Whetstone Chocolate Factory plots Yowie egg launch in US amid patent dispute
Whetstone Chocolate Factory is to begin manufacturing Yowie-branded toy-filled chocolate eggs in the US as its licensor initiates legal action against an alleged imitator.
Archives for August 22, 2013
Chewing gum may help the mildly depressed, say researchers
Chewing gum may reduce symptoms that occur when people are depressed such as loss of appetite and flatulence, say researchers.
The robotic icing on the cake
Quasar Automation has completed the development of its 3D vision and laser robot that is set to shake up the previously labor intensive manual operation of icing cakes.
Pathogen-busting films created with high flavanol cocoa
Researchers have created antimicrobial packaging films containing high flavanol cocoa extracts that they say inhibits the growth of pathogens like listeria, E-coli and salmonella in food products.
Researchers question fructose's role in obesity and brain functioning
Increases in childhood obesity levels, in part due to high intakes of fructose, may also have a dramatic effect on brain funcitoning and academic performance, warn researchers.