Foods / beverages
World’s first artificial burger tastes ‘almost like the real thing’
06 Aug 2013
The meat for the artificial burger, manufactured from cow stem cells in a laboratory took five years to develop
Taco Bell becomes first US food outlet to stop kids’ meals, toys
23 Jul 2013
Taco Bell said it would stop serving kids' meals and toys, over "marketing concerns rather than unit economics" in the words of its CEO Greg Creed
Foods advertised on popular children's websites do not meet nutrition standards
By By Megan Orciari | 09 Jul 2013
Archer Daniels Midland in talks to sell $2-bn cocoa business
21 Jun 2013
Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM) yesterday said that it is in talks to sell its cocoa business, as the US agribusiness giant now focuses on expanding its grains business.
Elders calls for trading halt to consider offers for its Rural Services and Futuris divisions
15 Jun 2013
Marks & Spencer, Al Gore call for sustainability
14 Jun 2013
Cheap eats help McDonald’s boost sales
11 Jun 2013
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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