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Meta is absent from SF Pride this year, as tech industry retreats from public support of LGBTQ+
CNBC
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June 24, 2025
Parade goers hold Pride flags during the annual Pride Parade in San Francisco on Sunday, June 29, 2024. Minh Connors | San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is staying mum these days when it comes to...
What do the Irish drink?
IrishCentral
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June 24, 2025
IrishCentral takes a look at some of the other weird and wonderful popular brews that get the Irish taste buds flowing. Irish Stout What better place to start than Ireland's world-famous Irish stout, Guinness? Often referred to as "the black...
Microplastics shed by food packaging are contaminating our food and drink, study finds
KVIA - Texas
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June 24, 2025
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Ripping the plastic wrap from the meat or prepackaged fruit and veggies you purchased at the grocery store may contaminate your food with micro- and nanoplastics, according to new research. Plastic contamination may...
Thinking Drinkers to visit three Cumbrian pubs on 1,000 mile bike ride
News & Star
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Tom Sandham and Ben McFarland, the comedy duo known as the 'Thinking Drinkers', are visiting the pubs as part of their bike ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats. The tour is part of a campaign to celebrate the role pubs play in communities and to...
Wine not?
Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly
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June 24, 2025
Melton council will explore how to boost the tourism potential of the local winery industry through partnerships or experiences, aiming to support local producers and attract tourist visitation. A motion raised by councillor Brandi Morris at the...
Diddy trial could be turning point for women’s power in music industry
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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ExploreRHONE: Atlanta ‘trophy wife’ empowers abuse survivors with tell-all book Credit: Courtesy Credit: Courtesy The music industry has historically remained a “boys’ club.” In 2024, women only made up 37.7% of artists on the year-end Hot 100...
Easy does it: A wave of low-alcohol wines for summer
Decanter
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June 24, 2025
Across growing regions, winemakers are exploring lower-alcohol options as part of a shift toward lighter, healthier wines with fewer calories, less sugar and lower alcohol content. Healthier lifestyle habits are driving the trend as low-alcohol...
Inner Sydney nightlife revival needs more than later hours: industry
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 24, 2025
Venue owners say more needs to be done to bring back Sydney's nightlife than just extending opening hours, after a local council approved a proposal aimed at revitalising hospitality in the inner west. Bars, pubs and music venues in specified...
Scotland launches campaign to celebrate soft fruit sector
The Scottish Farmer
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Now, a new national campaign aims to shine a brighter spotlight on the industry, as Scotland Food & Drink, with backing from the Scottish Government, launches Berries of Scotland - a four-month celebration of the nation’s finest soft fruits and...
Tesco and leading health charities urge UK Government to mandate health transparency across food industry
Ethical Marketing News
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June 24, 2025
Tesco teams up with 3 leading UK health charities to support the nation’s health. In an open letter to the Health and Social Care Secretary, Tesco and its three leading health charity partners are urging the UK Government to make healthier food...
The Magic Of Burgundy — A Trip To This Region Of France Is a Wine Lover’s Dream
Paper City Magazine - Texas
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June 24, 2025
Burgundy is often on my mind. The diverse landscapes and geography, the wines, the cuisine. . . it is a fabled region with a grand history (the Franks and the Dukes of Burgundy are alone worthy of lifelong study) and captivating present. All that,...
PNG Forest Products Limited a self-sufficient industry in Bulolo
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 24, 2025
PNG Forest Products Limited (PNGFPL), under the leadership of Group General Manager Tim Madgwick, is far more than just a timber company, its operations has shaped the history and future of Bulolo, in Morobe Province. Today, speaking at the 40th...
New recipe needed to achieve growth in the dining and drinking industry
The Herald (Scotland)
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June 24, 2025
“Once again, growth will be distributed unevenly and centred around small industrial clusters that have high barriers to access – hardly a recipe for driving social mobility." Read more: Whether the drinking, dining and entertainment sectors...
Ongoing water crisis negatively affecting Apalachicola tourism industry
WJHG - Florida
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June 24, 2025
APALACHICOLA, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - For the past two weeks, NewsChannel 7 has been covering the ongoing water crisis in Apalachicola. On Monday, we walked around the commercial district to ask business owners how the ongoing water issues are...
Australian researchers transfer dairy protein technology to industry
Australian Manufacturing
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June 24, 2025
Australian scientists have successfully transferred precision fermentation technology for creating dairy proteins from laboratory to industry, marking a breakthrough for alternative dairy production. The University of Queensland team, led by...
OnlyFans footage of woman in bikini drinking from cows condemned by animal rights group
Rotorua Daily Post
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Featherlight nanomaterial pulls clean drinking water from air, absorbs 3x its weight
Interesting Engineering - New York
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June 23, 2025
In a world where billions lack clean water, scientists have found a way to pull it from thin air. An international team of researchers led by Nobel Laureate Professor Sir Kostya Novoselov and Professor Rakesh Joshi has developed a groundbreaking...
Food sector breakthrough tackles climate challenge in Australia
Food & Beverage
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June 24, 2025
A group of Monash University scientists has made a breakthrough discovery with the potential to tackle critical food insecurity, presenting a new model for how plants sense temperature. To help navigate future climate extremes and environmental...
New mandatory traceability system in meat industry
Food & Beverage
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June 23, 2025
As part of a new national traceability system, Western Australia’s saleyards and abattoirs will begin scanning electronic identification tags for sheep and goats. This mandatory system in WA, which will move to full operation by 1 July 2026, is...
Treasury Wine Estates Unveils ‘Treasury Collective’ As Global Premium Brands Division
B&T
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June 24, 2025
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has unveiled ‘Treasury Collective’ as the name of its global premium brands division, which will officially commence operations on 1 July 2025. The new name and brand identity was unveiled as part of a broader market...