Foods / beverages

From landfill to lipstick: Grape waste can be used as a cosmetics, food ingredients

20 Mar 2018

Organic food lobby blasts US agency for organic chemical rules

13 Mar 2018

Burger-flipping robot as alternative to human workers undergoes trial

06 Mar 2018

According to commentators, whether it is burgers, cars or farming, robots are gaining the skills required for doing jobs that were once staples of employment

Walmart challenges Amazon's grocery deliveries with ready to eat meals

06 Mar 2018

KFC issues high-profile, humourous apology for chicken shortage

24 Feb 2018

General Mills to buy pet food maker Blue Buffalo for $8 billion

24 Feb 2018

US cereal foods company General Mills Inc will buy Blue Buffalo Pet Products Inc for nearly $8 billion as it looks to tap the growing pet foods market to offset falling sales for branded processed food items

KFC stores in UK reopen on “limited menu” after supply failure

23 Feb 2018

Smucker’s dog food found to contain euthanasia drug

16 Feb 2018

McDonald’s to introduce more balanced kids’ meals globally

16 Feb 2018

FDA issues warnings about salmonella-infected pet foods

15 Feb 2018

Nestle India fourth-quarter net vaults 60% to Rs312 cr

14 Feb 2018

Dunkin Donuts to get rid of styrofoam cups by 2020

08 Feb 2018

Amazon will introduce two-hour delivery from Whole Foods stores to Prime members in select cities in US

08 Feb 2018

Drinking very hot tea can raise risk of oesophageal cancer: study

07 Feb 2018

Chemical used in McDonald’s fries can help ‘cure’ baldness

06 Feb 2018

Dimethylpolysiloxane, used in cooking McDonald’s french fries, could prove effective in regenerating hair in humans, but scientists warn that eating more fries won’t help!

Doritos to create crunch-free chips for women

06 Feb 2018

Starbucks launches new credit card for coffee lovers

02 Feb 2018

Tyson Foods invests in ‘clean’ meat startup, Memphis Meats

30 Jan 2018

Nutella discount creates near riots in France, no-holds barred

27 Jan 2018

KFC chicken container doubles up as drone

25 Jan 2018

Burger King mocks net neutrality repeal via “Whopper Neutrality”

25 Jan 2018

Customers paying the minimum amount for their Whoppers were made to wait 15 to 20 minutes unless they agreed to pay a higher price —for the "fast mbps", to an even higher rate for the "hyperfast mbps" options for a single Whopper Sandwich

McVitities biscuits to shrink packet size due to rising costs

20 Jan 2018

All McDonald's packaging from 2025 to be from renewable, recycled sources

18 Jan 2018

Nestle to sell US Confectionery business to Italy's Ferrero for $2.8 bn

17 Jan 2018

Teens likely to crave junk food after watching TV ads

17 Jan 2018