Food Industry

NoHo Partners acquires majority of the popular Sushibar + Wine -chain NoHo Partners acquires the business operations of Sushibar + Wine – chain together with Matti Sarkkinen, one of the two founders. The seller in the transaction is We Are Group – restaurant company and, as part of the transaction, four restaurants located in Helsinki, including employees, transfer into a new company to be established. NoHo Partners and Matti Sarkkinen own 75% and 25% of the new company, respectively. “The idea for Sushibar + Wine came from a simple realisation, where handmade Japanese sushi and Scandinavian aesthetics are combined. Sushibar...

Fazer’s new archipelago style Saaristolaisleipä is an ode to farmers – its grain is grown according to the Fazer Grain vision programme Fazer starts to bake new Fazer Leipurit Saaristolaisleipä, Finnish Archipelago Bread, in its shop-in-shop bakeries on 15 June. Wheat and rye used in the bread are grown by Fazer’s contract farmers, who take part in Fazer’s Grain vision programme and grow grains sustainably, according to the programme’s principles. The Fazer shop-in-shop bakeries always use Finnish flour in baking. ”The new Fazer Leipurit Saaristolaisleipä is an ode to Finnish rye, wheat and malt – and especially an ode to...

GHETTO GASTRO LAUNCHES NEW APPLIANCE LINE ‘CRUXGG’   The Latest Collaboration From CRUX® and Ghetto Gastro is a Curated Collection of Kitchen Must Haves   NEW YORK, NY - June 15, 2023: CRUX®, part of the Made By GatherTM portfolio of kitchenware brands, announced the launch of their updated kitchen electrics collection with Ghetto Gastro, the Bronx-born culinary collective. This highly-anticipated new CRUXGG line takes a curated approach – with a simple, sleek colorway (Calm Gray) that upgrades the countertop with every kitchen’s must haves. Using direct consumer feedback and deep market insights, the line was designed with mass appeal...

The Open Wing Alliance (OWA) Calls on Jollibee Foods Corporation to Make a Global Cage-Free Egg Commitment for All Portfolio Brands The largest and fastest-growing Asian restaurant company in the world, Jollibee Group brands and subsidiaries, including Smashburger, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Red Ribbon, Greenwich, Mang Inasal, and Chowking, use a staggering estimated 586,505,945 eggs annually NEW YORK, /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Open Wing Alliance (OWA), an international coalition working to end the abuse of chickens worldwide, is calling on Jollibee Foods Corporation to make a global 100% cage-free egg commitment that includes its sub-brands Jollibee, Smashburger, Coffee Bean, and Tea Leaf, Red Ribbon, Greenwich, Chowking,...

The Physics of Gummy Candy Dozens of ingredient and storage combinations reveal what factors make some gummies harder than others and how product formulation affects shelf life. Credit: Suzan Tireki Gummy candy as a food model for texture.   Newswise — WASHINGTON, May, 2023 – For gummy candies, texture might be even more important than taste. Biting into a hard, stale treat is disappointing, even if it still carries a burst of sweetness. Keeping gummies in good condition depends on their formulation and storage, both of which alter how the molecules in the candies link together. In Physics of Fluids,...