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Nutella Chaos In France

Joyce Grant — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 21:54:56 +0000

People in France love Nutella, a sweet chocolate-hazelnut spread.
So when a large chain of grocery stores offered the spread last week for 70 per cent off its regular price, customers clamoured to get it. They pushed and shoved their way through crowds to buy as much of it as they could, according to news reports by many organization such as CBC News, The Guardian, Forbes, Le Parisien and The New York Times.
A 950-gram jar of the spread normally sells in France for 4,70 €. For three days, from Thursday, Jan. 25 until Saturday, Jan. 27, the grocery chain Intermarché offered Nutella for 70 per cent off, or about 1,41 €.

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Dr. Heimlich Uses His Life-Saving Maneuver For The First Time (Or Does He?)

Joyce Grant — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 00:46:41 +0000

Imagine coming up with an amazing, life-saving invention. An invention that tens of thousands of people around the world have used to save people’s lives.
And then imagine never using it yourself, not even once, to save a life. Until you were 96 years old.
That’s exactly what happened to Dr. Henry Heimlich.

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Hamburg, Germany Government Bans “Coffee Pods”

Joyce Grant — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 21:21:00 +0000

People have a love-hate relationship with coffee pods. Love the convenience, hate the waste.
Coffee pods or capsules are little plastic or aluminum, coffee containers that are used to brew a single cup of coffee.

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North American Lobsters Invading British Waters

Monique Conrod — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 01:02:49 +0000

Some unwelcome visitors from North America have been turning up in the waters off the coast of Great Britain.
North American lobsters have been found in lobster traps in the North Sea, far from their native habitat.

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Russia Closes Down Nine McDonald’s Restaurants

Joyce Grant — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 02:38:55 +0000

People in Russia remember waiting more than eight hours to taste their first Big Mac. The line-up was hundreds of people long, snaking back and forth along the sidewalk. That was 1990, when the first McDonald’s restaurant opened in Russia, in Moscow’s Pushkin Square.

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Genetically Modified Salmon: Food or ‘Frankenfish’?

Monique Conrod — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 03:00:19 +0000

A company called AquaBounty Technologies has created a new type of salmon that grows twice as fast as regular salmon.
Now it wants permission to sell the salmon as food.
But many people, including some scientists, say the company should not be allowed to farm or sell the salmon until we know more about the possible effects it could have on the environment and on human health.

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Don’t Bother Stockpiling Nutella Just Yet

Monique Conrod — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:38:46 +0000

A combination of bad weather and disease has damaged much of this year’s hazelnut crop.
Now people are worried that they will have to pay more for Nutella, the popular chocolate-hazelnut spread, and other products that contain hazelnuts.

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Unsold Food At Sports Events Feeds Local Hungry

Joyce Grant — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 06:09:25 +0000

Ever wonder what happens to food that doesn’t sell at hockey games?

In Toronto and many cities across North America, it goes to feed the hungry.

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Big Differences Between Korean and American Food Culture: Student

Gabriela Rios — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 05:55:58 +0000

A student from South Korea says she was "shocked" at how differently food is treated in the United States compared with her homeland.

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Chocolate May Soon Cost More

Nancy Miller — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 00:57:20 +0000

The price for a bar of chocolate may soon be going up. That's because cocoa beans, the main ingredient in chocolate, are becoming harder to get.

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