Can AI improve plant-based meats? Using mechanical testing and machine learning to mimic the sensory experience
Cutting back on animal protein in our diets can save on resources and greenhouse gas emissions. But convincing meat-loving ...
'Walk this way': Model explains how ants create trails to multiple food sources
It's a common sight—ants marching in an orderly line over and around obstacles from their nest to a food source, guided by scent trails left by scouts marking the find. But what happens when those ...
The Best Food Gifts Under $100 (That Aren’t Necessarily Food)
Francky Knapp is the commerce writer at Eater, and an award-winning writer with bylines in GQ, VICE, The Daily Beast, and ...
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Jif peanut butter maker JM Smucker to ditch cookie brand in $305 million deal
J.M. Smucker said on Tuesday it would sell its cookie brand, Voortman, to U.S.-based premium snacks maker Second Name Brands ... 10 cents to Smucker. Packaged food companies have been shedding ...
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Microgrants help Somali sambusa maker, other food startups scale up
Mariam Mohamed is co-founder of Hoyo, which is one of 12 local startups that received 2024 microgrants from the nonprofit Market Entry Fund. She's seen on Oct. 1 at Hoyo's Bloomington facility ...
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3i picks bankers to swallow £500m Applaws pet food maker
3i Group, the listed private equity group, has picked bankers to sell the pet food manufacturer behind leading brands including Applaws. Sky News has learnt that 3i has appointed Harris Williams ...