Food Industry

About 100 million animals are killed for meat in the UK every month - but very little is heard about the people doing the killing. Here, one former abattoir worker describes her job, and the effect it had on her mental health. Warning: Some readers may find …

Valentine’s Day is approaching, which means an inevitable spike in pink and red candy hitting shelves. Kit Kat is contributing to the romantic holiday well in advance this year with the release of a limited edition Raspberry Crème flavor in the US. The new f…

With the rise of technology, Big Data has revolutionized the industry standards to a remarkable extent. The rapid increase in the use of smartphones and other ways of communication has enabled the collection of a massive amount of data every single day. Here …

Anyone that has ever worked in the food industry knows it’s not the most pleasant job. Shitty hours, asshole customers, and minimum wage are a constant, and most people who finally make it out of that field are grateful for the career change.

After successfully nurturing two major online platforms, Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (SME) Corner and FreeTech Forum, the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) has initiated a Micro-Entrepreneurs Network (MICROENT) in the area of food proce…

These days it’s easy to bemoan the state of innovation and the dynamism coming from America’s cradle of technological development in Silicon Valley. The same companies that were praised for reimagining how people organized and accessed knowledge, interacted …

Uber founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick is leaving the company's Board of Directors, the ride hailing company announced today. Kalanick will officially resign from the Board as of December 31, to "focus on his new business and philanthropic endeavors," ac…

(CNN) Almost every year since she was a child, Hokkaido resident Naomi has looked forward to her family's traditional Christmas meal: a KFC "party barrel" brimming with salad, cake and lots of fried chicken. "In Japan, it is customary to eat chicken at Chris…

BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Alimentaria Barcelona, one of the main food, drink and foodservice trade shows worldwide, which will take place from 20th to 23rd April 2020 at Fira de Barcelona, has as priorities expanding the presence of exhi…

December 20, 2019 7 min read Can food be a tool for social change? Chef Kwame Onwuachi believes so. The Culinary Institute of America grad and 2019 James Beard Foundation Award winner for Rising Star Chef of the Year recently traveled to the organization…