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Hoping to increase sales and traffic in their restaurants, fast-food and fast-casual operators are upping the menu innovation to produce items that stray from the gastronomic norm.
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*Germany testing suspect meat consignment. BRUSSELS, Feb 13- European countries demanded more DNA testing of meat products and tougher labelling rules over a scandal involving horsemeat sold as beef that has shocked the public and raised concerns over the safety of the continent's food supply chains.
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In tough times poverty stricken rural Romanian farm owners sell their old workhorses to slaughterhouses to make a little extra cash, and begin a process whereby horsemeat winds up on the dinner table.
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BRUSSELS, Feb 13- European countries are expected to step up testing of food products in response to a scandal involving horsemeat falsely sold as beef, as authorities scramble to identify the source of the suspected fraud.
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*Romania denies fraud, says facilities up to standard. POROSCHIA, Romania, Feb 13- Florin Dumitru, like millions of subsistence farmers in Romania, the European Union's second-poorest country, will have no choice when the horse that ploughs his scrap of land can no longer earn its keep.
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Venezuela might have the world's cheapest gas. But if you are heading through a McDonald's drive-thru, don't expect the same deal: It's got the most expensive Big Mac in the world. The Christian Science Monitor reports.
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Don Meij, CEO, Domino's Pizza tells CNBC says more and more consumers in Australia are using mobile phones to order pizza. He says Domino's Pizza is growing its online presence and digital platforms.
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Pork exports totaled 2.26 million tonnes, up narrowly from 2011, with the value of those sales up 4 percent at $6.3 billion, both records, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation, which compiles USDA data that was issued on Monday.
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Six big French retailers said on Sunday they were recalling lasagna meals and other products suspected of being mislabeled after the discovery of horsemeat in beef products.
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PARIS, Feb 10- Six big French retailers said on Sunday they were recalling lasagna meals and other products suspected of being mislabeled after the discovery of horsemeat in beef products.
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PARIS, Feb 10- Six big French retailers said on Sunday they were recalling lasagna meals and other products suspected of being mislabeled after the discovery of horsemeat in beef products.
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The French and British governments promised on Saturday to punish those found responsible for selling horsemeat in beef products at the heart of a growing scandal.
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*France says beef contaminated with horse came from Romania. PARIS/ LONDON, Feb 9- The French and British governments promised on Saturday to punish those found responsible for selling horsemeat in beef products at the heart of a growing scandal that started in Britain but is quickly spreading to France.
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*White House ties budget cuts to everyday life. The prospect of mass furloughs of meat and food inspectors was part of a broader White House warning about the effects of the potential spending cuts on everyday life. "USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service may have to furlough all employees for approximately two weeks," a White House statement said.
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OTTAWA, Feb 8- Canada and the European Union failed to settle their differences on a proposed free trade deal this week at top-level talks to hammer out an agreement that is already well behind schedule.
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*Russia veterinary body to ban U.S. beef, pork and turkey. *Russia cites use of growth stimulant ractopamine. MOSCOW, Feb 8- Russia's move to ban U.S. meat imports worth over $500 million each year, over a feed additive, will help domestic producers withstand an influx of cheap meat after Russia joined the World Trade Organization.
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STOCKHOLM, Feb 8- Food manufacturer Findus Sweden said on Friday it had recalled thousands of packets of frozen "beef lasagne" after tests showed they contained horsemeat. Findus in Sweden had purchased frozen lasagnes from a Comigel factory in Luxembourg.
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Feb 8- McDonald's Corp said on Friday that January sales at established hamburger restaurants around the world fell 1.9 percent, a steeper decline than analysts expected, as fast-food chains fight hard for diners. Shares of McDonald's, which had fallen earlier in the week, slipped 22 cents to $94.41 in premarket trading.
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Feb 8- McDonald's Corp said on Friday that January sales at established hamburger restaurants around the world fell 1.9 percent, as fast-food chains fight hard for diners, who continue to spend cautiously due to lackluster economic growth in most major markets. McDonald's warned last month that same-restaurant sales would be down.
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Testing has confirmed that beef lasagna produced by food manufacturer Findus contained horsemeat, Britain's Food Standards Agency (FSA) said on Thursday.
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Could Styrofoam containers get 86'd from the menu of takeout food options in the nation's biggest city?