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Dietitians, school teachers, children’s caterers, chefs and mums have all been instrumental in the development of McDonald’s Australia’s world first - Pasta Zoo Happy Meal. The Pasta Zoo Happy Meal is high in carbohydrates, protein, and calcium, has no artificial colours or flavours, contains less than 10 grams of fat and is a source of iron.
The new Happy Meal includes animal shaped pasta filled with roasted vegetables and cheese, Zoo Goo - a tomato pasta dipping sauce, and also includes reduced fat milk with a Sipahh Milk Flavouring Straw which has less than half a teaspoon of added sugar per serve.
Research by Sensory Solutions said that 85 per cent of parents and children said that they would be happy to come to McDonald’s and buy the new Pasta Zoo Happy Meal.
88 per cent of parents said that they liked that McDonald’s was providing more choices in the Happy Meal range and a further 81 per cent of parents would recommend the new Pasta Zoo to their friends.
The new Pasta Zoo Happy Meal will be available at all 747 restaurants from January 17th.
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Visit McDonald's Australia Website to Learn more...
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Top 10 food & beverage business ideas in 2006 brought to you by Springwise
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We're deviating from our regular schedule to bring you the best new business ideas of 2006. Below, our personal favorites from the food & beverage industry. Brought to you by Springwise!
- Local shrimp farming: Who ever said everything is going to be outsourced, from salary slips to agriculture? In The Netherlands, Happy Shrimp is working hard to build Europe’s first tropical shrimp farm, located in the very non-tropical port of Rotterdam. Promising fresh (‘superfresh’) shrimp, aimed at local restaurants, the business is taking on low cost shrimp farming in Asia. It does so by smartly capitalising on trends that the competition may find it hard to latch on to. More »
- Sipping
flavour into milk: Sipahh, a new twist on the traditional
straw, is filled with naturally flavoured beads that dissolve and
impart flavour to cold white milk as it is sipped through the Sipahh.
As the tagline says,
“Insert into cold milk, Sip, and say Ahh!” Sipahh straws come in six fun flavours (Strawberry, Chocolate, Caramel, Banana, Toffee Apple, Cookies and Cream and Choc Mint), contain no artificial preservatives or colouring and less than half a teaspoon of sugar.
More » - Dessert-only restaurants: The newest addition to the niche restaurant scene is the dessert bar. Room 4 Dessert (New York), Espai Sucre (Barcelona) and our most recent spotting, ChikaLicious, limit their menus to creative concoctions that satisfy even the most ardent sweet tooth. A tiny 20-seat eatery in New York, founded by husband and wife team Don and Chika Tillman, ChikaLicious offers a 3-course menu for USD 12, consisting of a sweet amuse, the customer's choice of main course dessert, and petit fours to top it off. More »
- Indian Pret a Manger?: British Tiffinbites is a chain of Indian food outlets, which might well be the first real Indian fast food brand. The company gets its name from the classic stacked metal boxes that are used to carry home-cooked Indian lunches. Tiffinbites has replaced tin with plastic, but aims to keep the traditional, home-cooked quality. Food is centrally prepared in North-London, using fresh ingredients and with a much lower fat and oil content than regular Indian take-outs. More »
- Customer-made flavours: Austrian manufacturer Frenkenburger is asking customers to come up with new flavours for its all natural hemp milk drink, Trinkhanf. Made from ground hemp seeds, hemp milk is highly nutritious – hempseed is high in protein, amino acids and essential fatty acids, making it one of the most nutritionally complete food sources. But it doesn't taste of much. More »
- Ice
cream factory in a vending machine: Banana ice cream with
peanut butter cups mixed in? Not a problem for MooBella, a high-tech
vending machine that makes ice cream to order in 45 seconds. Because it
uses flash freezing instead of the standard slow churning method,
MooBella can produce ice cream on demand from room temperature
ingredients.
