Desperate career move as tennis ace champions candy brand?
I was shocked to learn tennis ace, Maria Sharapova, will change her name to Sugarpova to promote her own candy brand – what is she thinking?
Archives for August 20, 2013
Scientist: Humans cannot optimize bakery efficiency without mathematics
Mathematical sequencing created using algorithms will improve the efficiency of any bakery, a scientist says.
Quaker oat science: The reality is, it’s just big companies that can fund this research, says analyst
Quaker's involvement in oat research does not need to be compromised by its interest in the sector and should be supported given the lack of funding from elsewhere, says an analyst.
Discos comeback: KP Snacks revamps old favorite
KP Snacks has announced its plans to revamp old favorite Discos, but in an increasingly saturated snack market can brands rely solely on the nostalgia factor?
Study links early junk food exposure to mental problems in children
A broad new study has found that that mums with unhealthy diets of cereals and sweet drinks during pregnancy are more likely to have children with behavioural problems.
Books
Can ramen be the saviour with food security in the soup
If you were asked to list Japan’s biggest export concepts, what would you say? Undoubtedly consumer electronics would be there; cars too - after all, the country has made the production of complex goods into an art form, regardless of the weight of the yen.
Region keen on attracting processing plants
Food processing is booming business, motivating local leaders to entice production plants to their regions.
Bride weds in plastic cup dress
Bride-to-beTracey Leahy, MD of Mannvend, vending machine supplier asked RPC Tedeco-Gizeh Kenfig to make a wedding dress out of plastic cups for her big day.