Coca-Cola to launch Pride Series NFTs
Jul 05, 2022 23:26 pm UTC| Life Economy Business Technology
Coca-Cola will be launching 136 Pride series NFTs in collaboration with designer and advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights, Rich Mnisi. Some of the NFTs are already listed on OpenSea. The Coca-Cola Pride Series NFTs have a...
Japanese convenience store Ministop switches from plastic to edible spoons for ice cream
Jul 05, 2022 23:11 pm UTC| Nature Life Economy Business
To reduce its plastic waste, Japanese convenience store Ministop will expand the use of edible spoons made from ice cream cones for its popular soft-serve ice cream, Minisof. In May 2022, two of Ministops directly...
Nescafé Azera teams up with Perky Blenders to launch fruity craft coffee Rise Up
Jul 03, 2022 23:22 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Nescafé Azera and UK coffee roastery Perky Blenders have collaborated to unveil instant new premium craft coffee, Rise Up. Rise Up, made of high-quality coffee beans from the Djimmah and Sidamo regions in...
Thailand lures Japanese travelers with 'boys' love' tourism
Jun 30, 2022 21:51 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Thailand has begun a campaign to attract international tourists, especially the Japanese, by using the homegrown productions of boys love, or BL dramas. The Japanese yaoi fiction, which emphasizes homoerotic...
Pasta robot P-Robo to start cooking 90 meals per hour
Jun 30, 2022 20:43 pm UTC| Business Economy Life
The worlds first-ever pasta cooking robot P-Robo makes its debut when E Vino Spaghetti restaurant in Tokyos Marunouchi business district welcomes diners that have very little time for a lunch break. P-Robo cooks up to...
Air New Zealand offers sleeping pods for economy class passengers
Jun 30, 2022 16:16 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Air New Zealand will offer six full-length sleeping pods per flight under its Skynest concept, among the features included on its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners, due to enter into service in 2024. The feature will allow...
PepsiCo launches Prawn Cocktail, Hot Sauce Blaze flavors for non-HFSS Walkers Max
Jun 29, 2022 23:38 pm UTC| Life Economy Business Health
PepsiCo has added the Fiery Prawn Cocktail and Hot Sauce Blaze flavors to its non-HFSS (High in Fat, Salt, and Sugar) Walkers Max Strong range, containing lower levels of fat and salt. According to Jonathan Roberts,...
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