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Ontario cranberry farm masters the art of agritourism
Julia Gilmore Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementIn the heart of Bala — the Cranberry Capital of Ontario — the Johnston family offers visitors a wide selection of experiences centered around the tart fruit. Johnston’s Cranberry Marsh has been in the family since the 1950s. The Johnstons are some of the province's agritourism pioneers, having made their first foray into the market with wagon rides around the farm in the 1980s.
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Millennial Jews are making kosher cool again
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageInstead of turning away from kosher like their parents, young Jewish Americans are intent on including it in their lives. A study conducted by Pew Research Center in 2013 showed that nearly a quarter of millennial Jews in the U.S. are keeping kosher in their home, which is twice as much as their baby boomer parents did.
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Top menu-branding tips that will ring up sales
Kay Corriere Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementBranding is more than just your name and logo. Customers' perceptions, based upon outside forces, often color the interpretation of our message. When you see the term "comfort food," you rarely think of a fine-dining experience. When you see the phrase "value-family oriented," a five-star, Michelin-rated resort does not pop into your mind.
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Be still our hearts: A Call To Farms
Agatha Podgorski Food & BeverageI want to tell you the story of the Call to Farms, and the beautiful, creative minds behind it. On a cold, chilly Monday evening in September, a group of us hungry adventurers departed the city for Stratford, Ontario, hoping for some good food and fresh air. We were hungry, excited and couldn't help but chatter endlessly about all we'd heard on Antony John's experiment in biodiversity and the zillions of heirloom varieties he grows.
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First healthier sodas, now healthier food
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageThe world's leading soda makers — Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and the Dr Pepper Snapple Group — recently announced a drastic calorie cut in their drinks. But it seems that they are not the only ones bitten by the "go healthy" bug. In 2010, 16 major food and beverage companies joined hands with the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation. They announced that they would focus on reducing 1.5 trillion calories in their products by 2015.
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Consolidation offers solace to troubled US beer companies
Katina Hernandez Food & BeverageIt started in 2002 when South African Breweries bought Miller Brewing. Then came Coors' merger with Canadian beer company Molson. And in 2008, Brazilian-Belgium beer conglomerate InBev purchased Anheuser-Busch. Now, the latest American beer company to be sold to foreign investors is Pabst Blue Ribbon.
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Are healthier sodas in the horizon?
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageThe beverage industry is abuzz with the latest soda news in which the "Big 3" — Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and the Dr Pepper Snapple Group — have announced their intention to cut down on excess sugar and calories in their drinks. Their pledge is to reduce each American's average calorie consumption in sugary drinks by 20 percent by 2025. Not an easy task, but it is definitely a step forward in the right direction.
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Bioengineering creates new coatings for stainless steel
Alan Kelsky EngineeringWhen we see the gleam of stainless steel, most of us don't suspect that it is a material on which bacteria thrive. Despite this fact, hospitals, restaurants and other places that prize cleanliness choose it, as it's easy to clean — but a lapse in environmental hygiene can spell disaster.
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China’s food scandal affecting food sales in the US
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageThere is a lesson to be learned from McDonald's recent spate of woes. The food business is by far the biggest global industry, and when you have built a brand as large as McDonald's you cannot afford to go wrong.
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Additional food regulations can help curb diabetes
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageAccording to the "National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2014," about 9.3 percent of Americans, or 29.1 million people, have diabetes. This is quite an alarming figure, and has been on the rise. Despite increasing awareness of diabetes, obesity, and the importance of healthy diet and lifestyle choices, much needs to be done to prevent these figures from causing more havoc in our lives.
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