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Ice Cream Thats Shelfstable at Room Temperature

Now if this is not an outstanding example of lateral thinking and innovation by Unilever, then I would like to see what is!

 

from: CNBC (click image for full story online)

 

 

The Cost Structure of bread in South Africa

This is a nice illustration of the cost components of making and selling a loaf of bread. The diagram is not to scale which is maybe a pity.

 

from: Financial Mail (click image for full story online)

 

I expect a baker would find the structure of the bread (not the nicest looking [...]

Small Manufacturers/Brewers Can Still Triumph

This is a lovely story by FoodWeek.com of a tiny BioGro certified family brewery in Taranaki, Mike’s Organic Brewery. It won the Supreme Award for branding and packaging at the 2009 BrewNZ International Beer Awards.

 

from: Mike’s Organic Brewery (click image to visit the site)

 

With 74 of the country’s top [...]

Coconut Water Drinks

Coconut water is sold in many tropical countries in the shell by street vendors. Coconut water is the fat-free, potassium-rich liquid inside young, green coconuts.

It is also a commercial drink in a number of countries such as Brazil where it is gaining popularity.

 

from: FoodBev.com (click image for full story online)

 

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Caffeine Enriched Beef Jerky/Billtong

 

from: FoodBev.com (click image for full story online)

 

“Each package of Perky Jerky contains roughly the same amount of caffeine found in two cans of a popular energy drink,”

While this is not the first snack to be enriched with caffeine it must be the leader in the product development tale.

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Ethiopian Professor Wins 2009 World Food Prize

 

from: Ethioplanet (click image for full story online)

 

Dr. Ejeta’s work on the development of new sorghum varieties is a powerful demonstration of the difference agricultural research can make in creating a more secure and consistent food supply for millions of people,” Akridge said.

Sorghum is among the world’s five principle cereal [...]