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'Australian Food Manufacturing' Seeks 'Investment Tax Break'

CEO Gary Dawson said in the newly-released 2015 State of the Industry Report of the AFGC capital that investment was an area of concern.

By Jaja Agpalo

Starbucks Price Hike: Customers Complain of Being Offered Guatemelan Beans

There are news circulating about Starbucks misleading its customers about the price of their coffee. Britons are reported to complain about a 20 pence price hike after being offered Guatemalan beans by staff at the said coffee shop.
World's Number 1 and 2 Beer Makers Merge and Adopt 5-Point Plan to Destroy Craft Beer Success

World's biggest beer merger to tackle craft beer with a five-point plan. The merger of SABMiller and Anheuser-Busch InBev is the world's largest merger of beer.
New Guinness World Record for Longest Baguette Certified in Italy

As records go, an Italian baguette baked during the Milan Expo 2015 World Fair bagged the title as the longest baguette in the world from Guinness World Records. This broke the previous 111-meter (364-foot) record of the Big C Supercenter, a supermarket in Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam.
Studies Suggest Organic Food Is The Right Choice For Kid's Health

A recent study was made stating that traditionally grown foods are dangerous due to residues of pesticides in them that can cause cancer in the long run. And it is not just cancer, but other diseases that affect the nervous system and the brain function.
‘Australians’ Willing To Pay More For ‘Potatoes’, Research Says

"The huge variety of delicious cooking techniques is a large trigger for potato purchases."
FDA Regulates Use Of Antibiotics In Meat Sources

FDA is regulating the use of antibiotics for growth and development in meat sources such as cow and chicken to decrease chances of antibiotic resistant bacteria's spreading.
A List of Odd Ancient Drinking Games

Drinking games were done to pass by time before or as part of a ceremony. Our drinking games nowadays are more relax than the ancient ones.
‘Coke’ and ‘Pepsi’ Both Want A Spoonful Of ‘Chobani’

Reports say that the companies are looking to take advantage of the fast-growing health food market.
Proof that Carrier Bag Charge has Caused English Public Meltdown

In a latest tally over carrier bag antics, the English have definitely surpassed themselves in protesting against the 5p charge being enforced in stores for these shopping bags.
Banana Extinction is in the Horizon Once More

Until 50 years ago, the world's export banana was Gros Michel. Said to taste better, last longer, this cultivar of bananas was resilient and did not require artificial ripening. In 1965 this species became commercially extinct because of a fungal disease, the Panama disease, that started in Central America and spread across the world's commercial plantations. The disease affected the vascular system so that banana plant is unable to absorb water. With no other alternative but to burn the infected, the banana industry was thrown in a quandary until it found the new cultivar for world export.
The Call to Ban Cancer Causing Additive on Bread Continues

As bread regains its popularity among restaurants in the U.S, it is also becoming a rising concern from health advocacy groups as they have found ingredients present in the carbohydrate filled food that has been found harmful in the body.
Nestle Falls Short From Its Long Term Target this Year

Food giant Nestle is experiencing a serious set-back after Maggi noodle scandal. Food giant Nestle is experiencing a serious set-back after Maggi noodle scandal.
McDonald's is launching GRAY Burgers – Just in Time for Halloween!

McDonald's China has unveiled its new product, the gray burger - and it's getting infamous all over the internet because of its eccentric aesthetics.
Are Herbal Enhancement Products like Herbal Viagra Regulated by FDA?

The FDA has already made it clear in the past that using this kind of sexual enhancement product (though natural) is still risky.