It’s no secret that most coffee shops fail. Some people mistakenly believe a coffee shop is an easy source of income. It can be when you’re passionate about the coffee industry. Unfortunately, without passion, you’re doomed to fail from the start. Passion is vital, but it’s not enough. You need to be meticulous with the way you run your business. […]

Tomatoes are certainly hardy plants – this is partly due to a compound which they emit, known as hexenyl butyrate (HB). Spanish scientists have now found that a spray of synthetic HB helps various crop plants to withstand both drought and bacterial infections. In a natural process called transpiration, water within a plant evaporates through tiny pores known as stomata, […]

The World Tourism Organisation and Basque Culinary Center (BCC), have launched a pioneering initiative for the gastronomic tourism sector, with a global call for startups or companies, mature or emerging, technological and non-technological, with innovative ideas capable of revolutionising and integrating gastronomy in tourism and inspiring tourists with new ways and reasons to travel The gastronomic tourism sector is moving […]

Behold the trendiest foods of 2019! Sure, we’re less than a month into the new year, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start looking ahead to the food items you can expect to see more of at the farmers market, on restaurant menus, and on supermarket shelves in the coming months. To find some of the trendiest eats of the […]

Rainbow, schmainbow. When Luther is back on TV and it gets dark outside 20 minutes after your lunch break, only beige food will do. First, let’s debunk the myth that this is your body’s way of fattening you up for winter – you’re not a hibernating woodland creature. So, what is going on? Blame your hormones, says registered dietitian Jo […]

There are many things that may leave us feeling hot under the collar – oysters, strawberries, intense perfume… but crisps? Crisps probably aren’t at the top of your list of get-in-the-mood foods, but Tyrells is looking to change that, releasing the ‘first’ aphrodisiac crisps just in time for Valentine’s Day. Hoping to get pulses racing, the honey- and chilli-flavoured crisps […]

Many of us start our day with Kelloggs — and in the  United Kingdom, some people will be able to end their day with Kelloggs too! In an effort to minimize their impact and reuse food waste, the breakfast food company has teamed up with Seven Bro7hers Brewery — a local brewery in Manchester — to create beer made from […]

Every year, millions of tonnes of perfectly good food are wasted around the world because people aren’t sure it’s still fresh. To cut down on this, researchers at Fraunhofer are developing an infrared pocket scanner that will let consumers, supermarkets and other food handlers determine if a food item has gone bad and even its degree of ripeness. According to […]

While it’s important to keep food of any type fresh, it’s particularly crucial with seafood, as it can become tainted with toxic bacteria. That’s why an international group of scientists is developing a transparent antibacterial film that gets eaten along with the seafood it’s covering. The research is being conducted by scientists from Pennsylvania State University, along with colleagues from […]