PepsiCo Burger King form partnership in China
/enpproperty--> United States food and beverage giant PepsiCo Inc said Wednesday that it has formed a partnership with Burger King Corp. PepsiCo will be the exclusive supplier of soft drinks ...
View ArticleYum apologises for handling of food scare
China over its handling of a recent food scare that has hit the company's sales in its biggest market. "We regret shortcomings in our self-checking process, a lack of internal ...
View ArticleGenes Affect Body-Fat Responses To Fast-Food Diet
Researchers at UCLA say it's not just what you eat that makes those pants tighter - it's also genetics. In a new study, scientists discovered that body-fat responses to a typical fast-food ...
View ArticleUN says worlds food prices fall
(1 hr 14 mins ago) Global food prices fell by 7.0 percent in 2012 from the level the previous year, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Thursday, assuaging worries a few months ...
View ArticleSuspected food poisoning under investigation
(32 mins ago) The Centre for Health Protection is looking into a suspected food poisoning case involving 10 persons and hence reminded members of the public to maintain personal, food and ...
View ArticleOver a quarter of US kids on food stamps under-50s dying young – reports
Homelessness and poverty is on the rise, with 84 percent of US cities reporting that requests for emergency food assistance increased in 2012. Of those seeking emergency food, 51 percent were ...
View ArticlePanic In California As Thousands Of Food Stamps Cards Suffer Brief Outage
CalWIN software of California’s Social Services department, HP accidentally cancelled EBT cards for some 37,000 Californians. We can only imagine the resulting panic and the scramble by all ...
View ArticleNew Nestle Dog Food Targets Athletic Canines and Growing Sector
Nestle SA (NESN.VX) plans to launch a new food for dogs that participate in athletic events as the Swiss food giant expands into the fast-growing and relatively recession resistant pet food ...
View ArticleThe Food Stamp Economy
liquor stores , X-rated video shops, hookah parlors and even strip clubs -- where they presumably spent their taxpayer money on lap dances rather than diapers." Here's how it works. ...
View ArticleFood prices to stay high
Food prices will stay at high levels in 2013 and low stocks pose the risk of sharp price increases if crops fail, the United Nations' food agency said on Thursday, after its index showed prices ...
View ArticleChinese Buyers Put Squeeze on Australian Baby Food Supplies
SYDNEY -- A surge in demand has forced supermarkets and chemists in Australia to ration sales of a popular brand of baby formula as Chinese customers try to buy in bulk. Many shops are running low on ...
View ArticleHow much water is needed to produce food and how much do we waste
As much as 50% of all food produced in the world ends up as waste every year according to figures from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. But how much water is needed to produce ...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Food prices to stay high in 2013 low stocks pose risk-FAO
* FAO food price index falls 2 points to 209 * Food index averages 212 in 2012, down 7 pct * Prices to stay high but situation may be calmer (Adds economist quotes, details, background) ROME, ...
View ArticleWorld Food Prices Fell Third Month in December on Grain Plunge
United Nations ' Food & Agriculture Organization said. An index of 55 food items tracked by the FAO fell to 209.3 points from a restated 211.7 in November, the Rome-based agency wrote in ...
View ArticleLassonde Industries Inc. - Notice of intention to make a normal course issuer...
Jan. 10, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Lassonde Industries Inc. (TSX:LAS.A) (Lassonde) announces that it intends to acquire for cancellation, if considered advisable, a certain number of Class "A" ...
View ArticleEthanol scam drives up food prices and stifles economic recovery
For more than two decades, special interests have persuaded Congress to mandate Americans buy ethanol whether they want to or not. As a result, 40 percent of the U.S. corn crop is now used for ...
View ArticleTrue patriot wheat The folly of food miles
A farmer inspects unharvested barley near Heather, central England October 26, 2012. Britain will be a net importer of wheat for the first time in a decade this year, turning customer to its ...
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More openings planned for Darden Restaurants early this year
Last year, Darden Restaurants Inc. said it planned to open 500 new restaurants in the next five years, and hire about 50,000 workers in that effort. And some of that is already getting started with ...
View ArticleSupervalu to Sell 5 Banners to Cerberus
Supervalu here said Thursday that it has reached an agreement to sell its Albertsons, Jewel-Osco, Acme, and Shaw’s and Star Market banners to a group led by Cerberus Capital Management in a ...
View ArticleShould you smell food before throwing it away
Half of the world's food is wasted, a new report says. Consumers typically use the "best-before" or "use-by" dates to decide when to throw food away. But should the ...
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