3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (954+ words) Texture is having a crunchy, gooey moment in the food and beverage industry. For many people, the way a menu item or packaged snack feels in the mouth has become as big a draw as flavor, although consumers don't always…...

46+ min ago   (296+ words) The venerable newsmagazine “60 Minutes” opened its 59th season on CBS-TV on Sunday night with no direct mention of the turmoil and departures that have unfolded behind the scenes in recent months. Hosts waited until the show's end to acknowledge that anything…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago   (778+ words) A surge in Indonesia’s wood pellet and chip production is driving a new wave of deforestation, threatening the vast archipelago’s remaining tropical forests, vital biodiversity hot spots and the land of Indigenous peoples, according to new satellite analysis from environmental…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago   (741+ words) Joshua Kijape eases his motorcycle through the tall grass, listening for movement in the bush. There is no engine rumble, no exhaust and little warning for anything ahead. That is exactly how the Mara-Siana ranger, attached to Entumoto Safari Camp…...

3+ hour, 11+ min ago   (654+ words) Dazzling interiors are matched by mind-blowing vistas at Fairmont’s first ever Japanese property in Tokyo, finds Helen Coffey Cosmopolitan with contemporary yet opulent flashes of upscale design – this five-star knows it has to go bold to compete with those views,…...

4+ hour, 2+ min ago   (559+ words) Majority of workers said they were still likely to give employer pension contributions some consideration Fewer than one in three working adults view employer pension contributions as a top priority when deciding on a new job offer, according to research…...

4+ hour, 2+ min ago   (329+ words) Higher mortgage rates are putting pressure on the rental sector, with UK rental prices expected to be increasing by 4% to 5% annually by the end of the year, according to a property website. Zoopla said that demand for rental homes has…...

4+ hour, 2+ min ago   (580+ words) More than 800 hospitality businesses have written to the Prime Minister urging him to set out how he will introduce a lower rate of VAT. The VAT’s The problem campaign has called for the hospitality VAT rate to be reduced from…...

4+ hour, 2+ min ago   (595+ words) Less than a third of working adults feel that how much a firm pays into their pension would be one of three most important benefits they would weigh up when considering whether to accept a job, according to Which?. Only…...

4+ hour, 9+ min ago   (336+ words) Elevated mortgage rates are placing renewed strain on the UK rental sector, with annual price growth expected to reach 4 per cent to 5 per cent by the end of the year, according to Zoopla. The property website noted that demand for…...