Category Archives: Food and Drink

COLLEGE SNACKING TRENDS 2020: From Midnight Munchies to Ethical Snacking

January 6, 2020Food and DrinkBusiness/Finance, driver in the newest snack products, Education, Snack foods, snack productssmbale

The snacks college students demand reflect the young consumers’ socially-minded lives. This is the driver in the newest snack products coming to the market in 2020. Read More

27Jan/18

France Nutella sales triggers shopping frenzy

January 27, 2018Food and DrinkBusiness/Finance, Distribution business), Economy, Food and drink, Italian cuisine, Nutella, Supermarket, Swarm behavioursmbale

70 percent discount on Nutella sparks chaos in French supermarkets as customers swarm around stand and staff try to restore order Continue reading →

12Nov/17

White truffles – how to find them, eat them and sell them

November 12, 2017Food and DrinkAlba Piedmont, Alba White Truffle, Country: Italy, Edible fungi, Environment, Food and drink, French cuisine, Geography of Italy, Italian cuisine, Personal life, Truffle, Truffle hog, Tuber, Tuber melanosporumsmbale

ALBA, ITALY (NOVEMBER 11, 2017) (REUTERS) – Alba in the north western region of Piemonte is known as Italy’s white truffle capital. Licensed truffle hunters forage from autumn through late February with dogs trained to recognize their scent. Growing spontaneously in the earth in just a few regions of Italy and central Europe, white truffles have a unique flavour and aroma. Continue reading →

31Oct/17

McDonald’s new Chinese name mixed in translation

October 31, 2017Food and DrinkAnita, Company: MCDONALD 'S, Company: McDonalds, Country: China, Genealogy, Sumlock ANITA calculatorsmbale

McDonalds has chosen a new name in China, but as Anita Li reports that’s not going down well in the country. Continue reading →

24Oct/17

World wine output set to fall to lowest since 1961

October 24, 2017Food and DrinkCity: Paris, Country: Argentina, Country: Australia, Country: France, Country: Italy, Country: Spain, Hospitality/Recreation, International Organisation of Vine, LAURENT PINSON, OIV, Region: western Europe, Silvia Antoniolismbale

Global wine production this year is set to fall to its lowest level since 1961 after harsh weather in western Europe damaged vineyards in the world’s largest production area. As Silvia Antonioli reports, the international wine body OIV says global output is expected to fall to 246.7 million hectolitres in 2017, down 8 percent from last year. Continue reading →

30Sep/17

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26Sep/17

Cooking pancakes on computer cover: Chinese ‘office chef’ becomes internet sensation

September 26, 2017Food and DrinkChengdu, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Company: Weibo, Country: China, Food and drink, Ms Yeah, Pancake, Sichuansmbale

CHENGDU, SICHUAN PROVINCE, CHINA (MS YEAH) – In what looks like a typical office setting, a woman takes apart the central processing unit of a computer and uses it as a hot pan to make Chinese pancakes. Continue reading →

16Sep/17

Oktoberfest kicks off for the 184th round with heightened security

September 16, 2017Food and DrinkCarnival, Culture, German diaspora, German folklore, Oktoberfest, Parade, Timesmbale

MUNICH, GERMANY (SEPTEMBER 16, 2017) (REUTERS) – The 184th annual edition of Oktoberfest started on Saturday (September 16), with a horse-and-carriage parade, carnival rides, oompah bands and beer-swigging revelry – as tradition dictates, of course. Continue reading →

11Sep/17

Pap in a pack – Nigerian entrepreneur turns traditional meal into hot commodity

September 11, 2017Food and DrinkAfrican cuisine, Country: Nigeria, Food and drink, Hospitality/Recreation, Ijeoma Ndukwe, Maize, Pap, Porridge, Scottish cuisine, Staple foods, Tropical agriculture, World cuisinesmbale

A traditional staple meal made from maize or sorghum and consumed widely across Africa in different forms, Pap is being sold in Nigeria in a labelled, convenient pack with a guarantee that it is hygienically prepared and fit for export. Entrepreneur Ijeoma Ndukwe has big plans to take this simple porridge to Nigeria’s huge Diaspora population with an insatiable taste for home, and while it is not too different from what people have consumed for generations, Ndukwe says her business plan offers a more ‘complete package’.
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07Sep/17

Climate change takes toll on Chablis wine of central France

September 7, 2017Food and DrinkAgriculture, Environment, Food and drink, Harvest, Oenology, Unpredictable, Viticulture, Winerysmbale

As harvest time begins in France, wineries are worried about their output as extreme and unpredictable weather becomes the new “normal.” Nathan Frandino reports. Continue reading →