Food and drink
Plant-based meat substitutes may be healthier for the heart than real meat
Plant-based meat alternatives, despite being ultraprocessed, may be healthier for the heart than meat, a new report suggests. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Plant-based meat alternatives, despite being ultraprocessed, may be healthier for the heart than meat, a new report suggests. A review of previous studies found that risk factors for heart disease, […]
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Starbucks debuts fruity energy drink less than two months after Panera discontinues highly caffeinated Charged Lemonade
Starbucks on Tuesday launched a drink at stores nationwide called Iced Energy, which has up to 205 milligrams of caffeine in it — about the same amount as six cans of Coke. The fruity energy drink debuts less than two months after bakery-cafe chain Panera Bread announced it was discontinuing its controversial Charged Lemonade, a beverage […]
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How the vodka soda turned ‘gay water’
Picture illustration by Emily Rabbideau – Photos courtesy of House of Really like and Gay Drinking water Late past yr, 33-12 months-previous Justin Ruka of Orlando fulfilled a flight attendant at a gay bar. About a thirty day period afterwards, Ruka observed a acquainted face coming down the aisle during an Alaska Airways flight to […]
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FDA OKs first menthol e-cigarettes, citing potential to help adult smokers
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the first menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers, acknowledging that vaping flavors can reduce the harms of traditional tobacco smoking. The FDA said it authorized four menthol e-cigarettes from Njoy, the vaping brand recently acquired by tobacco giant Altria, which also sells Marlboro cigarettes. The decision lends new […]
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Carlsberg slides 8%, set for greatest drop in four decades, just after Britvic rejects $3.9 billion takeover offer you
Carlsberg shares were on study course for their premier solitary-day decline in more than four several years on Friday, just after the British smooth beverages maker Britvic reported it had turned down the Danish brewer’s £3.11 billion ($3.9 billion) takeover proposal. Shares of Carlsberg ended up down by 8.7% at 09:04 a.m. London time, in […]
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Illness, drought and choice fruits: The orange juice industry is in crisis
A employee at a citrus fruit farm separates the tangerines for sale on June 6, 2024 in Piedade dos Gerais, in Minas Gerais Point out, Brazil. Pedro Vilela | Getty Illustrations or photos Information | Getty Pictures The orange juice market is reeling. Selling prices of the breakfast staple a short while ago climbed to […]
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Cocoa prices are soaring. Candy makers will need to get creative
Dried cocoa beans at the Somos Cacao farm and production facility in Ragonvalia, Norte de Santader department, Colombia, on Friday, March 22, 2024. Ferley Ospina | Bloomberg | Getty Images There’s pricing pressure taking hold of a specific corner of global agriculture — and it’s bittersweet. Prices of cocoa have more than tripled over the […]
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Tyson Foods suspends CFO after second arrest
John R. Tyson speaks on stage during The Fight for Food: Value Chains and Partnerships at The 2022 Concordia Annual Summit in New York on September 21, 2022. Leigh Vogel | Getty Images Tyson Foods said on Thursday it has suspended its chief financial officer, John R. Tyson, after he was charged with driving while […]
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Nathan’s hot dog contest parts ways with champion Joey Chestnut over plant-based frank partnership
Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest contestant Joey Chestnut stands next to the Nathan’s mascot Frankster, ahead of the official weigh in ceremony in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., July 2, 2021. Angus Mordant | Reuters The Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest will […]
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Weight loss drugs like Wegovy could spawn a host of new piggyback product lines
Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy weight loss drug has seen a meteoric rise in popularity. Nurphoto | Getty Images LONDON — The rapid rise of weight loss drugs like Wegovy is generating a host of new product lines as companies hope to land on the right side of the health care disruptor. Industries spanning food and beverage […]
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