Food giant Nestle is planning to hire 1000 robots as sales clerks at stores across Japan. The first batch of the chatty humanoid called Pepper will report to work by the end of the year at outlets that sell coffee capsules and home espresso machines.
More than 240,000 New Zealanders have type 1 or type 2 diabetes and every day 50 more people are diagnosed with the disorder.
New Zealand consumer confidence edged up three index points in the third quarter to a score of 102. The increase of three points from the previous quarter and five points from a year ago (Q3 2013) shows slow and steady progress for the country.
Waitrose in the UK has launched a click and collect service for its online wine website waitrosecellar.com. The new service will enable customers to pick up their purchases from over 300 Waitrose branches.
Faced with falling beer sales in key markets, iconic Australian beer brand Foster’s is looking to lose its blokey image and appeal more to female drinkers.
When a truck carrying “particularly strong local beer” overturned on a remote road between Lucknow and Delhi, the Times of India reported that villagers “swarmed” on a truck and helped themselves to free beer and started an impromptu roadside party.
Old Mout’s cidermakers have spent the winter months in the cidery bringing to fruition an exciting new look to launch into summer. Celebrating its Nelson heritage, the much-loved New Zealand cider will introduce a refreshed label and new 500ml format, just in time for the new season.
UK consumers want more online stores to remember certain aspects of their online navigation, a new Canadean survey finds.
A new range of 100% natural frozen convenience snack meals is finding its way into freezers across New Zealand. The Tomorrow’s Meals range is described as “new generation, single serve, frozen food”.
The head of leading European food importing business William Aitken & Co is delighted the New Zealand Heart Foundation is ‘advising Kiwis to continue using unsaturated plant oils rather than switching to coconut oil as their main cooking oil.’
New Zealand’s original avocado oil producer has introduced three new oils to their range: Olivado Extra Virgin Sesame, Extra Virgin Almond and Extra Virgin Peanut Oils.
Kimberly-Clark Australia’s Kleenex® Cottonelle® brand has provided consumers in Sydney and Melbourne with an exciting high-rise experience, taking them to a ‘new level of clean’.
