Foods / beverages
Nestle's Maggi under scanner over MSG and lead conent
19 May 2015
Maggi, which has been Nestle’s most popular product, is now under the scanner due to the content of mono-sodium glutamate and lead above permissible limits
Eating different brands of the same food product could contribute to overconsumption
11 May 2015
People who eat different types and brands of commonly available food items, such as pizza, are more likely to overeat than people who tend to consume the same brand
Starbucks extends free college education for 4 years to all full-time employees
08 Apr 2015
Starbucks is, in effect, inviting its workers, from the day they join the company, to study whatever they like, and then leave whenever they like - knowing that many of them, with degrees in hand, would leave for better-paying jobs
World Health Day: almost all food sold in India is poisonous
07 Apr 2015
The World Health Organisation’s theme for World Health Day today is ‘Food safety: from farm to plate’. But what does one do when the food is contaminated at the farm level itself?
3G Capital in talks to buy Kraft Foods Group for over $40 bn
25 Mar 2015
The PE firm will carry out the acquisition through H.J. Heinz Co., which it acquired 2013 in partnership with Warren Buffett’s investment arm Berkshire Hathaway
New Zealand's Fonterra buys 18.8% stake in China's Beingmate for $553 mn
16 Mar 2015
The two companies intend to create a fully integrated global supply chain from the farm gate direct to China’s consumers, using Fonterra’s milk pools and manufacturing sites in New Zealand, Australia, and Europe
McDonald's to use antibiotic-free chicken
05 Mar 2015
K-Cup inventor regrets his invention
04 Mar 2015
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