More » - Bamn! Rebirth of the automat: Photos by kind permission of Matt Jacobs, Capn Design. The hottest new eatery in New York won't get rave reviews for fine service provided by its waiters. It doesn't have any. Nor does Bamn! have tables, cashiers or any of the other basic amenities diners have come to expect. Instead, Bamn is a throwback to the first half of the 20th century -- it's an automat diner. Windowed compartments display hot, fresh food. Customers throw in a few coins and are rewarded with instant gratification. More »
- Happy
healthy meals:
School lunches are a hot topic across the world: from British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's Feed Me Better campaign, to Two Angry Moms trying to improve school lunches in the US. Both are aiming to get junk food out, and bring whole foods in. The situation is slightly different in The Netherlands, where children traditionally went home for lunch, and school cafeterias are an anomaly. These days, however, more and more Dutch children are 'staying over' for lunch at school. Soda and chips are gaining ground, and childhood obesity is on the rise. More » - More beer for women: It seems an international race is on to get women to drink more beer. Following our previous coverage of Karla, a functional German beer for women, comes a related spotting from Poland. Karmi, a regional brand produced by the Polish division of Carlsberg, is a dark beer that has been around for a while, and is characterized by its sweet caramel flavour. Categorized as a near-beer for its low alcohol content (0.1%), the drink has been revamped and is now being targeted to women. More »
- Meal prep goes uptown: While suburban households across the country are welcoming fix-and-freeze dinners to their tables, an urban version of the concept just opened at 63rd and Third in New York. Since New York real estate prices don't allow for huge communal kitchens, Really Cool Foods has altered the prep kitchen model into 'component cooking'. Customers select a recipe, grab the colour-coded components (vegetables, meats, sauces, etc), and get cooking. More »
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(Source: Springwise 01/02/07)
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NEW FLAVORS FOR METRO MINT
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pure. simple. mintwater.
Metromint is mintwater, pure and simple. The all natural combination of pure water and real mint has a unique cooling sensation that relieves your thirst, soothes your body, and revives your soul. No sweeteners. No calories. No preservatives. Nothing but all natural ingredients and a surprisingly vibrant taste.
Take one sip and experience the cooling sensation you can get only from the real mint in Metromint. The mint’s essential oils naturally stimulate the brain to send cooling sensations throughout your body. We call this cooling sensation The Chill Factor.
Metromint is now available in four varieties: original Peppermint, subtle Spearmint, and new tangy Lemonmint and citrusy Orangemint.
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Metromint is the brain-child of Rio Miura and Scott Lowe. Miura was born in Japan and has a background in product and fashion design. She conceived the recipe for Metromint and designed the label and bottle. Lowe, a Stanford graduate with a degree in International Relations, is responsible for product development and manufacturing. Together the two formed Soma Beverage Company in a loft in San Francisco’s South of Market district (SOMA), a neighborhood that is home to artists, high-tech start-ups, and the entrepreneurial spirit.
Combining the purest ingredients with innovative packaging and extraordinary taste, Metromint single-handedly created a new beverage category called mintwater. Metromint already has a loyal following. Four years in the making, Metromint was introduced to the public at the New York Fancy Food Show in 2004. Since then it has been flying off shelves. In 2004 Peppermint won BevNet’s best new product award. And in 2006 Spearmint won a Best New Beverage Award at the Natural Products Expo West.
For additional information, visit www.metromint.com or Read More
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Nicci Home Range Products "NEW"
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Nicci home is the retail version of our product range. Our range incorporates 7 flavours that we have selected. In time further exciting products will be added.
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About Nicci
The Chilla Beverage Co has been highly successful in the South African
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NEW ENVIGA™ PROVEN TO BURN CALORIES
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The drink proven to burn calories – Enviga –hits the U.S. market in the Northeast in November and will roll out nationally in January 2007. A delicious sparkling green tea containing green tea extracts, calcium, and caffeine, Enviga was conceived by Beverage Partners Worldwide (BPW) – a joint venture of Nestlé S.A. and The Coca-Cola Company.
“Enviga increases calorie burning. It represents the perfect partnership of science and nature,” said Dr. Rhona Applebaum, chief scientist, The Coca-Cola Company. “Enviga contains the optimum blend of green tea extracts (EGCG), caffeine and
naturally active plant micronutrients designed to work with your body to increase calorie burning, thus creating a negative calorie effect. It makes this product stand out as unique. Enviga brings the benefits of green tea to the forefront in a convenient and accessible, great tasting beverage.”
Consumers demand choice
“We’ve seen a shift in consumers’ attitudes toward diet and health and wellness, with more consumers seeking product choices that support active lifestyles, rather than just eliminating things from their diet,” said John Hackett, senior vice president, Coca-Cola North America Marketing. “Enviga is a great tasting beverage that invigorates your metabolism to gently burn calories, and it’s a positive step people can take as part of a balanced lifestyle – like taking the stairs.”
Enviga will be available in three delicious flavors – green tea, berry and peach –in the ready-to-drink tea section at supermarkets, mass merchandisers, convenience and drug stores, and club stores. Enviga will be sold in individual 12-ounce sleek cans as well as six-can and 12- can multi-packs. Suggested retail price for Enviga will be $1.29 - $1.49 (single can).
“Enviga brings together Nestlé’s expertise in nutritional science and extensive knowledge in the benefits of green tea with Coca-Cola’s consumer, marketing and distribution resources to create a new global beverage category with unique consumer benefits – a beverage with negative calories,“ said Leslie Novos, CEO of Beverage Partners Worldwide.
