A Russian agency has closed three McDonald’s restaurants because of sanitary violations, though some say this is only the latest example of Russia’s response to strict US and European sanctions amid deteriorating conditions in Ukraine.
Affected by the growing number of refugees without food or water in Iraq, the president of Azersun, the leading food producer in Azerbaijan, has fully funded a rapid cooking system built by UK-based engineering firm Olympus Automation (OAL).
USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service announced seven international projects this year as part of the Food for Progress Program which will benefit more than 1.6 million people.
Not known to always be the healthiest of diets, mobile food-ordering service GrubHub Inc. and online food publication Spoon University have teamed up to unwrap the eating habits of college students.
In a partnership with Kraft Foods Group, Inc., McDonald’s USA is packaging its signature coffee to make it available for purchase at grocery stores and other retailers nationwide by early 2015.
Danish health officials are reporting the death of another individual whose death may link to an ongoing Listeria outbreak caused from ingesting contaminated meat, bringing the possible death toll to 11th, reported the Associated Press.
In five years the global cocoa market is projected to be worth $2.1 billion while the market for chocolate will reach $131.7 billion in 2019 according to a new report from researchers MarketsandMarkets.
While food gifting is typically reserved for holidays and special celebrations, consumers who purchase food gifts are finding more occasions to purchase the products and are rewarding themselves nearly as much as they do others.
In the interest of public health, researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a set of guidelines on how to use social media to communicate about food safety.