started selling boxes of meat to their Dunedin peers last year have trebled their client base, hired staff and are now eyeing markets further north. David Booth, 24, and Harrison Uffindel, 23, got fed up with having to travel long distances to buy what they say was over-priced and poor-quality meat. "You've got a problem in north Dunedin in particular where there's essentially ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214653133/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 21:16:45 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214653133/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Food scares and stricter pig production rules across Europe will all be good for the bacon, sausage and cooked meats group Cranswick, its chairman said ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214650152/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 20:38:36 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214650152/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f In a bid for more loyal customers, Marriott International is going after their stomachs.Starting June 22, Marriott Rewards Gold and Platinum Elite members plus a guest will get free continental breakfast ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214650153/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:57 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214650153/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f The first Great GoogaMooga disaster struck the Brooklyn food and music festival last summer: Too long lines, too little water, too many disgruntled hipsters. There was significant damage to the grass at Prospect Park too, another issue that made for a problematic debut for the event. But what happened yesterday, when organizers shut down the third day of the supposedly "rain-or-shine" ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214648960/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 19:12:48 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214648960/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f MADISON, Wis. -- Requiring a job or basic training for one from able-bodied participants in the state's food stamp program would cause about half of them to drop out of the program -- a total of tens of thousands of people statewide and 14,500 in Milwaukee, according to a new report. The new projections come from the Legislature's nonpartisan budget office, which last week released its ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214648962/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 18:57:11 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214648962/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Blue whales, the world's largest animal almost hunted to extinction in the 19th Century, are making a comeback in waters off New Zealand, scientists say. A study in the waters of the South Taranaki Bight, to the west of the country's North Island, showed blue whales were passing through in numbers greater than expected, researchers with the government's National Institute of Water ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214644222/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 17:51:49 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214644222/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214648961/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 16:57:08 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214648961/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Food retailers and wholesalers should expect to boost the size of their audit departments in coming years to meet expanding roles of information technology, retail operations and supply chain, according to a new study by Food Marketing Institute. FMI said results of its Food Retailing and Wholesaling Internal Audit Study published Monday at the 2013 Annual Internal Audit conference here, ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214642589/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56:33 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214642589/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f The United Fresh Produce Association Conference descended on San Diego May 14-17. Industry members from growers to processors to wholesalers to retail and foodservice gathered to hear the latest on food safety, immigration and marketing challenges, as well as showcase new products and honor some of the industry’s ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214642588/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56:32 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214642588/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Food stylist studio Nicky&Max have created a series of Bauhaus-themed food platings that channel the dynamic lines and bold colors of Lszl ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214642590/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 16:55:47 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214642590/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Anthony Bourdain gets to travel around the world having adventures and eating great food his new network, CNN, has already ordered another season of "Parts Unknown." (Peter Kramer) Anthony Bourdain gets to travel around the world having adventures and eating great food - his new network, CNN, has already ordered another season of "Parts Unknown." Back in New York, Bourdain ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214642591/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 16:46:18 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214642591/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f The horns. They were deafening. They started blaring while I was waiting in line at a food cart at Pioneer Courthouse Square today. A bunch of food trucks Id never seen began honking their horns. Whats that about? I asked Shelly Sorenson, purveyor of one of Portlands oldest food carts, Honkin Huge Burritos. (The city of Portland honored Shelly last summer for her carts longevity. We also attended ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214642561/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 16:42:59 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214642561/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Prime Minister John Key says the refusal by Chinese officials to clear containers of frozen meat being held at the border is simply because of confusion over documentation. Mr Key told TV3's Firstline that New Zealand's ambassador to China, Carl Worker, went to see authorities yesterday and confirmed a technical issue was holding up shipments of New Zealand meat on Chinese ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214643882/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 16:26:34 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214643882/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013--Secretary Vilsack made the following