At the starting line of the biggest gastronomic pleasure season of the year, Growing Naturals, makers of allergen-friendly rice and pea protein, are proclaiming both good and bad news: significant holiday weight gain is a myth, but for those already overweight (Body Mass Index 25-29%) and obese (BMI + 30%), holiday binging will adversely affect […]
Nestlé is systematically introducing more environmentally efficient ice cream freezers using natural refrigerants across Europe. The company has pledged that from now on all new commercial horizontal ice cream chest freezers bought by Nestlé across Europe will use only natural refrigerants. These are naturally occurring substances – like carbon dioxide, ammonia, water or air and […]
Americans consume on average over 1.5 billion pounds of peanut butter and peanut products annually, however for mal-nourished children in Africa, peanut butter is a ready-to-use therapeutic food that’s saving lives. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXaXBRlzXrA Featured in the December issue of Food Nutrition & Science, Project Peanut Butter, a non-profit organization, works with children ages one-to-three years old […]
To commemorate the fifth anniversary of IKEA’s Shinmisato branch in Japan, the furniture giant introduced blue and yellow ice-cream, much to the chagrin of customers. The ice-cream is colored like the Swedish flag, alluding to the country IKEA originated from. Many failed to see that this was a branding strategy, calling the colors unnatural enough […]
Drinks giant Diageo has offered to sell most of its Whyte & Mackay business to address regulators’ concerns over competition in the blended Scotch whisky market. The offer, made to the Office of Fair Trading, followed Diageo’s purchase of a 25% stake in Indian company United Spirits, which owns Whyte & Mackay. The deal prompted […]
They say it’s the most wonderful time of the year; a time when we put our normal routines on hold to celebrate with friends and family. We play more, we eat more, but do we always have more fun? For many, the pressure to orchestrate and host the “perfect holiday” can become a burden and […]
A heated sports rivalry is a cause for tailgates, touchdown dances and raising a Captain Morgan Spiced Rum and cola with friends. To heighten the excitement this season and to ensure responsible decision-making while enjoying a good game, Captain Morgan, the most famous privateer of all time, will officially adopt a live, pet alligator named Cola. […]
Carolina-based PuckerButt Pepper Company announced its recognition by Guinness World Records as the winner of the World’s Hottest Chili title. Smokin’ Ed’s Carolina Reaper beat out former record-holder Trinidad Scorpion “Butch T.” Grown by PuckerButt owner Ed Currie, Smokin’ Ed’s Carolina Reaper delivers an average of 1,569,300 Scoville Heat Units (SHU). The SHU scale measures […]
Publishers Blue Crow Media has created maps that help coffee aficionados find the best coffee shops in New York, Paris and London. The limited edition speciality coffee maps feature over 100 leading cafes in these cities, that serve beans roasted by leading artisan roasters. Printed on high-quality recycled paper, these maps contain no frills and […]
McCain has unveiled a potato scented taxi, which will offer free rides for five minutes – the time it takes to microwave a McCain Ready Baked Jackets potato. The taxi will travel through London, Birmingham, Manchester, York, Leeds and Bristol, as part of a £8.4m marketing campaign. The specially designed ‘Jacket Taxi’ emits the warm […]