Food and drink
Locusts in your noodles? Singapore approves 16 insect species as food
Silkworm chrysalis. Dukai Photographer | Moment | Getty Images From locusts to superworms to honey bees, Singapore has approved 16 species of insects for human consumption. “With immediate effect, SFA will allow the import of insects and insect products belonging to species that have been assessed to be of low regulatory concern,” the Singapore Food […]
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Athletic Brewing raises $50 million as non-alcoholic wave sweeps brewing
Company founder Bill Shufelt (left) and head brewer John Walker pause at the Athletic Brewing’s non-alcoholic brewery and production plant on March 20, 2019 in Stratford, Connecticut. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Leading non-alcoholic brewer Athletic Brewing Company announced Tuesday it’s raised an additional $50 million in equity financing in a round led by General […]
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Danish brewer Carlsberg to get soft drinks maker Britvic in $4 billion offer soon after enhanced give
A can of Carlsberg AS pilsner and a Britvic Plc apple consume organized in London, United kingdom, on Friday, June 21, 2024. Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty Pictures LONDON — Smooth drinks maker Britvic has agreed to a sweetened takeover bid of £3.28 billion ($4.2 billion) from Carlsberg, the firms explained Monday. The deal […]
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Nathan’s hot dog contest crowns Bertoletti, Sudo after Joey Chestnut debacle
Patrick Bertoletti, Geoffrey Esper and other contestants compete in the 2024 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in New York City, U.S., July 4, 2024. Jeenah Moon | Reuters There’s a new top dog in the frankfurter eating world. Patrick Bertoletti won Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, the […]
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McDonald’s shortens breakfast hrs in Australia in reaction to nationwide egg lack
A signal for the U.S. fast foods restaurant chain McDonald’s is noticed. Yves Herman | Reuters Australia is experiencing an egg provide crunch many thanks to chook flu outbreaks — and it is led McDonald’s to trim breakfast hrs by 90 minutes, also pushing supermarkets to prohibit purchases to two cartons for each shopper. Australia […]
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Inside Starbucks’ plans to improve stores for customers and baristas
Starbucks Coffee shop in Krakow, Poland on February 29, 2024. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images Starbucks cafes across the country are starting to change how they make drink orders, among other tweaks designed to reduce bottlenecks and long wait times that have dogged the chain. The overhaul comes as the coffee giant prepares […]
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These could be the next big food and beverage trends
The budding trends in food sound like a return to the diet of cavemen: Fish is the hottest protein, honey is the flavor du jour and game meat is an upgrade to charcuterie boards. That’s according to the hundreds of items on display at the Summer Fancy Food Show, a trade show hosted by the […]
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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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