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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Torani boasts a high retention rate with the average employee staying five and a half years – a sharp contrast to the current culture where 30% of new US hires leave within 90 days.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The fresh-format specialty grocery chains align with customer interest in “eating well,” says Steve Markenson, vice president, research and insights, FMI - The Food Industry Association. Image: Getty/Drazen_]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[MILO is one of Nestle's most beloved brands in Asia]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[CEO Sean Connolly cited inflation, supply issues, currency headwinds and weakening consumer sentiment as key challenges behind the company’s profit declines. Image: Getty/LordHenriVoton]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[For Melinda’s Foods, a Texas-based, family-owned hot sauce and condiment company founded in 1989, transitioned from traditional hot sauces to “more flavor-based sauces with a little touch of heat,” Carter Figueiroa, chief operating officer, Melinda’s Foods. Image: D. Ataman]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[It's confirmed: Ferrero is acquiring WK Kellogg.]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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