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Tough Times for N.E. Food Pantries; Chains Focus on Bar Menus

• Food pantries across New England are struggling to make ends meet given an increase in need combined with a decrease in donations. [Globe]

• Casual dining restaurants are upping the focus on their high-profit bar menus. [NRN]

• Joel Robuchon will open three restaurants in a Singapore casino this year. [AsiaOne]

• Starbucks will debut lower-calorie menu items, including paninis, this week. [NRN]

• KFC is now advertising on fire hydrants in Indiana. [Yumsugar]

• Jamie Oliver coaxed an apprentice to confess to a four million pound robbery. [The Sun]

Tough Times for N.E. Food Pantries; Chains Focus on Bar Menus