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McDonald’s sales beat as all-day breakfast a hit

By Sruthi Ramakrishnan January 25, 2016

Reuters — McDonald’s Corp. reported better-than-expected quarterly same-restaurant sales as the launch of all-day breakfasts proved to be a hit with diners in the U.S. and demand continued to recover in China. The world’s biggest restaurant chain’s shares jumped 3.4 per cent in premarket trading on Monday. McDonald’s introduced all-day breakfasts in October in the […] Read more

Mary Jean McFall. (LeedsGrenville.Liberal.ca)

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Tories challenge ag minister on chief of staff

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 21, 2016

The federal Conservatives want the House of Commons’ agriculture committee to probe the hiring of a Canadian egg processing heiress as chief of staff to the ag minister. Tory ag critic Chris Warkentin on Wednesday called on both Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and his new chief of staff, Mary Jean McFall, to testify before the […] Read more

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Pamela Anderson causes stir in French parliament over foie gras

By Reuters January 19, 2016

Paris | Reuters — Canadian actress Pamela Anderson triggered scenes of chaos in France’s parliament on Tuesday as journalists fought and shoved to hear her campaign for a ban on the force-feeding of ducks and geese for foie gras. A photographer and a cameraman came to blows as those in the media scrum struggled to […] Read more

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U.S. deploys new bird flu plan to protect humans, poultry

By Julie Steenhuysen, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News January 19, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farm and health officials are racing to assess the threat that a type of bird flu never before seen in the country poses to humans and poultry, employing emergency plans drawn up in the wake of a devastating outbreak in birds last year. The federal government sprang into action on […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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Canada blocks poultry, eggs from Indiana

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 18, 2016

Cross-border travellers coming into Canada from the U.S. are now warned against bringing in raw poultry and eggs from Indiana, the site of the country’s latest cases of avian flu. Travellers entering Canada from the U.S. may not bring in uncooked poultry products, live birds and/or eggs from Indiana, North Dakota or Missouri, the Canadian […] Read more

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U.S. finds first avian flu in poultry since June

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News January 15, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– An Indiana turkey flock has been infected with a deadly type of bird flu in the first new case of the disease in U.S. poultry since June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday. The flock in Dubois County, Indiana, was infected with a highly pathogenic (“high-path”) strain of H7N8, […] Read more

Mondelez’s brands in Canada include Oreo cookies, which marked their 100th anniversary with this giant replica unveiled in 2012 in Toronto. (CNW Group/Kraft Canada)

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Snack maker Mondelez plans for cage-free eggs by 2020

By Reuters January 15, 2016

Reuters — Mondelez International, the maker of Cadbury chocolates and Oreo cookies, said it would stop using eggs laid by caged hens for its products sold in Canada and the U.S. by 2020. Formed in 2012 by Kraft Foods’ spinoff of its grocery business, including the Christie and Nabisco cookie and cracker lines, Mondelez joins […] Read more

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Canada’s no-buy list for poultry, eggs down to two states

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 7, 2016

Canada is now warning cross-border travellers to the U.S. against bringing in raw poultry and eggs from two states, down from six at the end of 2015. As of Tuesday, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, travellers entering Canada from the U.S. may not bring in uncooked poultry products, live birds and/or eggs from […] Read more

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Subway to switch to cage-free eggs by 2025

By Reuters December 28, 2015

Reuters — Sandwich chain Subway said it would stop using eggs laid by caged hens in its North American outlets by 2025, joining a number of companies that are going cage-free amid pressure from consumers and animal-rights groups. Subway, which already serves eggs laid by free-range hens at its outlets in Europe and eggs laid […] Read more

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Nestle to switch to cage-free eggs in U.S. by 2020

By Anjali Athavaley December 22, 2015

New York | Reuters –– Nestle said Tuesday it will stop using eggs laid by caged hens in its U.S. products by 2020, making it the largest packaged food company to go cage-free amid pressure from consumers and animal-rights groups. The world’s largest food maker said it uses about 20 million pounds of eggs annually […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

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McDonald’s sales beat as all-day breakfast a hit

Tories challenge ag minister on chief of staff

Pamela Anderson causes stir in French parliament over foie gras

U.S. deploys new bird flu plan to protect humans, poultry

Canada blocks poultry, eggs from Indiana

U.S. finds first avian flu in poultry since June

Snack maker Mondelez plans for cage-free eggs by 2020

Canada’s no-buy list for poultry, eggs down to two states

Subway to switch to cage-free eggs by 2025

Nestle to switch to cage-free eggs in U.S. by 2020

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