The tropical tuber Manihot esculenta goes by many names, including cassava and manioc. I first made the crop’s acquaintance as yuca in rural Honduras, where farmers often planted it on marginal land where other crops wouldn’t grow well. Yuca resisted…
The author of this piece acknowledges the current boycott against Starbucks for their alleged views regarding the Israel-Hamas war. This piece is not written as an endorsement of Starbucks. Whether it’s the sharp feeling of the blizzard-like wind on my…
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) will showcase its high-efficiency pump technology for poultry processing and wastewater treatment applications at IPPE 2024, the premier global event for poultry, feed and meat technology. IPPE 2024 will be held at the Georgia World…
The global plant-based food market is currently worth around AU$80bn but is expected to grow to around AU$264bn by 2030. Initially, companies introduced plant-based products to the market where taste and texture did not match consumer preference. Currently, the plant…
A funding application to the Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program will move 100 Mile House Community Hall renovations to the next stage. The District of 100 Mile House applied for $132,000 for the civil engineering and design of the…
Rob Gresham opened Isaac’s Poultry Market in Gaithersburg, Maryland, less than a year ago, but his restaurant’s chicken sandwich has already become quite famous. This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker.In order to view…
As any wine connoisseur will tell you, unless that wine came from that one, specific region in France, it’s not really Champagne: it’s just sparking wine. And that might not really matter to the average consumer, but the companies and…
Sustainability, efficiency and automation will be at the forefront of the upcoming Australasian Processing and Packaging Expo (APPEX) 2024, which will take place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) from 12–15 March 2024. APPEX will build on the…
Area high school students participated in the ProStart culinary bootcamp Tuesday. The all-day event was held at Career Academy and Technical School in Troutman. BY KARISSA MILLER Area high school students got a firsthand look at what it takes to…
As employees at the newest Marshalls handed out shopping bags and smiles on Thursday morning in Ridgefield, retailers around Connecticut appear to have hired up successfully for the holiday season amid a continuing low unemployment rate in September and October. The state…