What is civet coffee? PETA issues a new warning to Bali tourists

What is civet coffee? PETA issues a new warning to Bali tourists

If the idea of drinking civet cat coffee, which is made from feces from the Asian palm civet, is a turn-off, there may be yet another reason to rethink the drink. This week, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) issued a warning aimed at tourists in Bali after an investigator showed undercover footage … Read more

Inflation vs. deflation: Retailers fear falling prices

Inflation vs. deflation: Retailers fear falling prices

A man with a paper bag of groceries looks surprised and upset at a receipt from a supermarket with high prices against the background of an escalator with customers in the shopping center.  Elena Perova | Istock | Getty Images Just ahead of the holiday season, Walmart had encouraging news for inflation-weary shoppers: Prices on … Read more

Home chef Ella Mills offers some plant-based recipes for anyone tempted by a healthier way to eat

Home chef Ella Mills offers some plant-based recipes for anyone tempted by a healthier way to eat

Ella Mills knows we all want to eat healthier. But the English food writer and businesswoman also knows we’re busy and we want everything to taste good. And she understands many of us are nervous about the idea of committing to no meat. “I know I used to think eating this way would be just … Read more

Delivery Hero terminates Foodpanda sale talks in Southeast Asia

Delivery Hero terminates Foodpanda sale talks in Southeast Asia

Insulated food bags branded with the logo of Foodpanda, a meal-delivery service operated by Delivery Hero, sit at the company’s operations center in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, March 16, 2018.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images German food delivery giant Delivery Hero announced it has ended negotiations with an undisclosed third party regarding the potential … Read more

Beyond Meat launches new, healthier version of burger

Beyond Meat launches new, healthier version of burger

The latest iteration of the Beyond Burger, made with avocado oil and 20% less sodium Source: Beyond Meat Beyond Meat is launching a new version of its plant-based burger in grocery stores this spring, betting that an even healthier version of its burgers will lure back consumers. The unveiling Wednesday comes at a pivotal time … Read more

Uber Eats to begin self-driving robot deliveries in Japan

Uber Eats to begin self-driving robot deliveries in Japan

Uber announced Tuesday that its Uber Eats business is partnering with Mitsubishi Electric and delivery robotics company Cartken to begin transporting food using self-driving robots in Japan. The sidewalk robot deliveries are set to start by the end of March in a select area of Tokyo, according to the companies. Uber Eats said Japan will … Read more

People in this remote valley live to 100—they follow 5 distinct diet and lifestyle habits for longevity

People in this remote valley live to 100—they follow 5 distinct diet and lifestyle habits for longevity

In a little-known mountainous area called Hunza Valley, located far north of Pakistan, people seem to defy all medical odds. It is primarily home to the Burusho and Wakhi people, who for centuries have survived and thrived in remote villages — with minimal amenities and rudimentary health facilities. Studies have found that the average life … Read more

How Nescafé came to dominate the instant coffee market

How Nescafé came to dominate the instant coffee market

With American coffee drinkers increasingly opting for specialty items like espresso-based beverages and cold brews, U.S. instant coffee consumption has fallen, with just 4% of Americans choosing the quick-and-easy offering, according to the National Coffee Association. Overseas it’s a different story. Soluble coffee accounts for about a quarter of the beverage consumed globally, according to … Read more

Delivery Hero happy to keep Asia unit Foodpanda ‘forever,’ CEO says

Delivery Hero happy to keep Asia unit Foodpanda ‘forever,’ CEO says

Delivery Hero CEO Niklas Östberg speaking at the Noah tech conference in Berlin on June 13, 2019. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg via Getty Images Delivery Hero CEO Niklas Ostberg said that he’s happy holding onto the Foodpanda brand, after reports that talks of potentially selling the Southeast Asian unit had collapsed drove a huge plunge … Read more

Valentine’s Day chocolate prices higher as cocoa shortfall spikes

Valentine’s Day chocolate prices higher as cocoa shortfall spikes

Chocolates packaged for Valentine’s Day sit on a table on February 2, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.  Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images A bouquet of roses, dinner for two and a box of chocolates make up the essentials for a textbook Valentine’s Day date. But lovers may experience sticker shock this year due … Read more