Today we have the pleasure of talking with Nidal Barake, the founder of Gluttonomy, on how technology is changing the way we interact with food. From the Internet of Food, to #foodporn, technology plays a major role in the ways people find, prepare, and study food.

We are joined this week by Clint Bowers who is the President/Founder of Smart Business Concepts and he not only shares about what it takes to start up a successful business in the Food/Beverage industry, but also what to look for in the future when it comes to waste management, consumer trends, and innovations that are in the works for grocery chains.

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According to data in the November Flour Milling Products report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, whole wheat flour production by U.S. mills from July to September of this year totaled at 5,632,000 which is down 7% from where it was last year at 6,053,000.

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Maintenance is often seen as a routine expenditure that reduces profitability, but, the cost of downtime due to malfunction can be far higher than the price of good maintenance. The food industry faces unique challenges that make equipment maintenance critical.

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Despite the rapid expansion of grocery home delivery models, the ongoing struggle to solve the last mile continues. No reasons were given as to why H-E-B is transitioning to its hybrid fulfillment model, but a few possibilities come to mind.

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First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd. has launched two new products for Hawaii’s food and beverage industries in an effort to better support businesses in the event of loss or damage.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a rule revoking the right of companies to say soy protein protects the heart, while potentially allowing a more circumspect health claim.

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The famous red Coca-Cola truck should be banned from visiting the city of Liverpool this Christmas, according to members of a U.K. political party. The English city's Liberal Democrat party has written a letter to mall owners who host the truck, asking that the tradition should not take place because Liverpool "is in the grip of an obesity epidemic."

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The dairy industry has been struggling for some time, thanks to the development of dairy-milk alternatives such as coconut milk, almond milk, soy milk and others. But now, a new company has found a way to take milk from another type of plant, and it is not something you would expect.

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The Impossible Burger. It sounds like one of those food challenges at your local diner that always results in regret. This, however, is actually not a challenge, nor is it a regular beef burger. Impossible Foods, which is a company based in Silicon Valley has developed a burger that cooks and tastes like beef, but has no beef in it whatsoever.

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