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Mother's cookies shuts down
Grab them like you're a cookie monster because mother is seeking bankruptcy protection.
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China’s Taste for Chocolate
I remember chocolate in China back in the 90s - brown, waxy, disgustingly sweet and with no chocolatey flavour whatsoever. The stuff didn't even melt. But it turns out that now Chocolate, as well as a range of more 'Western' sweets and treats are becoming fashionable amongst the Chinese public, not just as tasty snacks, but as fashion statements as well.
Jelly Belly, for example, is expanding its Chinese market by developing (rather unsurprisingly) green tea and red bean flavored jelly beans.
So that's why China's going through the start of an obeisity epidemic... I remember chocolate in China back in the 90s - brown, waxy, disgustingly sweet and with no chocolatey flavour whatsoever. The stuff ... more -
Double Dangers of High Fructose Corn Syrup
Farmers receive subsidies to grow corn - much of this corn is sold to cola and other junk-food companies at a reduced rate. These companies then make high fructose corn syrup to sweeten their products. It is much cheaper to use than beet or cane sugar and can have serious negative effects on our bodies - especially the bodies of children. It's in just about any processed food you can name. As well as sweets and colas it is in bread, beer, fruit juices, frozen treats - read your labels. High fructose corn syrup is not processed by the body like sugars from fruits and vegetables - it's something we all should learn about if we value our health. Farmers receive subsidies to grow corn - much of this corn is sold to cola and other junk-food companies at a reduced rate. These com... more
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Upscale M&M's Premiums come out of their shell
M&M's may be an old brand, but it is not afraid to try new things.
Mars Snackfood, which makes the candy, has changed not just one aspect of the M&M's, but everything from the formulation to the packaging, price and flavor.
"We've actually changed the recipe of M&M's as America and the world knows it," said Ryan Bowling, a spokesman for Mars Snackfood U.S. "This is a whole new recipe, both visually and to its taste as well."
The candies themselves are fatter and less uniform than traditional M&M's. More radically, these M&M's have no candy shell - just a shiny topcoat with a marbleized, almost metallic-looking finish in bright colors.
There are five flavors - mint chocolate, mocha, triple chocolate, raspberry almond and chocolate almond - sold in a 6-ounce, or 170-gram, package. Instead of lying in a rectangular brown bag, M&M's Premiums sit in an upright cardboard box with a clear window that shows off the candy.
M&M's Premiums are already on store shelves in the United States, distributed to outlets where M&M's are sold. Television spots will begin next week on major networks and popular channels in the United States.
"Even just seeing one color of an M&M helps say, 'ooh that's something different,"' said Susan Credle, executive creative director at BBDO New York, which handles M&M's advertising. M&M's may be an old brand, but it is not afraid to try new things. ... more -
Boy, 7, steals gran's cashcard, subsequently empties sweet shop
One sneaky little seven-year-old in Germany got busted for stealing his gran's cash card, then drawing out a heap of cash from the ATM after all of his mates emptied the local shop of all of its sweets.
The alarm was raised by the other kids parents and then the police apprehended the sneaky sweetie shopper.
A police spokesman said: "He could barely reach the console to type in the number.
"But he had seen that was how his gran got the cash and he just took her card and copied her. He did not know it was anything wrong."
Bless him.
Photo: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3168/2622923016_255dbc0a... One sneaky little seven-year-old in Germany got busted for stealing his gran's cash card, then drawing out a heap of cash from th... more -
United Kingdom Talk Thursday 31st July 2008
Thursday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch or listen to the show on Tues, Thurs & Sats here at CURRENT TV.
In today's show :
More tea bags.
£5 for a bag of sweets ? I don't think so.
Cheap trousers.
We are all watching out weight.
Mashed potato.
Food and fresh rolls should be chilled.
Three times a week fun.
Wind power for hours.
A place NOT to visit in London.
A visit to the Golden Lion - BUT .............
Flowers everywhere.
ITV Bingo Night Live.
Am I greedy ?
Are you the last one ?
Sharon leaves it too long (my sister).
Great school dinners.
I get very very wet - and lost.
My Uncles funeral.
My nephew earns £20 !
A pigsty ?
Superarts.
chris@unitedkingdomtalk.co.uk
WWW.UNITEDKINGDOMTALK.CO.UK Thursday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch or listen to the show on Tues, Thurs & Sats here at CURRENT TV. ... more -
Revels to 'evict' least-loved flavour
It's time to make room for a new mystery flavour in the Revels family. Just like the Big-Brother housemate you hate to watch, now you can vote to oust your least-loved Revel. The ad campaign launches next week, but you can already go to their website http://revelseviction.com to "Save the one you love, evict the one you hate". Chocolate, raisin, coffee, Malteser, caramel and orange -- what'll it be? It's time to make room for a new mystery flavour in the Revels family. Just like the Big-Brother housemate you hate to watch, now... more
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Official Top 10 Vending Machine Snacks - Surprizing Results!
Washington Post featured a list from Automatic Merchandiser of the top 10 snacks, in dollar sales, from Vending Machines. Any of these surprise you or jump out as unusual? Washington Post featured a list from Automatic Merchandiser of the top 10 snacks, in dollar sales, from Vending Machines. Any of these... more
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Arty smartie candy
Food artist Emma Staite's newest collection mixes sweets with art to pretty impressive results.
She has recreated some of the world's most famous artworks using colourful chocolate Smarties, including Banksy's 'Clean Streets Maid,' Warhol's 'Marilyn Monroe' as well as a host of UK city skylines, which all look, ahem, sweet.
Check the link to see the pieces which are being entered into a nationwide exhibition which is celebrating the much loved candy, Smarties. Food artist Emma Staite's newest collection mixes sweets with art to pretty impressive results. ... more -
Salvador Dali designed the Chupa Chups logo
Sweet Cred! That mental chap who made paintings of melting clocks and long legged rhino beats was the man behind the Chupa Chups logo. There are some things that even the internet find surprising. Sweet Cred! That mental chap who made paintings of melting clocks and long legged rhino beats was the man behind the Chupa Chups logo.... more
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Terrifying 80s corporate mascots...
...and the people responsible for them. Why you are so messed-up now. Video is of your friendly neighbourhood M&Ms Man.
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