Apple Cider Vinegar and weight loss

Apple cider vinegar (a.k.a. A.C.V) is my new health obsession. I recently began taking apple cider vinegar shots a few times a day for a quick and effective energy burst. However, I’ve since discovered so many other useful and healthy ways to incorporate it into my daily routine. Natural weight loss supplement – Pure Apple Cider Vinegar is a…

Coca-Cola to buy Costa coffee chain for £3.9bn

Coca-Cola is to buy Costa coffee from its UK owner Whitbread for £3.9billion ( $5.1bn. Whitbread shares leapt forward 18 per cent after it unveiled a deal to sell its Costa Coffee chain to Coca-Cola including debt. The sale marks the end of Whitbread’s 23-year ownership of Costa, which the Group bought for £19million  when…

Novichok vodka whatever next!

Bristol Dry Gin distillery announced its new range of vodka on 7th July named “Novichok Edition” in the same week that Amesbury local Dawn Sturgess died from exposure to the nerve agent after falling ill on 30th June. Her partner Chris Rowley, is still in hospital after also being poisoned by the chemical, while several…

Summer cocktails to cool off in the sizzling summer

  WATERMELON-TEQUILA COCKTAILS When watermelon is in abundance, this is a great way to use it. Bobby Flay purees seedless watermelon chunks, then strains the juice through a sieve and mixes it with silver tequila, sugar syrup, blueberries, mint and fresh lime juice. TO SERVE 8 •       1/4 cup water 1/4 cup…

Smoothie a day for the summer

It’s that time of year when the temperatures are rising rapidly and the need to be looking out best physically is necessary as everyone likes to get ‘Bikini’ ready. Unfortunately, the whole peer pressure of looking good and feeling our best can sometimes be overwhelming and I find myself falling into quick-fix diets which ultimately…

Sandwich and coffeeshops Pret A Manger sold for £1.5bn

The UK Private Equity Group Bridgepoint, owner of Pret a Manger, has agreed to sell their sandwich shop chain for £1.5bn inclusive of debt to JAB Holdings, the German family-owned investment group challenging Nestle with its rapid acquisition of companies linked to the coffee market. Bridgepoint initially paid only £ 364m including debt to buy…

What happens when animals consume junk food

Junk food is a prepared food that has low nutritional value with high levels of calories from sugar or fat with little fibre,, protein, vitamins or minerals, like meat prepared with saturated fat. Frequent consumption of junk food increases the intake of excess fat, simple carbohydrates and processed sugar which may lead to a higher…

KFC struggled to overcome logistics of chicken distribution

The fast-food chain continued to fail in selling fried chicken, as their distribution deal with DHL went horribly wrong after branches around the UK started closing last weekend, the 180, 000 square foot of warehouse in Warwickshire had logistics problems caused by a switch from its longstanding distribution Bidvest to DHL. KFC Tweeted, “ We…