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Study: Gen Xers represent almost a quarter of all restaurant visits

Restaurant operators are looking to increase their traffic share wherever they can, and a focus on Generation X, who represent 20% of the U.S. population, could be among the answers.
July 24, 2017
Generation X, ages 36-52, now represents 23% of all restaurant visits, not a significant difference from Boomers and Millennials, who represent 26% and 25% of visits respectively, according to “What Matters Most To Key Generational Groups.”
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Report: Robotics industry will reach $237B worldwide by 2022

Emerging robot types such as consumer robots, enterprise robots and unmanned aerial vehicles enable growth in the robotics industry.
July 24, 2017
Robots have either been part of popular culture and science fiction or have been the workhorses of industrial shop floors—that is until now.
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Men’s Health study reveals how men shop for food

Harris Poll surveyed U.S. adult men to measure their attitudes and behaviors regarding shopping for groceries
July 24, 2017
Men are taking more control over grocery shopping and cooking than ever before, with 84% of them saying they're the primary grocery shoppers in their households (a 19 percentage point increase over the past decade), according the latest research from Men’s Health magazine, a brand of The Rodale Inc., Emmaus, Pa.
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Quorn Foods to expand UK manufacturing facility

The plant produces meat-free refrigerated meals and breakfast items.
July 24, 2017
Chicago-based Quorn Foods announced plans to invest in its Billingham, UK, facility, making it what is said to be the largest manufacturing plant of its kind in the world.
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Stavis Seafoods, R.W. Zant enter distribution partnership

R.W. Zant specializes in all aspects of protein and dairy wholesale distribution to foodservice and retail distributors throughout the Western United States.
July 24, 2017
Stavis Seafoods, Boston, Mass., entered a primary distribution partnership with R.W. Zant Co., Los Angeles, beginning Aug. 1, to include the warehousing and delivery of Stavis Seafoods’ products to R.W. Zant customers.
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Study: Safer meat requires reducing risks where food animals are raised

A variety of pre-harvest interventions can significantly reduce the risk that bacteria harmful to humans will infect food animals.
July 24, 2017
Wider use of evidence-based food safety interventions on farms and feedlots would significantly reduce the risk of people getting sick from contaminated meat and poultry, according to a report released The Pew Charitable Trusts, Philadelphia.
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Raw Seafoods consolidates cold storage center

The $15 million project will allow Raw Seafoods to consolidate its cold storage and rent space to other companies.
July 21, 2017
Raw Seafoods, Fall Valley, Mass., announced plans to install four rooftop cooling units in its new 80,000-square-foot freezer.
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