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Sugar Gains Favor on Labels
Wall Street Journal
High fructose corn syrup, the sugar alternative used to sweeten sodas, cookies, condiments and cereals, is beginning to lose some ground in the packaged-food industry.
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A Vibrant Culture of Food Blogging
New York Times
AT Bistro 55, an upscale restaurant in Rochelle Park, the staff is accustomed not only to customers talking on cellphones, but also to people using phones to take pictures of the food, according to Lorenzo Catlett, the general manager.
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Fair Trade Labeling isn't Cut-and-Dried
Sacramento Bee
For some shoppers, when they buy their coffee, a bottle of honey or that Mexican woodcarving, a "fair trade" label on it is just as important as the taste or the look or the cost.
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Kids’ Food Trends in the Spotlight
Food Navigator USA
Some major trends in children’s eating habits could change as the economy recovers – but foods marketed as natural and healthful are here to stay, according to a senior analyst at Mintel.
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Coming to Terms with a Street Food Boom
New York Times
Officials are concerned that unlicensed vendors are operating without health department inspections, and brick-and-mortar restaurants and shops complain that street merchants’ low costs give them an unfair advantage. Yet the city doesn’t want to discourage mobile food vending, which can enliven neighborhoods and help entrepreneurs enter the marketplace more easily. 
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Soft-Drink Sales Drop in Schools, Group Says
Wall Street Journal
The main trade association representing Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc., and other beverage companies plans to release a report Monday showing that sales of soda and other drinks in U.S. secondary schools have dropped sharply since 2004, in a sign that efforts to improve nutrition in schools are progressing.
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..::WINE NEWS::..

Stellar Winery Launches Organic Fairtrade Sparkling Wine
South African Wine

Stellar Winery, the organic Fairtrade producer, has launched its latest product onto the market, Stellar Organics Sparkling.
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New Wine Shops in New York Put Patrons at Ease
New York Times
Like those stores of old, these new wine shops sustain self-reliant souls burning to share their passion for wine. In the process they are extending and improving this country’s wine culture.
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South Africa's First Black Female Winemaker on Her Vintage Year
CNN
In the South African wine industry Ntsiki Biyela is something of a rarity. The country's first black female winemaker when she started out six years ago, Biyela has established herself as an award-winning vintner. 
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