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      <news:title><![CDATA[The snack barometer: The Iran conflict and the limits of consumer resilience]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Calm in the chaos: How US bakers are fighting back on regulation, reformulation and a restless consumer]]></news:title>
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