Live Twitter Chat with Food, Inc. Director

Submitted 5 months ago by Toby Shuster
Live Twitter Chat with Food, Inc. Director
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Join Food, Inc. director, Robert Kenner, for a live Twitter chat today at 10AM PST. Just put #foodinc in the search bar, then hit enter to follow the conversation. Type questions into your update box and add the #foodinc tag to stay in the thread.
 
 

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