20 Dec Yours Irreverently June 2016

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A fabulous put-down Not all politicians are humourless egotists, notably Sajid Javid, British Tory politician and currently a government minister, who frequently takes the mickey out of himself, such as this anecdote he told in a speech to students: 'I remember when I became an...

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20 Dec Yours Irreverently July 2016

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Cool collection of collective nouns A pretension of intellectsAn exchange of call girls A grapple of hookersAn aarmory of aardvarks A camp of transvestitesAn abandonment of orphans An absence of waitersAn attitude of teenagersA clench of sphinctersA clutch of testiclesA mass of CatholicsAn overcharge of...

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20 Dec Yours Irreverently August 2016

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Olympic Games 2016 gaffes Here are the top nine comments made by sports commentators during the Olympics that they would like to take back: 1. Weightlifting commentator: 'This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was...

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20 Dec Yours Irreverently September 2016

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Top gags from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival The Fringe, a key part of the famous Edinburgh Festival, is renowned for being the best place to spot new and emerging comedy talent – and a judging panel sits through some 60 different comedy performances before selecting...

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20 Dec Yours Irreverently October 2016

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Modern ways #1 I was visiting my daughter last night, when I asked her if I could borrow a newspaper. 'This is the 21st century,' she said, 'we don't waste money on newspapers. Here use my iPad.' I can tell you this, that fly never...

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20 Dec Yours Irreverently Nov-Dec 2016

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Bittersweet tweets from those demolished by the US election Michael Jordaan ‏@MichaelJordaan: The leader of the free world will be the guy that gropes or the girl who can't do e-mail. This is what we've come to. Max du Preez @maxdupreez: Great sayings by US...

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09 Dec Victory for Teicholz in battle of US dietary guidelines

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US investigative journalist Nina Teicholz calls it “a victory for science”. SA scientist Tim Noakes says it proves that one person can “change the world”. This article calls it a decisive defeat for medical, scientific and dietetic establishments in their ongoing war against the critics.

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09 Dec Tasting garlic…with your feet!? Weird food chemistry tricks

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Did you know you can “taste” garlic with your feet? Or that chocolate can instantly dissolve that wad of gum in your mouth? Or that nose grease can get rid of the foam on a badly poured beer in seconds?

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08 Dec Belgium’s Puratos in South African bakery JV with Bidcorp

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Bidcorp Food Africa, a subsidiary of JSE-listed Bidcorp, has signed agreements with the Puratos Group whereby Puratos will become an equal shareholder in Bidcorp Food's Bakery Solutions Division (BBS).

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08 Dec JWT Intelligence’s fabulous Future 100 report

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The Future 100 report for 2017, the outstanding annual JWT Intelligence snapshot of emerging trends, spans culture, tech and innovation, travel and hospitality, brands and marketing, food and drink, beauty, retail, health, lifestyle, and luxury. Here are its food and beverage highlights.

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08 Dec Can something from a tree be a meat substitute? Enter jackfruit

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Food manufacturers have toiled for years on formulating meat substiutes that have the proper taste, texture and mouthfeel. But an up-and-coming option quite literally grows on trees.

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08 Dec Yet another study suggests saturated fat could be good for you

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A new Norwegian diet intervention study (FATFUNC), performed by researchers at the KG Jebsen center for diabetes research at the University of Bergen, raises questions regarding the validity of a diet hypothesis that has dominated for more than half a century: that dietary fat and...

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08 Dec Americans don’t trust scientists’ take on food issues

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What do people really think about some of the hottest of hot-button food controversies? The Pew Research Center has some answers via a survey of American attitudes toward genetic modification, organic food and the importance of eating healthfully.

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08 Dec Why does YOUR food taste better?

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A scientific experiment has tackled an eternal question nagging city dwellers and busy parents: Cook, or order takeout? Taste tests showed that when it comes to healthy food, people like their own preparation better than the same recipe ready-made.

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08 Dec How to scale up an artisanal food or drink business

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The past decade has seen an explosion in start-up businesses specialising in food and drink. Here's some cogent advice and insights from Jeremy Torz, co-founder, Union Hand-Roasted Coffee in the UK, on growing such endeavours the right way.

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08 Dec Why investors are hungry for Famous Brands

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No other fast-food operation in SA has the number and variety of franchises as Famous Brands, whose market value grew 150-fold to R15bn on CEO Kevin Hedderwick’s watch. As rivalry in the sector heats up, the group — now led by Darren Hele — has...

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08 Dec More good health news on nuts

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An analysis of all current studies on nut consumption and disease risk has revealed that 20g a day - equivalent to a handful - can cut people’s risk of coronary heart disease by nearly 30 percent, their risk of cancer by 15 percent, and their...

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08 Dec Ingredients firms should battle to bust consumer myths: Innova

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Food and drink ingredients makers should do more to fight bad science and misinformed consumer opinion, a leading trends analyst has claimed.

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02 Dec Big food faces annihilation unless it moves with millennials on health

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The food industry in the US and around the world is scrambling to adapt to a younger generation’s appetite for fresher, healthier foods.

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01 Dec Here’s why people love tomato juice on aeroplanes

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Cabin pressure and humidity affect taste buds, making tomato juice the ideal drink for high altitudes. Lufthansa alone serves around 1.7-million litres of tomato juice each year...

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