Food and Beverage Archives - Page 10 of 46

Largest US chocolate maker to provide healthy snack to West Africa

A child in Ghana consuming Vivi, a healthy snack developed as a part of the Hershey Nourishing Minds project - image courtesy of Hershey.

Posted on 28 Oct 2015 by Tim Brown

The Hershey Company, the largest chocolate maker in the US, has launched a new project called Nourishing Minds that will help provide children in the US and abroad with the basic nutrition.

US Senators call for hearing on AB InBev planned purchase of SABMiller

Posted on 21 Oct 2015 by Aiden Burgess

Top US Senators have announced a hearing on Anheuser-Busch In Bev’s plans to purchase SABMiller.

Potentially dangerous nanoparticles found in common Australian foods

A test commissioned by Friends of the Earth has found nanoparticles of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and silica (SiO2) in fourteen common consumer products.

Posted on 25 Sep 2015 by Matthew Buckley

Commonly-eaten foods in Australia have been found to contain nanoparticles, despite the nation’s food regulation agency’s denials.

Chinese manufacturing hits 77-month low

Workers assemble components at a Chinese electronics factory. Image courtesy of Flickr Steve Jurvetson.

Posted on 26 Aug 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

New data has emerged today which shows that China’s manufacturing sector is now in its worse shape since 2009.

Astronauts to eat first food grown in space

Lettuce grown within the Veggie experiment on the ISS. Image courtesy of Nasa.

Posted on 10 Aug 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

A team of astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) will today become the first people to eat food grown in space.

Coca-Cola partners with Liquid Light to produce PlantBottle

The Coca Cola PlantBottle produced from 100 renewable resources. Image courtesy of The Coca Cola Company.

Posted on 29 Jul 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

Beverage producer The Coca-Cola Company has announced a partnership with New Jersey company Liquid Light to help produce the company’s first 100% plant-based PET bottle.

Golden Arches start to dim as McDonalds shuts US stores

A McDonalds US restaurant - image courtesy of McDonalds

Posted on 2 Jul 2015 by Aiden Burgess

McDonalds is set to downsize the number of its US stores for the first time in four decades.

Ferrero offers sweet deal to buy Thorntons

Posted on 24 Jun 2015 by Jonny Williamson

Ferrero International – the Italian manufacturer of Ferrero Rocher, Nutella, Kinder Eggs and Tic Tacs – has put in an offer to acquire the British chocolate company, Thorntons Plc for £112m.

Nestlé and Google team up for KitKat redesign

Posted on 13 May 2015 by Victoria Fitzgerald

Nestlé and Google have today announced they are joining forces to launch “YouTube my break” limited edition KitKat packs, as part of Nestlé’s “Celebrate the breakers break” campaign.

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