Would you believe coffee, the world’s most popular drug is an indispensable part of daily life for billions of people around the world – one of the most valuable commodities in the history of global capitalism? In1896 March, an American graduate did a strange contraption – “ glass cage” in fact a copper chamber, seven…
Consumers who were worried about contracting COVID-19 have been boosting their immune system by drinking orange juices. Frozen concentrated orange juice, traded in New York, rising 25 per cent to $1.214 a pound since the start of January. US shoppers were stockpiling on the staple, as fears over labour shortage in factories and transportation have…
In India Parsis from Persia were instrumental for popularising and producing carbonated beverages in India two centuries ago, which is now a £7bn industry. A bottle of Pallonji’s Raspberry soda come with a disclaimer “Contains no fruit”Electric red in colour syrupy drink sold in the Irani cafes in Western city of Bombay. Soda had…
Social Shutdown pubs, Restaurants, Cinemas, Theatres, Gyms, Spa ordered to close Mr. Johnson urged the public to stay at home as far as possible and think very carefully before visiting relatives on Mothering Sunday tomorrow .and said “bit by bit, day by day, your actions, your restraint, and your sacrifice, we are putting his country…
Dog of all sizes are welcome at the ground floor bar in where they will be given a bowl of water on arrival and looked after by bar staff while you sup up your favourite cocktails or spirits with 20 per cent off the generous portion of meals prices. Located off City Road, East…
World Vegan day is on November 1st. The Vegan Society says half of all vegans are now aged between 15 and 34 and more adults have switched to a plant-based diet in the last three years. Veganism actually existed more than two hundred years ago in1874. Towards the end of World War II, Donald Watson…
The investment company behind Keurig Dr Pepper, sandwich chain Pret A Manger, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, JAB Holdings, Caribou and Peet’s coffee, Einstein Bros Bagels who are aiming to raise as much as £6.5bn ($8bn) from investors to further its multi-year acquisition spree in the consumer sector. The company which manages the fortune of Germany’s billionaire…
Victor Li Tzar Kuoi, the Hong Kong billionaire and son of the LI Ka-Shing acquired Greene King in the midst of weak pound to strike a £4.6bn deal for the UK’s biggest listed pubs and brewery group. CK Asset Holdings, the property investment firm founded by Li Ka-Shing (91) and run by Victor, his son,…
Coca-Cola known for its eponymous Caffeine-based drink, but the firm now appears to be experimenting with a different drug: cannabis. The drink giant is in talks with local producer Aurora Cannabis about developing marijuana-infused beverages. Although these drinks would not intoxicate customers but supposed to relieve pain. “Along with many others in the beverage industry,…
OYO, a fast-growing Indian hotel chain backed by Softbank, is investing £1.6bn ($2bn) to triple 25-year-old Ritesh Agrawal, the founder’s stake to 30 percent from 10 per cent in the company while light speed and Sequoia, its US backers partly cash out. The share buyback pushes OYO , the World’s third-largest hotel chain behind InterContinental…