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SUPP Piasau distributes 300 food baskets to Kg Pasir families celebrating Gawai
Borneo Post
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June 16, 2025
SUPP Piasau mobile service team members and recipients are seen in a group photo. MIRI (June 16): The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Piasau mobile service team distributed 330 food baskets in Kampung Pasir, Lutong on Sunday to families...
UAE’s Islamic finance, halal industry poised for robust growth, economic diversification
Zawya
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ABU DHABI: The UAE continues to cement its status as a leading global hub for Islamic finance and the halal industry, aligned with a comprehensive development vision aimed at diversifying the national economy and enhancing global competitiveness....
AI takes on food waste
The Malaysian Star
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June 15, 2025
You have your safety belt on. About an hour into the flight, hunger kicks in. You reach for the inflight menu, and a pack of nasi lemak catches your eye. Maybe it’s the sambal, or it’s the idea of enjoying a familiar local favourite at 30,000 feet...
In-N-Out also serves up the happiest employees in the industry, survey says
New York Post
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June 16, 2025
A new survey is highlighting a restaurant chain that provides service with a smile. In-N-Out Burger has claimed the top spot for having the happiest employees among America’s major restaurant chains. Financial services company William Blair...
Vibrant, innovative, authentic: Asia’s food scene brims with promise at THAIFEX-Anuga Asia 2025
Philstar
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June 16, 2025
BANGKOK, Thailand — For two decades already, Thailand’s THAIFEX-Anuga Asia has helped promote some of the best food businesses in Asia, helping their brands go global. It has also become a platform for promising startups to widen their reach and...
Experts warn of widespread phenomenon driving up prices for range of food products: 'The most significant factor'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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June 15, 2025
These price spikes also widen the inequality gap. by Christine DulionJune 15, 2025 Essential foods in Bulgaria are getting more expensive, according to the Sofia News Agency. A new report has found that grocery prices in the country surged nearly...
Quick commerce industry's hygiene headache explained
The Economic Times
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June 16, 2025
Over the past couple of years, quick commerce platforms like Blinkit, Zepto, Instamart, Flipkart Minutes, and BigBasket have launched hundreds of dark stores to meet their ultra-fast delivery promises even as they moved beyond groceries into...
Food worker with 'fantasy' of security career sought in Minnesota political shootings
KBBI AM 890 - Alaska
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June 15, 2025
A nationwide manhunt is in its second day for Vance Luther Boelter, 57, who has been identified by law enforcement agencies in Minnesota as the primary suspect in the targeted shootings early Saturday morning that left Democratic state lawmaker...
‘Water is more expensive than milk’: Riverina dairy farmers warn industry faces wipeout
About Regional
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June 15, 2025
Lachlan Marshall with NSW MPs Helen Dalton (left) and Linda Voltz at his dairy farm in Blighty. Photo: Supplied. Dairy farmers have warned that the low price of milk in supermarkets combined with the Federal Government’s policy of buying back...
Crafting excellence: The role of texture in food and drink
FoodNavigator-Asia
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Why texture matters The crunch of fried chicken and the creamy richness of yogurt highlight the vital role textures play in enhancing the pleasure and satisfaction of food and beverage products. Texture adds interest and is a key driver in a...
Home-based food businesses stir debate among restaurant owners
The Straits Times
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June 15, 2025
SINGAPORE - From a wood-fired oven in a bungalow in East Coast, Long Weekend Pizza can churn out 200 pizzas a day. At 37 Blair Road, Little Social serves Peranakan dinners to up to 60 guests at a time in a residential conservation shophouse. And...
Water industry is ‘deaf’ to crisis facing sector, warn MPs
The Times
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The culture of the water industry is “deaf to the crisis the sector is facing”, MPs have warned. The environment, food and rural affairs committee said the water sector had “completely lost sight of its purpose” and urged a government review to...
Water sector needs ‘root-and-branch’ reform, MPs say
Ayr Advertiser
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The cross-party Environment, Food and Rural Affairs committee has said that the industry is “failing”, but that water companies are “deaf to the crisis” that it is facing. In their report, Priorities For Water Sector Reform released on Monday, the...
Brooke Rollins Defends Deportation Exemption for Favored Industries
Breitbart
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June 15, 2025
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is defending her push to exempt farmers, meatpackers, and restaurant employers from the nation’s immigration laws. The New York Times reported on Saturday that Rollins persuaded President Donald Trump to...
Airline industry hits an air pocket
The Hindu Business Line
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June 15, 2025
CLIPPED WINGS: Amidst parts supply shortages, global aircraft delivery backlog is 17,000, implying a 14-year wait | Photo Credit: Matthieu Rondel Global airlines battling supply chain challenges and trade tensions are relying on data insights to...
Discovering food and gastronomy tourism
Manila Standard
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June 15, 2025
The Department of Tourism (DOT) recently launched a new program that makes experiential travel even more satisfying as it is driven by narratives, traditions, and cultural connections that characterize the production and consumption of food. The...
Food Planet Prize: ‘Green fertiliser’ with potential to disrupt global nitrogen fertiliser industry wins $2mln
Down to Earth
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Reflecting on how agriculture and food security is affected by factors like conflicts and trade wars, Forsberg said, “When there is no nitrogen fertiliser available, which has been the case with Europe for a couple of periods as a consequence of...
FG declares 3-day prayer for food security
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 14, 2025
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has announced a ministry-wide prayer and fasting session for national protection and food security. This was contained in an internal circular dated June 11, 2025, and signed by Director of...
Special address on Sustainable Food Packaging in Asia delivered
Telengana Today
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June 15, 2025
The event, themed “Accelerating Sustainable Industrial Development of the Food Packaging Industry in Asia”, was hosted in collaboration with WPO and Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Netherlands, a globally reputed centre for life sciences...
Dearborn to enforce new food truck regulations to address safety and fair competition
The Arab American News
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June 15, 2025
DEARBORN – Over the past few years, food trucks have gained widespread popularity in Dearborn, with the city now hosting more than 30 licensed trucks offering a wide range of fast foods, such as shawarma, burgers, fried chicken, tacos, hot dogs...