- Kraft Heinz is a $25 billion global company — they sell about two million bottles of ketchup every day.
- It owns more than 200 brands, including nostalgic staples like Lunchables and Capri Sun.
- New CEO Steve Cahillane says the company is adjusting as shoppers shift toward less-processed foods and cheaper store-brand options.
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- US spirits giant Sazerac has bought Swansea-born Au Vodka — reportedly valuing the brand at about £300m — and plans to expand it globally.
- Au became a viral hit for its distinctive gold bottles/cans, celebrity backing (DJ Charlie Sloth) and savvy social‑media marketing.
- Founded by two friends from Swansea, the brand now employs 80+ people locally — a big success story for a homegrown start‑up.
- A Birmingham woman found hairs in an Aldi chicken caesar dip while buying “recovery food” for her partner in hospital and was disgusted.
- She was more upset by Aldi’s reply including an AI prompt line (“Make it short and concise…”) and no clear apology, calling it inauthentic.
- Aldi said the response fell below its standards, apologised and has contacted her directly to resolve the issue.
- Princess Diana's iconic "revenge dress" is going up for sale for the first time in nearly 30 years — a head-turning bit of royal fashion history.
- Hundreds are flocking to Tucson for Sonoran hot dogs — a regional favorite whose flavors trace back to immigrant traditions.
- After a 14-year restoration, the largest Roman wall mosaic ever found has been revealed — a striking piece of painted history now on display.
- New study suggests food packaging isn't harmless — about 1 in 12 known food-contact chemicals were flagged as potentially carcinogenic, endocrine-disrupting, or otherwise hazardous.
- Even worse, researchers say most FCCs are under-studied: roughly 13,000 of 15,000 lack clear hazard data, so many risks are simply unknown.
- Fixes can backfire — replacing banned chemicals (like BPA) with lookalikes (e.g., BPS) can lead to "regrettable substitutions" that prove just as harmful.
- Three major egg producers settled an antitrust case by paying $3.3 million and donating 53 million eggs after alleged collusion drove prices up.
- States including Texas (7 million eggs), Arizona and North Carolina are already distributing free eggs through food banks.
- Legal experts say the remedy is unusual and appealing politically, but distributing perishable eggs is logistically tricky since many food banks lack cold-storage capacity.
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