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12Aug/17

Amazon wants to revolutionize food industry

August 12, 2017Food and DrinkAmazon, Convenience food, Denver, food, Food and drink, Grocery store, JEFFREY DASTIN, Jeffrey Dastin: JEFFREY DASTIN, Meal, Ready-to-Eat, Retailers, Retailing, SEATTLE, United States, Whole Foods Marketsmbale

Amazon is developing new technologies to make ready-to-eat meals that are more nutritious than processed foods and have a longer shelf life. Havovi Cooper reports. Continue reading →

07Aug/17

Nigerian innovator uses app to fight food waste

August 7, 2017MobileAbuja, Articles, Asia Pulp & Paper, Boko Haram, Brain, Chizoba Ugwu, Chowberry, Economy, Electronic waste, food, Food and drink, Food rescue, Food waste, Gbagalape, Grocery store, Hunger, Limbic system, Motivation, Neuropsychology, Nigeria, Oscar Ekponimo, Personal life, Retailing, Shelf life, Social justicesmbale

Nigerian engineer Oscar Ekponimo has created a web app that could help beat hunger. The app connects disadvantaged communities with stores and non-governmental organisations; giving them an opportunity to buy food approaching the end of its shelf life at a discount.

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31Mar/17

Nigerian born chef in London puts an African twist on vegan cuisine

March 31, 2017Food and DrinkAfrican cuisine, Animal (De)liberation, animal products, Articles, Climate change mitigation, Dark green environmentalism, Dawn Wilson, Ethics, food, Hospitality/Recreation, Intentional living, Lifestyles, London, Margaret Hoyte, Margaret Hoyte-Collimore, Meatless Monday, Natalie Walker, Personal life, Philosophy, Philosophy of life, Sustainable food system, Tomi Makanjuola, United Kingdom, Veganismsmbale

In London, Nigerian born entrepreneur Tomi Makanjuola has been leading the vegan rise in popularity among Africans living in the city, offering healthier and meatless dishes, packed with flavours.
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06Dec/16

Brexit vote leaves food industry with nasty taste

December 6, 2016Food and DrinkAftermath of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, Brandisa, Brexit, BRUCE POOLE, City: London, Country: United Kingdom, Creative works, European Union, Euroscepticism in the United Kingdom, food, Foreign relations of the European Union, Hayley Platt, Hospitality/Recreation, Labour Party, London, PETER HARDEN, Politics of the European Union, Spain, United Kingdom, United Kingdom and the European Union, United Kingdom European Union membership referendumsmbale

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union is leaving a nasty taste in the mouth of London’s food and wine industry. As Hayley Platt reports, importers are hard-hit by the pound’s dramatic decline and the vibrant food sector worries Brexit will make it tough to recruit enough staff.
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05Sep/16

Detecting food allergens on the go

September 5, 2016HealthcareArticles, Company: Google, Company: Nike, Company: Nima Labs, food, Food & Drug Administration, Food allergy, Food and drink, Food science, Gluten, gluten free products, Gluten sensitivity, Gluten-free beer, Gluten-free diet, Google, Medical specialties, MIT, Nike, Nima, RTT, San Francisco, Shireen Yates, Technology/Internet, United Statessmbale

A California startup has developed a portable technology that will allow consumers to test their food for gluten on the go.
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05Mar/16

Children fall sick in squalid conditions of Greece-Macedonia border camp

March 5, 2016HealthcareCecile Van de Kontinenburg, Clinical medicine, Common cold, Company: ThomsonReuters, Country: Greece, food, Geography of Greece, Greece, Hani, Hazi Mohammad, Health, IDOMENI, Iraq, Macedonia, Medical specialties, Medicins Sans Frontieres, Natural Disaster, Social Issues, Tent, Thomas, Thomas Friday, Vansmbale

Migrants at the Greece-Macedonia border queue for hours to have their sick children examined by medics, as aid agencies warn that squalid conditions are taking their toll on the makeshift camp’s vulnerable residents.

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07Feb/16

Performers play the dragon dance

Worldwide celebrations for Chinese lunar New Year

February 7, 2016Human InterestBeijing Opera, Belgium, Brussels, Calendars, Cape Town, China, China Central Television, Chinatown, Chinatown, Melbourne, Chinese Cultural Center in Paris, Chinese culture, Chinese lunar New Year, Chinese New Year, City: Brussels, City: Cape Town, City: Chinatown, City: Manchester, City: New York City, City: Paris, Company: New York Times, Company: ThomsonReuters, Countries, Country: Belgium, Country: China, Country: United Kingdom, food, Holidays, Lion dance, Manchester, Manuela Lotti, Mireille, monkey face paint, Monkeys in Chinese culture, New York City, New York's Times, New York's Times Square, Overseas Chinese, Paris, Spring Festival, Tianshan Snow Lotus Group, United Kingdomsmbale

China Central Television (CCTV) – Activities have been held across the world to celebrate Chinese Spring Festival, the most important festival in China.
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29Dec/15

A look at how African farmers developed agriculture and tackled challenges in 2015

December 29, 2015EconomyAdeniyi Bunmi, Agriculture, Agriculture in Mesoamerica, Agronomy, Cereal, Congo, David Ojok, Democratic Republic of Congo, Energy crops, food, Food and drink, Food industry, Harare, Japan, Keitumetse, Keitumetse Marwala, Kenya, Kinshasa, Kony, Lagos, Leon Masumbuko, Lesotho, Maize, Mampoi Lerotholi, Marwala, Nairobi, Native American cuisine, Nigeria, OGUN, Osanya, Rice, South Africa, Tererayi, Tropical agriculture, Uganda, Zimbabwesmbale

The push to see Africa grow its Agriculture continued in 2015 with governments encouraged to improve infrastructure and technology for farmers. Areas being farmed by African smallholders are only producing around one metric tonne per hectare, compared with seven tonnes in developed markets. An ongoing drought in southern Africa also affected crop yields this year and forced farmers to cut the size of their herds.

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17Nov/15

Man in central China eats 2 kilos of chillies a day

November 17, 2015Food and Drinkcentral China, China, construction worker, food, Julie Noce, LI YONGZHI, Li Youngzhi, MIGRANT WORKER, RETIRED MIGRANTsmbale

A 54-year-old man in central China turns his passion for chillies into a profession. Julie Noce reports.
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19Oct/15

Japanese food and pop music hits with Londoners

October 19, 2015Food and DrinkAbi Pop, Alex Davies, Caitlin Smith, Claire Francis, Crazy Party Night, David Caine, easy finger food option, Ella Dobson, Family Party, food, Furisodation, J-pop, Japan, Kamil Mohamed, Kawaii, Kelsey Ellison, Kimi ni 100 Percent, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, London, Londoner, Malik Ahmed, Manami Endo Sloley, Matcha, Musicians, Record labels, Richard Senger, Simon Barnes, Songs, Sophie, Sophie McManus, United Kingdom, Yasutaka Nakata, Yuya Kikuchismbale

Japanese pop music singer, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, is popularizing the Japanese kawaii (cute) culture among London teenagers through her music and fashion. And Japanese home-style and kawaii cuisines such as Matcha, Izakaya, Ramen and Temaki, are also being brought to the cafes and restaurants of London, along with the Japanese culture of socializing by sharing food.
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