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Food packer sacked for eating stolen peanuts in Gousto factory
A food packager for food recipe box firm Gousto was sacked after she ate peanuts stolen on the factory floor, an employment tribunal heard. Barbara Lisowska was fired for gross misconduct for endangering customers with food allergies in May 2024.
Cambridge food refill van promises 'zero effort' shopping
Most people want to reduce the amount of single-use plastic packaging they use, but some struggle to prioritise this while shopping, according to the co-founder of a Cambridgeshire zero waste company. Alice Lightowlers, 33, said she and her partner…
Cambridge food refill van promises 'zero effort' shopping
Tom Jackson, in Cambridge and Joanna Taylor, Cambridgeshire Most people want to reduce the amount of single-use plastic packaging they use, but some struggle to prioritise this while shopping, according to the co-founder of a Cambridgeshire zero…
Stanley Tucci: We're losing our joy for food - it's time to bring it back
There's a recurring theme in the second season of Tucci in Italy where someone tells Stanley Tucci he must eat more. Usually it's a nonna (grandmother), sometimes it's a chef, and occasionally it's an entire family placing more food on the table in…
Stanley Tucci: We're losing our joy for food - it's time to bring it back
National Geographic/Matt Holyoak There's a recurring theme in the second season of Tucci in Italy where someone tells Stanley Tucci he must eat more. Usually it's a nonna (grandmother), sometimes it's a chef, and occasionally it's an entire family…
Global food supply threatened by ongoing Iran War
The war involving Iran has driven up fuel and fertilizer costs across parts of Asia, forcing farmers to reduce planting and raising concerns over crop yields later this year, The Washington Post reported on Saturday. The disruptions have hit…
Stripping back the marketing on unhealthy foods
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Children winning junk food war as parents cave to pester power, new study finds
Children are increasingly dictating household food purchases, with new research revealing that parents frequently succumb to demands for junk food. A study presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul highlights the significant pester…
68 Mother's Day Food Deals to Treat Your Mom This Weekend
Moms really deserve to be celebrated every day for all that they do for their families, but they get at least one day a year where it's all about them: Mother's Day. This year, the holiday falls on Sunday, May 10, and many families are planning to…
How much food for 70 guests at a Saturday afternoon party?
Please or to access all these features Can anyone help with how to work out how much food is needed when catering an event? My sister and I are going halves on a party with approximately 70 guests, of which, 50 are adults and 20 are children aged…
Aliens 'more accomplished than humans' and 'above us' in food chain, boffin says
Humans are probably not at the 'top of the food chain' in the universe, an alien boffin has said. Harvard professor Avi Loeb says if we have extra terrestrial visitors, they are likely to be 'more accomplished' than we are. He urged Donald Trump to…
Comerica Bank Cuts Stake in Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. $CALM
Comerica Bank reduced its stake in shares of Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALM - Free Report) by 58.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The…
US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD Shares Sold by Horizon Investments LLC
Horizon Investments LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD - Free Report) by 88.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,150 shares of the company's…
Horizon Investments LLC Sells 49,378 Shares of Hormel Foods Corporation $HRL
Horizon Investments LLC reduced its position in shares of Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL - Free Report) by 82.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The…
A future without work? What Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Sam Altman, and others in AI are saying about the future.
Is this heaven? No, this is the AI future — well, at least the one where we're not all dead. Wall Street spent most of 2025 worrying about the AI bubble, but increasingly, those in and around Big Tech and AI are discussing a scenario where…
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