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Cinema

The origins of McDonald's told in the movie 'The Founder'

‘The Founder’ charts salesman Roy Croc’s story as he helps turn two brother’s fast food eatery into to what we know today – McDonald’s one of the biggest restaurant businesses in the…

17/01/2017

World News

Report slams EU response to food waste

A report published by the European Court of Auditors calls EU action on foodwaste "fragmented", "sporadic" and "lacking"

16/01/2017

USA

"Great service, but we don't tip black people"

Support has poured in for a black waitress who said she was the victim of a racist note from a customer.

10/01/2017

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Japan: Sushi restaurant purchases bluefin tuna for over $614,000

A popular sushi restaurant in Tokyo, Sushizanmai, purchased a 212 kilogram bluefin tuna for 72 million yen (614,016 USD) at Japan’s iconic Tsukiji fish market during its first auction of the year on T

06/01/2017

Vatican

McDonald's in the Vatican - why the cardinals are seeing red

McDonald's cooks up controversy with a food outlet in a building belonging to the Catholic Church in Rome - within sight of St Peter's Square.

03/01/2017

Italy

Kinder Surprise creator William Salice an eggsample to us all

Kinder Surprise creator William Salice an eggsample to us all

30/12/2016

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Tourists flock to Lyon for a gourmet getaway

Lyon, a city that is 2,000 years old, attracts about six million visitors a year, 30 percent of whom are foreigners who travel here notably for the local…

21/12/2016

Economy

Europe and US authorities cry foul over Chinese food import plans

European and US authorities are seeking further high level talks with China over its plans to increase regulations on food imports.

09/12/2016

United Kingdom

Chinese firm buys UK Prime Minister's local pub

A Chinese company has bought a British pub in the Buckinghamshire countryside just outside London.

07/12/2016

Business Series

Nestle claims designer sugar cuts content by 40%, taste unchanged

Foods behemoth Nestle has says its hollowed out sugar molecule can cut sugar content in products by 40%, promises sales by 2018.

01/12/2016

USA

Big Mac inventor dies, aged 98

Michael James Delligatti, the inventor of the Big Mac, has died at the age of 98.

01/12/2016

Europe News

New EU drive aims to slash food waste

The European Commission is launching a new drive to cut food waste in the bloc.

28/11/2016

Syria

UN warning: food running out in besieged part of Aleppo

An SOS has been sent out from the UN about food running out in eastern Aleppo in Syria.

10/11/2016

United Kingdom

Food and insults fly across the Brexit table

Attitudes are hardening ahead of eventual negotiations to take the UK out of the EU, while the pre-talks void is being filled with mud-slinging - and satire.

25/10/2016

Economy

Dubai vies to be halal hub

The growth of halal food and lifestyle products is a focus of the Global Islamic Economy Summit in Dubai, presents huge business opportunity.

12/10/2016

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Coffee, cocoa and fair trade in Peru

In this episode of Peru Life we travel to the mountains where coffee and cocoa abound.

07/10/2016

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The future of food technology

In a special edition of Futuris, we investigate how scientists and engineers are helping farmers and food entrepreneurs across Europe.

03/10/2016

Next Series

Takeaway: coffee waste recycling

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03/10/2016

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Peruvian pleasures of the table

From the highest altitudes to the depths of the Pacific, Peru is rich in wild and untamed tastes unfamiliar to most palates. But now internationally-renowned chefs are putting Peru's cuisine on the ma

19/09/2016

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Traveller's diary: from gastronomy's capital to coffee fields

19/09/2016