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2 mn readPepsiCo is buying Poppi, the popular prebiotic soda brand, in a $1.65 billion deal. The move marks PepsiCo’s further shift into the “better for you” category as consumers shy away from sugar-filled drinks and unhealthy snacks. In January, the company bought Siete Foods, which makes gluten-free chips for $1.2 billion, and PepsiCo bought the remaining […]
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3 mn readThe elderly woman gazes wistfully into the distance, her hands curled over a basket of tobacco, surrounded by the hundreds of cigarettes she has spent hours rolling by hand. The photograph is one of several snapped by student Rashmitha T in her village in Tamil Nadu, featuring her neighbours who make traditional Indian cigarettes called […]
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2 mn readFirefighters continue battling wildfires that erupted across the Southern US states of North and South Carolina over the weekend as dry, windy conditions fueled the flames. South Carolina recorded over 175 wildfires during the weekend, burning some 17 square kilometers (6.5 square miles). A major fire near Carolina Forest spread across 647 hectares (1,600 acres) […]
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3 mn readKenya’s tea exporters voiced concern about potential blowback from Sudan, a key market for the country’s biggest commodity, after the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary held a symbolic political meeting in Nairobi this week. The Sudanese government described Kenya’s hosting of RSF, the group which its forces have been fighting in a civil war since March […]
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< 1 mn readStarbucks will lay off 1,100 corporate employees as Brian Niccol, the new CEO of the Seattle-based coffee chain, plans to streamline operations. The announcement, which the company made Monday in a press release, comes after senior leaders in January began “evaluating the role, structure and size of” its global corporate divisions. Those whose positions are […]
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5 mn readBBC’s Discovering the World’s Table sees food writer Nick Kwek journey to his ancestral homeland of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo, where he eats pufferfish with the Bajau Laut sea nomads, learns the art of rice wine-making and is given a secret hangover cure. Pristine turquoise waves lap our boat as we depart the harbourfront in […]
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