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Samuels & Son Halts Imports of Japanese Seafood; Point Breeze Restaurant Owner Fires Back at Anti-Gentrification Group

• South Philly Tap Room’s John Longacre says Concerned Citizens of Point Breeze “don’t want white people” in their neighborhood. [Daily News]

• Samuels & Son Seafood Co. temporarily backs off importing fish from Japan. [KYW Newsradio]

• True story: “To make potato chips, it takes beet juice, purple cabbage and carrots.” With everyone into healthy eating, Frito-Lay is retooling some recipes to replace weird-sounding ingredients with natural ones. [WSJ]

• Grocers say high vegetable prices should come down soon, as spring veggies enter the market. Does that mean we’ll be able to have our eggplant sandwich again? [USAT]

• Never fear, Starbucks’ plan to take over the world is back full-bore, with an eye on grocery-store aisles and China. [USAT]

• It might be time to start loving veggie burgers: Severe drought in Texas has driven up beef and wheat prices. [Bloomberg]

Samuels & Son Halts Imports of Japanese Seafood; Point Breeze Restaurant Owner