Food & Beverage

The Dawn of Micromerch

April 20, 2018

When he was 13, Leo Mandella began posting photos of his street wear outfits to his Instagram account, @gullyguyleo, and with his sophisticated color sense, confident poses and baby face, he was a quick hit. His hundreds of posts earned him a follower count comfortably in the six figures, but still he craved more.

Bringing Blockchain to the Coffee Cup

April 20, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Do you take your coffee with cream, sugar or blockchain?

Amazon Prime Reaches More Than 100 Million Members, CEO Jeff Bezos Says

April 20, 2018

Los Angeles Times

Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said the e-commerce giant has exceeded 100 million paid Prime subscribers and will continue to invest to meet "ever-rising" customer expectations.

Nestle, European Retailers Make Progress in Talks to End Price Row

April 19, 2018

Reuters

Nestle and European supermarket retailers are making progress toward settling a months-long price dispute but the Swiss food giant still needs to offer more concessions, German chain Edeka said.

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Begins Work on Test Track in France

April 19, 2018

Fortune

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, an independent company working to build the high-speed transportation system first envisioned by Elon Musk, has announced the beginning of construction on a test track in Toulouse, France.

206 Million Eggs Recalled Over Salmonella Fears

April 18, 2018

The New York Times

A company has recalled more than 200 million eggs after an outbreak of salmonella was traced to one of its farms in North Carolina.

Coffee Shops Are Already Running Out of America's Newest Milk Craze

April 17, 2018

Bloomberg

There’s a new plant milk in town, and it’s started such a craze that coffee shops across the country are struggling to keep up with demand.

Pizza Unchained: Tech Startup Slice Helps Local Pizzerias Get Online and Fight Back Against Domino's

April 16, 2018

Forbes

Ilir Sela likes to call himself "third-generation pizza." A 38-year-old Albanian immigrant, his extended family has owned so many pizzerias he has trouble counting them all. So when he launched a business, in 2010, to offer independent pizzerias the technology to compete with the likes of Domino's, Little Caesars, Papa John's and Pizza Hut, the first thing he did was to sign up his brother-in-law, his cousins and his friends.

RIP Toys R Us: Why Grocery Stores Could Be the Salvation of Toy Makers

April 16, 2018

The Washington Post

A Barbie by the broccoli? Hot Wheels by the hot sauce?

World’s Largest Brewer Develops Greener Way to Put Bubbles in Beer

April 16, 2018

The Guardian

The world’s largest brewer is rolling out what it claims is a greener way to put bubbles in beer and reduce its CO2 emissions by 5 percent.

Food & Beverage

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