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      <news:title><![CDATA[Ingredion’s Tate & Lyle buy would create a $10B global ingredient powerhouse]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Under the proposal, Ingredion would pay Tate & Lyle shareholders a value up to 615 pence per share, the London-based ingredients company said.]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2026/05/15/better-for-you-frozen-waffles-are-expanding-the-category-not-just-competing-in-it/</loc>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Kroger sees surge in better-for-you sales – but who is winning and why?]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[(Left) Evergreen CEO Emily Groden and Laura Brown, a registered dietitian and director of nutrition at Kroger Health, discuss better-for-you CPG at the Food As Medicine Summit on May 5.]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2026/05/15/food-inflation-could-surge-again-in-2026/</loc>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[A new wave of food inflation is building across the supply chain]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Rising costs for fertilizer, fuel, packaging and transportation are beginning to ripple through the food supply chain, raising concerns that grocery inflation could accelerate later this year.]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2026/05/15/luna-bar-targets-women-with-social-first-relaunch/</loc>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Luna Bar returns to reclaim women’s snack bar set]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Jessica Alba fronts Luna Bar’s first major campaign in seven years, anchoring a social-first push aimed at reconnecting with women 18–40 years.]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2026/05/14/how-to-fix-systemic-failure-in-food-and-health-care/</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-05-15T07:36:45.743Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[What will it take to stem diet-related deaths?]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[(Left) Geeta Maker-Clark, a medical doctor at Endeavor Health and director of Integrative Nutrition and Advocacy at University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and (Right) Haleta Belai, vice president of the Drivers of Health program at Centene discuss advancing food as medicine in health care.]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2026/05/14/bel-buys-kids-brain-food-snack-brand-brainiac/</loc>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Bel’s Brainiac buy signals next wave in kids’ snacks]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Bel Group’s Brainiac deal spotlights the fast-emerging market for kids’ “brain food” snacks, and the growing push for functional nutrition in everyday products. ©iStock/tatyana_tomsickova]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2026/05/14/chicken-of-the-seas-sustainability-bet/</loc>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Chicken of the Sea tests sustainability waters, but will consumers bite?]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Chicken of the Sea’s portfolio-wide shift to 100% MSC-certified tuna marks a bid to bring sustainable seafood into the mainstream aisle]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2026/05/14/tariff-refunds-what-brands-need-to-know/</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-05-15T07:37:26.801Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[Tariff refunds are available - here’s how to get them right]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Small and mid-sized importers face mounting challenges navigating IEEPA tariff refunds, where early rejection rates and tight deadlines are raising concerns about access to money owed by the federal government.]]></image:caption>
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