About Coca-Cola North America
Coca-Cola North America is a unit of The Coca-Cola Company, the world's largest beverage company. Along with Coca-Cola, recognized as the world's most valuable brand, the Company markets four of the world's top five soft drink brands, including Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite, and a wide range of other beverages, including diet and light soft drinks, waters, juices and juice drinks, teas, coffees, energy and sports drinks. Through the world's largest beverage distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy the Company's beverages at a rate exceeding 1.3 billion servings each day. For more information about The Coca-Cola Company, please visit our website at The Coca Cola Company
About Beverage Partners Worldwide
Beverage Partners Worldwide (BPW) is a joint venture between Nestlé SA and The Coca-Cola Company. BPW operates autonomously while drawing on the capabilities of Nestlé and The Coca-Cola Company. It is a global business unit with cross-functional teams located in Atlanta, GA; Zurich, Switzerland; and Bangkok, Thailand. The Americas business unit markets Gold Peak and Nestea ready-to-drink iced teas.
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Kono Pizza - Cone Shaped Pizza Franchise Opportunity
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Konopizza is a very innovative format, created for very profitable activity and for people who are at their very first experience in the restaurant market. Konopizza is easily managed and can exploit the whole potential of the pizza market, the real symbol of made in Italy, well-known and appreciated all over the world.
Konopizza, with its great experience in Etoile, offers its know-how, built in more than 30 years of experience in the restaurant world; that is to say that every single step of the project through to completion is made easy due to this experience; this experience is the key to our success.
With the help of a qualified staff Konopizza analyses a proposed location without any financial charge for the potential franchisee; the furnishings are designed exclusively making your outlet different from everything else. Join the Konopizza team and be part of this new, trendy, young and dynamic world.
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For additional information, visit www.konopizza.com or Read More Contact: info@konopizza.it
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FEATURED EVENT - "FMI Show with Marketecnics 2007"
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Everyone will attend this forum to align all aspects of their business operations, bring strategic teams together and integrate the full range of functions in food retailing.
You will feel the electricity at the most important event of the year.
For additional information, visit www.fmi.org/events/may/2007 or Learn more about The Food Marketing Insititute ...
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Events of the month
| Sweets Expo 2007 - Vancouver |  |
| Date: February 10, 2007 to February 11, 2007 | |
| Place: VCEC / Vancouver / United States | |
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| Gulf Food 2007 |  |
| Date: February 19, 2007 to February 22, 2007 | |
| Place: Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center / Dubai / United States | |
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| Date: February 20, 2007 to February 22, 2007 | |
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| WAL-MART IN CHINA: A COMPANY PROFILE | 1 Dec 2003 |  |
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| West Europe Energy Drinks 2004 | 5 Jan 2004 | |
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| Global Bottled Water report 2004 | 2 Aug 2004 | |
$3515.00 | ||
| Global Alcoholic Drinks Report 2004 | 26 Oct 2004 | |
$4350.00 | ||
| Zenith Strategic Review Report on Soy Beverages 2005 | 17 May 2005 | |
$1075.00 | ||
| ABWA Asia/Middle East Bottled Water Market 2005 | 24 Jun 2005 | |
$5300.00 | ||
| East Europe Water Coolers Report 2005 | 1 Jul 2005 | |
$4500.00 | ||
| UK Soft Drinks 2005 | 12 Jul 2005 | |
$2160.00 | ||
| West Europe Flavoured Water Report 2005 | 26 Jul 2005 | |
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| East Europe Bottled Water Report 2005 | 13 Sep 2005 | |
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| Beverage Industry Covered Many Innovative new Products This Year, but None More Interesting Than the Ones Featured Here. in Addition to Hitting Store Shelves in 2005, the Beverages Selected This Year set Trends, Advanced or Created new Beverage Categories, or Simply Captured Consumers’ Attention and Increased Sales. the Impact the Drink had or Will Have on the Industry Also Factors Into the Selection of These Products. This Year’s Best new Products are Divided Into Categories Based on Trends we Covered During 2005, Including Imported Light Beers, Re-introduced Brands, Line Extensions, Dairy-based Drinks, and Sports and Energy Drinks. | Keeping beverage executives informed for over 100 years. Tracks business-critical sales trends and give readers their first look at new products and systems. Includes the annual BEVERAGE WORLD'S DATABANK | Food Engineering is written exclusively for the manufacturing team. The articles are a blend of processing technology updates, worldwide food manufacturing trends, and case histories on successful in-plant applications. Food Engineering also brings you coverage on flexible manufacturing. |
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