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43889
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"Cheese please! Becca Wright turns a family recipe into a burgeoning gourmet snack." the brand Piedmont Pennies was launched in 2021 with an assistance grant from IDEA in Durham.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 43 Issue 6, June 2023,
p16-17, il, por
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42870
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Culinary adventurist, Wendy Perry explores the following businesses and related owner's "recipes for success": Little Black Dressing Company, High Point; Mini's Mountain Mixes, Hendersonville; Elizabeth's Pecans, Turkey and 1 in 6 Snacks, Raleigh.
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34283
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This section of Our State highlights the best places in North Carolina to find specialty items for a country meal. Places covered include meat from Smith’s Red & White in Rocky Mount, eggs from Massey Creek Farms in Madison, bread from Shiloh General Store in Hamptonville, milk from Mills River Creamery in Mills River, pimento cheese from Musten & Crutchfield in Kernersville, beer from Bestway Grocery in Greensboro, and chicken salad from Robert’s Grocery in Wrightsville Beach.
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38216
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The promise of better food through science was recognized in two initiatives promising to generate growth in jobs, markets for farmers, and manufacturing. One was the Plant Sciences Initiative, the other the Food Processing Innovation Center. Collectively, they promised to produce greater crop numbers, pioneer crop varieties, and lower farm animals’ feed expense. Collectively, they may also help to assure the supply of food needed to feed the world’s population, projected to be 9.6 billion by 2050.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 38 Issue 3, March 2018,
p31-32, 34
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29800
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More people are beginning to understand the importance of local, organic food, but few know how to confront the large corporate retail chains that control what is on grocery store shelves. Local Organic Y’All is a North Carolina-based independent food advocacy group that aims to increase access to locally grown, organic food by engaging with mainstream supermarkets and wholesalers in the state.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 4, April 2017,
p54-55, il
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34943
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Fayetteville businesses now sell locally produced jelly and milk products. This article highlights two businesses and the inspiration for their goods.
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27656
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From Morehead City to Asheville, there are a number of unique places in North Carolina to catch delicious midday meals of regional food.
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29710
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Food cooperatives or co-ops emphasize independence and support for the local economy. Many co-ops, including Western North Carolina’s Hendersonville Food Co-op and French Broad Food Co-op, reach out to local producers and collaborate to create supply channels.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 12, December 2016,
p86-87, por
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30598
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In 2016, Herbalife paid a $200 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed the company ran an illegal pyramid scheme. Manufactured in Winston-Salem, NC, Herbalife claims the maintain a legal multilevel marketing operation.
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36289
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A Sealed Air executive believed housekeeping employees, often on the bottom rung of an organization’s ladder, should have the way cleared to climb to the top. How she helped these employees receive due attention for their contribution was working to increase their career and educational opportunities.
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30685
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According to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, there are more than three-thousand small food businesses in the state dedicated to locally-sourced food products. Local food sales have grown significantly in the last five years, particularly in western North Carolina. This article highlights several local businesses and homegrown products relevant to the holidays.
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31147
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King addresses how planners can foster the development of local food systems and provides examples from across the state.
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27898
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Students, faculty, and staff at NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Duke are pursuing ways to change the food systems in their communities. These individuals are looking for ways to make systems more fair and reliant on crops and animals raised locally. Student activists are the ones who have taken the lead, pressuring their universities and communities to change their habits and provide them with organic, locally sourced foods from sustainable farms. Universities are beginning to listen and are working with students to adapt to this change.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 13, March 2010,
p35-36
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27947
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The history of when pimento cheese first appeared, its popularity in North Carolina and the south, and its cultural importance are explored. The Triangle area with Charlotte is the biggest market in the nation for pimento cheese. Ruth’s Salads of Charlotte is the top producer of the cheese in the nation. Pimento cheese gained popularity due to the fact it was cheap to make, tasted good, and convenient to take to work.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 21, May 2010,
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28116
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The desire to have local and organic food available to students in the Triangle’s college dining halls is increasing. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students recently formed Fair, Local, Organic Food (FLO Flood) to advocate for the issue. The practice of having such food available is normal at Duke University. North Carolina State is beginning to look at ways to make this movement a reality. The food culture and desire of students request different food in dining halls in area universities is explored.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 25 Issue 9, February 2008,
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