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<title>Consumer News Today: Food Markets News</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news/food-markets</link><description>Constantly updated news and information about consumer news.</description><item>
<title>Economy hampers new construction</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192624151</link>
<pubDate>11 Oct 2008 14:52 GMT</pubDate>
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...  hotel going up along Munson Avenue in Traverse City, and a $3.8 million Tom&apos;s Food Market complex in Interlochen. Commercial building is slightly ahead of last year&apos;s pace, but it&apos;s  ...
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<title>High Growth Forecasted for the Natural and Organic Food and Beverage Trends: Current and Future Patt</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192620900</link>
<pubDate>11 Oct 2008 14:28 GMT</pubDate>
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...  to Food Aisle Seeking to Capture Natural &amp; Organic Shoppers RETAILER PROFILES Introduction Whole Foods Market Overview: Ethics Driven Capitalism with Business &amp; Marketing Savvy Mission Driven Values with Aggressive  ...
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<title>Markets in Africa beckon local farmers</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192608998</link>
<pubDate>11 Oct 2008 10:51 GMT</pubDate>
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...  farmers depend almost entirely on sales of fresh, perishable fruit for income. &amp;ldquo;The processed food market is quite small and tends to be focused on middle income consumers who can  ...
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<title>Cuba limiting purchases at food markets</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192592605</link>
<pubDate>11 Oct 2008 07:28 GMT</pubDate>
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HAVANA -- Cuba is limiting the quantity of basic fruits and vegetables people can buy at farmers markets, irritating some customers but ensuring there is enough  ...
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<title>It&apos;s in the bag</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192586073</link>
<pubDate>11 Oct 2008 06:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  a year. Paper bags are better but still waste valuable resources. Recently the Whole Foods Market chain stopped offering plastic as a choice. Some supermarkets have hopped on the eco-bandwagon  ...
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<title>City Hall blamed in food clash row</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192580331</link>
<pubDate>11 Oct 2008 05:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  thinks it appropriate to have a continental food market operating in direct competition with local producers  ...  a year in advance. They are not food markets and offer a range of goods. Thousands  ...
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<title>Easy does it - Malaysia</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192559254</link>
<pubDate>11 Oct 2008 00:24 GMT</pubDate>
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...  afternoon&apos;s investigation. Just off to one side, unmarked and unsignposted, we found a covered food market in which the majority of the items on sale were still breathing, and where  ...
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<title>Walgreens sues San Francisco over its ban on cigarette sales in pharmacies</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192521262</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 19:33 GMT</pubDate>
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...  legislative action in Ontario to prohibit retailers which operate pharmacies from selling tobacco. Wegmans Food Markets, a 71-store grocery-pharmacy chain based in Rochester, N.Y., halted tobacco sales in February. &quot;As  ...
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<title>Nestle Chairman Brabeck-Letmathe Addresses Water Resources and Food Sustainability in Remarks at Wor</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192509999</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 18:28 GMT</pubDate>
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...  World Bank and Georgetown University Governments&apos; Biofuels Policies Have Triggered &apos;A Massive Disruption of Food Markets&apos; WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- In two major addresses Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman of Nestle,  ...
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<title>Banana farmers urged to up local market production</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192508376</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 18:27 GMT</pubDate>
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...  means farmers depend almost entirely on sales of fresh, perishable fruit for income. &quot;Processed food market is quite small and tends to be focused on middle income consumers who can  ...
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<title>Nestle Chairman Brabeck-Letmathe Addresses Water Resources and Food Sustainability in Remarks at World Bank and Georgetown University</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192508254</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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...  World Bank and Georgetown University Governments&apos; Biofuels Policies Have Triggered &apos;A Massive Disruption of Food Markets&apos; Last update: 1:45 p.m. EDT Oct. 10, 2008 WASHINGTON, Oct 10, 2008 /PRNewswire via  ...
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<title>Winners of Zero Waste Poster Contest announced</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192489123</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 16:19 GMT</pubDate>
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...  town about recycling, zero waste, and the greening of the community. REI and Whole Foods Market were on hand at the event with reusable water bottles, stickers, and reusable shopping  ...
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<title>Dedham TM to face adult business issue</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192482759</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 15:37 GMT</pubDate>
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...  additional beer and wine license, is seeking to revoke the initial pouring license. Whole Foods Market would, as of now, hold the only off-premises alcohol license in Legacy Place. The  ...
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<title>--&gt; Controversial Stevia May Be Wild Card in $3 Billion Sweetener Market</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192477155</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 15:29 GMT</pubDate>
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...  to 300 times the sweetness of sugar, making it extremely desirable in the low-calorie food market. Stevia and its derivatives are currently only approved for sale as dietary supplements in  ...
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<title>Controversial Stevia May Be Wild Card in $3 Billion Sweetener Market</title>
<link>http://consumer.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192476965</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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...  to 300 times the sweetness of sugar, making it extremely desirable in the low-calorie food market. Stevia and its derivatives are currently only approved for sale as dietary supplements in  ...
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