Bitcoin, 3-D printed candy and George Takei, the Star Trek-actor-turned-Facebook-phenomenon, are among the attractions this week at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, where the geek set is slowly filing out to make room for ...
Tags: Microsoft, digital currency, technology
Furniture Village teamed-up once again with UK charity Anthony Nolan, which helps save the lives of people suffering with blood cancer, for its Sofa of Change initiative, and raised 1714 Pound during 2013. Each of the 40 branches ...
Tags: Furniture Village, Blood Cancer, Furniture
The Navajo Nation is going to use sales tax policies to try changing food habits on the largest Indian reservation in the United States. The Navajo Nation Council on Jan. 30 approved an additional 2-percent sales tax on so-called ...
Tags: Healthy Food, food safety
Macfarlane's Reseal-it is an easy open, re-closable labelling system, which allows consumers to easily open products and reseal them again, without the fuss of cling film or storage containers. This ensures freshness and pack integrity ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, labelling system, labels
Australian ice cream brand, Skinny Cow, has launched three new flavours in its “portion-controlled” range. Skinny Cow, which is part of the Peters Ice Cream brand portfolio, said its range is “97 per cent fat ...
Tags: ice cream, new flavours
Mondelēz International, a US-based food and beverage firm, is geared up to invest around £75m in its Cadbury plant in Bournville, Birmingham. The investment will be used to upgrade equipment at the facility over the next three ...
Tags: investment, optimizing the costs
The cottage food movement that has gained traction in the states since about 2010 is continuing to take hold this legislative season. Current law recently crafted in Virginia permits unlicensed home kitchens operating without inspections ...
Tags: cottage food, food security
Resembling a Russian nesting doll, the pint-sized robotic device wants to be your "mother." The electronic device with wireless connectivity can transform any object in the home into a smart one. It can detect unexpected activity at the ...
Tags: French startup Sen.se, connected device, robotic device, Mother
US-based packaging firm Econo-Pak has announced shifting of its operations to new plant in Milford from its existing location in Sussex, New Jersey. The company has converted the former Altec Lansing building into a food packaging ...
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When consumers head out for their everyday shopping needs, are they navigating the store on auto-pilot or are they open to new products and experiences? According to market research organisation Nielsen, the answer is anything but ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Politeness and consideration for fellow diners could play a role in holiday weight gain, a new study suggests. When people are picking snacks and other foods for themselves and someone else, their choices are different when the other ...
Australasian food company Goodman Fielder is set to sell its biscuits business in Australia to Green’s Food Holdings in a A$17m deal. The unit offers various sweet and savory biscuits including, cookies, creamies and fancies, ...
Tags: Biscuit, Goodman Fielder
On the surface Santa Claus may seem an overweight workaholic with an affinity for sweets, but a U.S. geriatrician says Santa may be healthier than he appears. "Because Santa is probably more than 550 years old, a lot of people would say ...
Eighteen medical communication companies (MCCs) received about $100 million from 13 pharmaceutical and one device company that released data in 2010, and all or most of the 18 MCCs were for profit, conducted continuing medical education ...
Tags: MCCs, Pharma, Medicine News
Food Business Review has declared Glanbia Nutritionals' OptiSol® 3000 egg-free bakery ingredient the winner of the Food Innovation Award. The product was selected from four nominations shortlisted for the award. OptiSol® 3000 is ...
Tags: Glanbia, Nutrition, OptiSol®, bakery ingredient, Food Innovation Award