statement on congressional progress toward passage of a Food, Farm and Jobs Bill: "I am encouraged that Congress took action this week toward passage of a five-year, comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill. I appreciate the leadership of the Senate Agriculture Committee, in particular Chairwoman Stabenow and Senator ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214641379/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 16:20:27 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214641379/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f As the farm bill approved by the Agriculture Committee last week reaches the Senate floor Monday afternoon, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) will be a few hours into an experiment: eating for a week on the meager food budget afford by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Murphy announced ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214641380/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 16:04:47 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214641380/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f With that brief message, Tejal Rao became the second food writer at The Village Voice to depart from a publication that has been shrinking in the last few days. On ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214641381/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:04 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214641381/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Walker wants to require FoodShare recipients to spend at least 20 hours a week searching for work or participating in job training to keep their ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214642210/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 15:57:55 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214642210/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Albertsons Markets here said its customers in the South and Southwest have raised more than $76,000 for disaster relief efforts following the plant explosion in West, Texas, and the company has donated an additional $24,000 from its disaster relief fund for a total donation of $100,000. The company launched a Texas Tornado campaign last week across seven southern states following tornadoes last ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214641382/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 15:53:06 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214641382/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Heinen’s Fine Foods here, which operates 18 stores, has deployed new supply chain systems aimed at lowering inventory, improving warehouse turns, eliminating holiday over-stocks and reducing labor costs. The new systems - G.O.L.D. Demand and Promotional Forecasting and G.O.L.D. Warehouse Replenishment Optimization - are from Symphony EYC, Palo Alto, ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214641383/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 15:53:05 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214641383/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tennessee congressman Stephen Fincher is very angry that the federal government is committed to preventing poor people from starving to ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214641384/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:41 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214641384/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Print 20 May 2013 &#150 At a time when the world is dealing with myriad challenges, from climate change to food insecurity, it is more important than ever to ensure that public health receives the both the attention and resources it deserves to ensure the well-being of millions, a senior United Nations official said today. ';We are living in deeply troubled times,'; said Margaret ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214639868/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 15:16:35 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214639868/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f OTTAWA -- Federal search dogs at international border entry points have a penchant for sniffing out one thing more than anything else: meat.The release of the data comes as federal officials question the necessity and effectiveness of the dogs, with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) dismantling some of its search-dog teams over the past year -- a move the federal union believes will erode ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214639971/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 14:54:09 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214639971/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What: Food Lion will donate $5,000 in food donations and gift cards to the Capital Area Food Bank's mobile pantry site at Gwynn Park High School in Brandywine, Md. The donations will help feed 200 local families. Who: Food Lion and Capital Area Food Bank representatives: -- Welcome -- Kareem Boykin, Food Lion Community Relations Representative ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214639972/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 14:52:41 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214639972/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Tops Markets ’ new, upscale Orchard Fresh store here has been performing "way above expectations" and is being viewed as an expansion vehicle, Tops’ chief executive officer told SN on Monday. During a tour of the month-old store, Frank Curci, Tops president and CEO, said he thinks Tops could open "a handful" of the stores in each of its markets in upstate New York. ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214639974/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 14:45:34 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214639974/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Food Lion awarded high-value prizes to promote its new private-label laundry detergent. The retailer ran a Facebook contest this month for a new washer and dryer and a one-year supply of its new Home 360 Advanced Cleaning Laundry Detergent. Contestants could enter via a link in a Facebook post. Under a separate social media promo this month, the retailer asked Twitter and Instagram users to post ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214639973/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 14:45:34 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214639973/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Three people were injured early Monday in an incident in which a woman was set on fire in a Fort Worth, Texas, convenience store, police said. The female assailant allegedly entered a Buy & Save Food Store and argued with the unidentified victim before dousing her with a flammable liquid and lighting her afire. Another woman, sitting with the victim, and a store