A simple potato extract may limit weight gain from a diet that is high in fat and refined carbohydrates, according to research from McGill University in Canada. The study, published in the November 2014 issue of the Molecular Nutrition ...
Tags: Potato, Agriculture
Retailers see boosts in sales as consumers show signs of favouring indie shops over big name stores. Christmas 2014 is looking to be the year of High Street resurgence, according to the UK’s independent toy retailers. Festive ...
Following the launch in May 2014 of the Wise Drinking mobile application, new features have been added to enable consumers to monitor their alcohol intake. Users can now test their knowledge of responsible drinking through a "responsible ...
Tags: Drinking, alcohol, Agriculture
A life-enhancing charity project, visited by Royalty, has landed a prestigious international award for Interior Design consultants Gilly Craft of Koubou Interiors. An excellent and outstanding project on interior that claimed the award for ...
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The 9th annual The Running Event (TRE) held in Austin on Dec. 2 to 5 played host to 872 retailer buyers from 24 countries, representing 368 unique ownership groups, up 12 percent from 2013, according to show organizers Formula 4 Media. ...
Tags: footwear, blinking lights, Sporting Goods
Spot export offers for Chinese magnesium ingot on a FOB basis generally remained steady, supported by stable domestic prices in steady trading volumes, industry sources said Thursday. Platts assessed its weekly magnesium ingot (minimum ...
Tags: Magnesium, magnesium ingot, Mineral
Who else loves the look of brand new butcher block countertops? The natural wood gives a rich, cozy feel to a kitchen. But I've always wondered how these beauties hold up over time. Among folks who actually installed butcher block counters ...
Bud Light, a lager brand owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev, will be available in a new bottle designed to find out just how "Up for Whatever" its fans really are. Each of the new bottles of Bud Light will feature a different "Up For Whatever" ...
Toy chain owner, Gary Grant has said the restriction is to stop parents paying 'unfair prices on eBay'. The Entertainer is restricting sales of its Disney’s Frozen Elsa dolls to just ‘one per person’, in order to counter ...
Tags: Frozen Elsa dolls, Toys
Astor Chocolate has launched the 2015 Astor Chocolate Collection, its own line of branded products that will be available for the hospitality industry. Astor will now add its own name to packages of specialty sweets showcased by the ...
Tags: Chocolate, sweets, Agriculture
Dairy Queen, whihc already has over 600 stores in Texas, has reopened its store in Keller, Texas. The 4,065 s.f. restaurant was built by local contractors, is being staffed by local employees (over 70 have been hired), and is owned and ...
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The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the cumulative results from the first two quarters of its year-long survey of campylobacter on fresh chickens, which showed that 70 per cent of chicken sold in UK supermarkets were ...
Tags: Chicken, Campylobacter Bacteria
The Jury has now selected the exhibitors in Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair’s hall for young and up-and-coming designers in 2015. They include Frej Wichmann, M-S-D-S Studio, Malin Bobeck and Pettersen & Hein. 33 designers or design ...
Tags: Greenhouse, Stockholm Furniture, Furniture
Four UK cities including Greenwich, Bristol, Coventry and Milton Keynes have been chosen by the Innovate UK to trial driverless cars. The formal trials are aimed at knowing how driverless cars could be integrated into everyday life across ...
Tags: Driverless Cars, Auto