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Sweet corn returns to Gibson Farm Market
3+ hour, 32+ min ago (188+ words) The San Joaquin Valley Sun Sweet corn returns to Gibson Farm Market Fresno State's popular sweet corn will soon be available to the public once again. The university announced that its sweet corn will return to the Gibson Farm Market…...
Five Guys to shutter Hanford, Merced restaurants
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (134+ words) Dozens of employees are losing their jobs as two Central Valley Five Guys locations are closing down." Five Guys issued Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices for its Hanford and Merced locations, adding to two other restaurants in…...
Fresno supper club Danielx Claire gets green light to expand in Sunnyside
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (134+ words) A popular home-based supper club in the Sunnyside area is moving and expanding." The Fresno County Planning Commission voted to approve a Sunnyside area home to be used as a special event facility and a fine dining restaurant on Thursday…...
Study: dairy digester leaks cancel climate benefits
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (141+ words) A new study found that dairy digesters work great, unless they leak, which then negates any benefits." Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, recently released a study on dairy digesters, using eight years of satellite and airborne observations of…...
Horn Barbecue turns hype to heat as employees quit over bounced checks, unpaid wages
2+ mon, 7+ hour ago (258+ words) Around a dozen employees at Fresno's Horn Barbecue have quit in the weeks after the restaurant opened, claiming unpaid wages." Horn Barbecue says the pay issues are temporary because it was delayed in opening." The big picture: Mc Clatchy first…...
California deploys National Guard to support food banks amid shutdown
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (243+ words) California Gov." Gavin Newsom announced the deployment of the California National Guard and California Volunteers to assist food banks during the ongoing federal government shutdown. California deploys National Guard to support food banks amid shutdown California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced…...
California enacts landmark law to phase out ultraprocessed foods in schools
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (152+ words) California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a pioneering law to phase out ultraprocessed foods in school meals over the next decade, making California the first state to enact such legislation. The law mandates the state Department of Public Health to establish…...
Pizza Hut to close 250 stores as Yum Brands considers sale
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (171+ words) The San Joaquin Valley Sun Pizza Hut to close 250 stores as Yum Brands considers sale Pizza Hut will close 250 underperforming U. S. restaurants in the first half of this year. Parent company Yum Brands is conducting a formal review and considering selling…...
Fresno baker sentenced to prison for SNAP fraud
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (168+ words) sjvsun. com Fresno baker sentenced to prison for SNAP fraud A Fresno baker is headed to prison for defrauding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The U. S. Department of Justice announced that Jorge Luis Rivera, 56, was sentenced to three years in…...
Five states restrict SNAP purchases of soda, candy, certain foods
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (204+ words) The San Joaquin Valley Sun Five states restrict SNAP purchases of soda, candy, certain foods Starting Jan. 1, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah, and West Virginia are the first states to restrict purchases of soda, candy, and other foods considered unhealthy with…...