clerk were also burned while ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214640641/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 14:36:10 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214640641/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Prateep Phanyajaroen, owner of Big Z Thai Corner Food Truck, at Houston Food Truck Fest on May 18 at Stereo Live. Click through the slideshow to see more images. From escargot (L'es-Car-Go) to all-natural popsicles (The Goodie Box), chicken and waffles (The Waffle Bus) to Pad Thai (Pho-Jita Fusion), food truck fans had plenty to choose from at the Houston Food Truck Fest over the weekend at ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214639880/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 14:26:51 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214639880/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Plans to add 3,000 Locations Worldwide in 2013 With more than 2,000 franchisees actively searching for locations, the SUBWAY® sandwich chain has aggressive growth plans for 2013. The SUBWAY® franchise system is now the world's largest restaurant chain, in terms of number of locations. In order to reach the company's continuing development goals, a contingent of SUBWAY® ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214638632/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 13:56:31 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214638632/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Food microbiology laboratories continue to submit false negative results and false positive results on a routine basis. A retrospective study of nearly 40,000 proficiency test results over the past 14 years, presented today at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, examined the ability of food laboratories to detect or rule out the presence of Escherichia coli ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214638634/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 13:39:57 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214638634/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Online food ordering companies Seamless and Grubhub have announced a merger, creating an as-yet-unnamed mega delivery service.The new company will serve more than 500 cities and enable food orders at more than 20,000 restaurants. It will also pose a threat to smaller delivery companies including ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214638635/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 13:33:02 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214638635/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Topco Associates said Monday that Paul Matthews, 56, has joined the company as executive vice president and chief supply chain officer, reporting to Randy Skoda, president and chief executive officer. Matthews will oversee procurement of Topco’s corporate brand and perishable products as well as the company’s logistics, supply chain management and quality assurance areas. "Paul ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214638636/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:13 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214638636/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Chinese measures to curb sales of counterfeit meat may be a factor in millions of dollars of exported New Zealand meat being held up on Chinese wharves, Prime Minister John Key says. But Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has dismissed that suggestion, saying the problem is purely a "technical issue" that will soon be resolved. Thousands of tonnes of lamb, mutton and beef is stuck in ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214638633/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 13:30:07 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214638633/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f (OTC Markets: BOBS), the second largest fast-food restaurant chain in Brazil with 1,049 points of sale, operating under (i) the Bob’s brand, (ii) the Yoggi brand, (iii) KFC and Pizza Hut São Paulo as franchisee of Yum! Brands, and (iv) Doggis as master franchisee of Gastronomia & Negocios S.A. (former Grupo de Empresas Doggis S.A.), today announced financial results for the first ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214637230/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 12:50:07 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214637230/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f ST. PETERS, Mo. (KSDK) - Seven area LongHorn Steakhouse restaurants presented a $7,000 check to help the cause of feeding the hungry in the St. Louis region. The LongHorns donated $7,000 to the St. Louis Area Food Bank organization on May 15 at the St. Peters location. The donation from the area steakhouses is part of the Darden Restaurant Community Grants program. LongHorn Steakhouse is a ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214637231/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 12:46:38 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214637231/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f The New Zealand government has stopped issuing export certificates for meat exported to China, after shipments were rejected by the Chinese customs authorities, according to reports Monday.This is the latest move by the New Zealand government after shipments of New Zealand lamb and beef were rejected by China's customs this month because of the name change of the New Zealand regulating ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214637232/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 12:44:40 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214637232/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f May 20, 2013 /CNW/ - The rising prevalence of obesity and its added costs are threatening to overwhelm Canada's health care system. Governments need to act on this dangerous and costly epidemic - but what can they do? At the Western Summit on Sustainable Health, four experts will debate the question: Should "Unhealthy" foods be taxed? After hearing both sides of the debate, ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214637207/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 12:35:56 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214637207/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought. Same goes for soda. Until now, the only way to find out what people in the United States eat and how many calories they consume has been government data, which can lag behind the rapidly expanding and changing food marketplace. Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214637233/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 12:32:54 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214637233/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Marquette Bank is collecting food donations for the hungry as part of its commitment to helping the community, bank officials say. Customers, residents and bank employees can leave non-perishable food donations at any of the bank's 23 locations until June 30. Chicago-based Marquette has branches throughout the southwest suburbs, including four in Orland Park, as well as several in the ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214637234/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 12:24:04 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214637234/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Restaurant operators have moved strongly into social media, but a survey of 166 restaurant managers finds a mixed picture in the way restaurants use social media. The study, ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214635714/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 11:45:25 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214635714/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f SmartLink Food Safety Monitoring Helps Restaurateurs Minimize Food Waste, Maximize Efficiencies CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - May 20, 2013) ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214635697/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 11:42:25 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214635697/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f --(Marketwired - May 20, 2013) - The 19th annual Food Lion Speed Street presented by Coca-Cola kicks off in three days in uptown Charlotte, complete with a variety of fun, interactive consumer displays. The free festival will entertain an estimated 400,000 fans by means of live entertainment, access to racing's brightest stars and displays from sponsors including Food Lion, Coca-Cola, ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214634326/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 10:25:46 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214634326/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f According to Seamless' CEO, Jonathan Zabusky, no new name for the organization has been decided yet. No cash was exchanged by either company, so this is strictly a merger, not a buyout. Also, neither company plans to have any layoffs as a result of the ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214634327/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 10:25:45 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214634327/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f For a while, Johnstown-Northridge Community Food Pantry director Ruth Krumm was pretty certain the pantry's supplies would last into the summer. That's not the case, though. "Right now, we've had to buy quite a bit of food," she said. "The thing is, we're getting so many more people coming in. It's kind of been a struggle lately." Krumm said not ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214634328/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 10:25:44 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214634328/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Share this infographic with your social media network, colleagues and websites. Click the image to see the full size image or grab the code below to embed the image on your site. Short URL: Click Here Copy & Paste Version: http://bit.ly/12oT131 View more of SN's Infographics or Data Points. Description: Mediterranean cuisine, locally produced fare and products emphasizing purity ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214634329/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 10:18:19 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214634329/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f In this photo taken April 3, 2013, nutrition scholar Prof. Barry Popkin, head of the University of North Carolina Food Research Program, points to an ingredient label while discussing his study, what foods Americans are purchasing in stores and eating, in his office at UNC-Chapel Hill. Popkin is leading a massive project of researchers who are creating a gargantuan map, something he calls ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214634330/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 10:16:33 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214634330/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Diners have alcohol with their dinner at Paci Restaurant in Southport, Conn. on Friday, May 17, 2013. Imagine having a drink with dinner at a restaurant only to be pulled over on the way home and slapped with a DUI. That could happen under a proposed plan to toughen the drunk driving laws across the country, and it has restaurateurs alarmed.The National Transportation Safety Board wants states to ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214633077/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 09:25:23 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214633077/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f GrubHub Inc. and Seamless North America LLC, two of the top food-delivery websites in the U.S., have agreed to combine their companies to take on rivals in the growing market for online meal orders. GrubHub Chief Executive Officer Matt Maloney will become CEO of the merged group, and Seamless CEO Jonathan Zabusky will serve as president, the two said in an interview. Neither company is ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214633177/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 09:22:36 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214633177/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f WAM SANA'A, May 20th, 2013 -- The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation (KF) is exerting relentless efforts to reach the poorest families in Yemen in order to deliver food aid as per then directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan's AED 500m donation. The Chairman of the Khalifa Foundation in Yemen said that the team which distributed 20,000 food baskets ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214633178/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 09:03:30 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214633178/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f About 161 Egyptian students of al- Azhar University have been infected with food poisoning, with no deaths reported, spokesman for the Ministry of Health Yahia Moussa told Xinhua on Tuesday. "So far, 161 students of al-Azhar University were hospitalized due to the food poisoning since Monday night," said Moussa, adding that 95 people were recovered, while others were still under ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214633179/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 09:01:05 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214633179/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Thai authorities are struggling to stop dogs from being stolen and smuggled to northern Vietnam, where a million dogs are eaten each year. This