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Grocery Outlet Is In Expansion Mode; Italians Cry Foul Over Nutella Regulation

• Grocery Outlet, the discount chain that sells almost expired meat and other overstock merchandise, has seen big growth in these lean times and is expanding. [Chron]

• The French fry-filled California burrito at Taqueria Los Coyotes (a.k.a. one of the only places up in these parts with carne asada nachos) makes up 20% of their sales. [Mission Local]

• Bryce Dallas Howard had to give up being a vegan after her pregnancy, at the urging of her doctor, and now she is sad. [JustJared]

• Italians are up in arms about a new European Union regulation that would require Nutella, like other unhealthy foods, to carry a warning label. [AP]

• Thus far, the Gulf oil disaster is having a limited impact on American seafood prices. [WSJ]

• The Obama administration proposed new meatpacking rules aimed at helping small farms on Friday. [NYT]

• Business author Tony Schwartz wants office workers to take back their lunch breaks. [NYP]

• The Food & Drug Administration is urging customers to avoid Magic Power Coffee, as the coffee/aphrodisiac may interfere with blood pressure medications. [NYDN]

• Michael Moore collaborator Meghan O’Hara is working on a documentary about a kosher meatpacking executive on trial in Iowa. [NYO]

• Wal-Mart will soon launch a $4 wine in Japan. [WSJ]

Grocery Outlet Is In Expansion Mode; Italians Cry Foul Over Nutella Regulation