You can Pin it “to win it,” and you can crowd-source your Instagram stop-motion shorts and Vine videos. Now add the Instagram scavenger hunt to a growing list of innovative branded visual media campaigns. Heineken, a sponsor of the US Open, created an Instagram photo scavenger hunt to give its fans a chance to win two tickets to the […]
The hottest ingredients and latest packaging advancements are on the agenda at Food ingredients‘ second annual Future Beverage Innovation conference, taking place in London on 09-11 December 2013. In response to consumer demands for more convenient and healthier beverages, international beverage manufacturers Coca-Cola, Suntory, Britvic, Starbucks, GSK and SABMiller will be presenting their insights into the future beverage […]
Researchers have unveiled cutting edge tech which harnesses the growing potential of artificial intelligence and innovative camera technology to give dieters a boost in the battle against the bulge. Their technique would see tiny cameras embedded within the clothing of individuals, primed to take a snapshot of their dinner plates and calculate the likely calorie […]
‘Conflict Kitchen’ is a one-of-a-kind restaurant in Pittsburgh that only serves food from countries that the US is in conflict with. According to its website, the restaurant will change its menu and identity every few months, depending on “current geopolitical events”. Open seven days a week, Conflict Kitchen “uses the social relations of food and […]
Belgium has long claimed that its frites are the first and the best; now it is boasting a world food-vending first – a coin-operated dispenser that produces hot chips using beef fat. Although chips are already sold this way in other countries, the machine outside a supermarket in Brussels adopts the gold-standard animal dripping, as […]
Imagine being able to pour beer with your mind. Well, stop imagining! Castle Lite has made it possible by introducing the world-first Extra Cold Mind Reader. Conceived and developed by digital agency Hellocomputer, this awesome machine is designed to reward you for focusing on ‘extra cold’. The machine utilises an EEG headset, which is calibrated […]
Scientists have managed to grow cells from cows into strips of muscle, which were then combined into a patty, cooked and served up to food experts. This world’s first lab-grown burger is the brainchild of the Netherlands-based Professor Mark Post of Maastricht University, who said that while this is “a very good start”, it will […]
Domino’s is looking to support the next great idea by launching its Powered by Pizza campaign. At the forefront is the connection with project and business owners who utilize Indiegogo, a San Francisco-based crowd funding web destination. Domino’s will offer gift cards directly to individuals within the fundraising site who pledge support toward select projects […]
Yves Behar’s Fuseproject consultancy has worked with US technology firm Briggo to develop the Briggo Coffee Haus, a new smartphone-controlled coffee kiosk. The app or website-controlled system lets customers order a cup of coffee exactly the way they like it and specify the time they want to pick it up, to avoid having to wait […]
Argo Tea, the fast-growing Chicago-based company responsible for creating innovative tea experiences, announces its newest Chicago location, resulting from a unique community park revitalization partnership with the City of Chicago. The greenhouse-inspired cafe, opened in celebration of Argo Tea’s 10th Anniversary, is located in the newly restored Connors Park at 871 N. Wabash Street. The […]