video report ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214632004/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 08:33:44 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214632004/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f The average family throws out nearly 122 pounds of food per month and wastes $590 per year on food that eventually spoils. However, many common perishables remain safe way past their sell-by dates. From milk and eggs to produce, find out which storage tips will do the trick and try these tips to make food last longer. And for an easy reference you can keep on your fridge, download ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214632295/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 08:33:19 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214632295/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Food For Thought Denver has been selected as one of 60 winning hunger relief agencies to receive a $20,000 grant from Walmart's Fighting Hunger Together initiative. Throughout April, customers voted for more than 300 Feeding America food banks and their partner agencies by ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214632009/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 08:23:08 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214632009/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Oscar's Very Mexican Food at 3061 Freeport Blvd. will re-open its fully remodeled Sacramento location in June. Oscars Very Mexican Food at 3061 Freeport Blvd. will re-open its fully remodeled Sacramento location in June. The restaurant closed its Sacramento location in November as it did a complete renovation of the small stand into a restaurant. During the renovation, the kitchen crew has ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214632010/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 07:45:09 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214632010/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Kroger has installed a system at its distribution facility in Compton, Calif., to convert food waste into clean energy. Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) has installed a system at its distribution facility in Compton, Calif., to turn organic food waste into clean energy, the Cincinnati Business Courier reports. Food that can't be sold or donated will be converted into renewable energy using anaerobic ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214632008/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 07:35:21 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214632008/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f The 2013 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive brought in just under 50,000 pounds of food for the Shared Harvest Food Bank, which is about 10,000 pounds shy of last year's totals.The two Hamilton post offices combined to bring in just more than 17,100 pounds of food, which is more than 5,300 pounds shy of last year's totals. Middletown was also down by more than 3,400 pounds of food ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214630936/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 07:24:52 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214630936/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Congress voted to require it, you still won't find calories listed on the menus of most restaurant chains. The problem? The federal government has yet to write the specific rules to carry out the law, in part because supermarkets are balking at it. "It does make you wonder, why all this procrastination?" Orlando dietitian Jo Lichten said. "Research shows people want to have ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214630937/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 07:24:51 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214630937/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f One of the most talked-about factoids presented at Food Marketing Institute’s Future Connect conference a few weeks ago was a projection that bricks-and-mortar grocery operators would lose 11% of their sales to online purveyors in 10 years’ time. That statistic, part of FMI’s 2013 Trends report on the future of food retailing, was debated by some in the industry who feel ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214630938/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 07:18:32 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214630938/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Many food industry players have embraced social media on faith. They’re sure it will pay off, but they can’t say exactly how or when. That’s beginning to change. More retailers are focusing on activities with the potential for clear returns and already seeing tangible results, a fact that raises the stakes for the entire industry. For many companies it’s no longer ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214630939/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 07:18:31 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214630939/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Publix Super Markets has introduced a digital tool that matches store sales with manufacturer coupons. The "Coupon Savings Helper" provides a list of printable coupons from New America Marketing’s SmartSource and Valassis’ RedPlum matched with select weekly sales items. Publix created the tool to help shoppers get the most savings during their shopping trip, Publix ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214630941/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 07:18:31 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214630941/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Safeway here said last week it has no immediate plans to expand its initial test of a new payment program that avoids bank fees, though it has reportedly received inquiries from other companies interested in offering similar programs. The initiative - called Fast Forward - links Safeway’s loyalty cards to a shopper’s checking account, thereby avoiding bank fees on debit transactions. ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214630940/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 07:18:31 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214630940/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage here has been expanding - not just in terms of the number of stores, but with larger locations that accommodate more product and more space for community gatherings. When the company first launched in 1955, its stores had only about 5,000 square feet of selling space. "They were, and still are, very productive stores," explained Alan Lewis, director of ... http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214630942/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f Mon, 20 May 2013 07:18:30 -0400 http://www.clevelandstar.com/index.php/sid/214630942/scat/e7c66556bdf7d61f