A British man who went underground behind blast-proof doors and thick concrete to avoid a family xmas has emerged early because he was dying for a pint of beer
Drop it from a tall building? Hardly a scratch. Shoot it with a submachine gun? It survives. But run it over with a sport utility vehicle or kick it like a football and it crumbles, according to a just published investigation into that evergreen xmas question: How can you get rid of the fruitcake?
A beer advertising campaign in the American state of Utah has offended members of the Mormon faith. The furore surrounds the promotion of a new beer called Polygamy Porter, after the authorities decided against banning any advertising which played on religious themes
Drinks maker Coca-Cola has come under fire from Harry Potter fans for using images of the popular character in its latest advertising campaign
An Albuquerque policeman and his pilot face disciplinary measures after using a police helicopter this week to swoop in for a midnight snack of doughnuts
The Dallas city council overwhelmingly voted down a proposed site for a new inner city McDonald’s restaurant. This followed months of intense community organising and coalition building among diverse groups including Vegetarian Society of Dallas, Krishna religious community, Mt Auburn neighbourhood association, UPROAR — United People Resisting Oppression And Racism — Hindu organisations and others
A clever gadget no bigger than a personal stereo can rapidly predict food poisoning. While the gadget, called ImmunoFlow, will at first be used by food-processing companies, it is so small and light that its inventors ultimately envisage health inspectors delivering on-the-spot justice to restaurateurs trading in spoilt chicken or buggy burgers
Starbucks Thailand is sending a shipment of its Tazo Chai Tea back to the United States after the Food and Drug Administration asked for samples to test the product for the stimulant ephedrine
A swig of beer could one day protect you from HIV, if a US company succeeds in making an ultra-cheap vaccine out of brewer’s yeast. Because a yeast-based vaccine could be brewed up quickly and easily, it would be very cheap. Just 100 litres could provide 5 million doses
Just as every Elvis fan longs to visit Graceland, Spam fans world-wide now have their own pilgrimage to make. On 15 September, Spam will have its very own museum, dedicated to the quirky joys and unprecedented excitement inspired by Spam
A company called BreakAway Foods of Columbus, Ohio, has frozen and packaged macaroni cheese in a cardboard cylinder so it’s ready to eat after a minute in the microwave. Better still, insert a stick into the heated package, and you can push it up to eat like an ice block as you wander about — just plain weird…
The days of the perfect peanut butter sandwich may be here.
Pre-sliced peanut butter is on its way to US store shelves in test markets, food researchers from Oklahoma State University said Monday.
The new form of peanut butter, which will come in individually wrapped plastic sheets, is the product of more than three years of intense research, and 500 different formulas
One man, Bob Kolody, owns the copyright to the design of a Coca-Cola can, and rather than acknowledging this, Coke will go to any lengths to discredit the man and his attorneys — including the corruption of Federal Justices. The very secret battle of Bob Kolody vs Coca-Cola is mind-blowing in its implications.
A black bear with a sweet tooth has three times smashed down the doors of a small bakery in rural Ontario to satisfy his craving for cakes and doughnuts
The fast food chain McDonald’s is at the centre of a food-labelling storm today as it admitted that its ‘vegetarian’ chips in America were not completely free of meat products
McDonald’s would like to come into Toronto schools with a presentation about self esteem — Ronald and crew host a 40 minute interactive live talk show. And just when you thought it couldn’t get any more disturbing, it’s billed as a non-commercial presentation endorsed by Children’s Psychologists and leading educators in the US and Canada.
Do you what goes into your fast food? Would you like ground up meatworker in your Big Mac? The author of Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser, says that you really don’t have any idea about what really goes into your fast food
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