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Honey on Tap: A New Beehive that Automatically Extracts Honey without Disturbing Bees

Honey on Tap: A New Beehive that Automatically Extracts Honey without Disturbing Bees
26 February 2015

The Flow Hive is a new beehive invention that promises to eliminate the more laborious aspects of collecting honey from a beehive with a novel...

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Fifty Dinners: Chef Takes Filipino Food Across America

Fifty Dinners: Chef Takes Filipino Food Across America
26 February 2015

Witth only two states left, Yana Gilbuena – founder of The Salo Project – has nearly reached her goal of bringing Filipino food to all...

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Eight trends in gastronomy for 2015

Eight trends in gastronomy for 2015
26 February 2015

The report “Trends in flavors’ of McCormick and Ducros is at the forefront of identifying new trends and opinions of ingredients that...

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Indigenous Food Systems Should Be on the Development Menu

Indigenous Food Systems Should Be on the Development Menu
24 February 2015

Overcoming hunger and malnutrition in the 21st century no longer means simply increasing the quantity of available food but also the quality...

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Foodies are Freaking Out Over These Tiny Cooking Videos

Foodies are Freaking Out Over These Tiny Cooking Videos
24 February 2015

People on the Internet tend to freak out about all things cute and tiny, from babies to animals to babies who are friends with animals. But now...

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Growing Intolerance

Growing Intolerance
24 February 2015

Bread has always been at the heart of human history – we’ve been baking it for the best part of 10,000 years. But over the past decade there has...

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A Celebration of French Cuisine at 'Goût de France/Good France'

A Celebration of French Cuisine at 'Goût de France/Good France'
23 February 2015

More than 1,300 French dinners will be served at restaurants and embassies across the five continents for a special event on Thursday, March 19...

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Inside the Food Industry: The Surprising Truth About What You Eat

Inside the Food Industry: The Surprising Truth About What You Eat
23 February 2015

The broad business portfolio of the companies exhibiting at Food Ingredients was disconcerting. Omya, based in Hamburg, described itself as “a...

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Ferran Adrià links gastronomy and tourism as an economic key

Ferran Adrià links gastronomy and tourism as an economic key
20 February 2015

Ferran Adrià, the world’s leading chef, pointed out yesterday that “the union of tourism and gastronomy is the key for an economic...

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Greeks Take Milk Production Into Their Own Hands.

Greeks Take Milk Production Into Their Own Hands.
19 February 2015

It has came to light that the companies who loom over dairy farmers regularly and unfairly capitalize on them. In an attempt too eradicate this...

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Your Healthy Habits Are Eating into the Packaged Foods Industry

Your Healthy Habits Are Eating into the Packaged Foods Industry
18 February 2015

The strategies of some of America’s largest packaged foods companies appear to be running up against their shelf life.companies have had a variety...

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City Region Food Systems – Food in an Urbanized World

City Region Food Systems – Food in an Urbanized World
17 February 2015

On Wednesday 4th February 2015, 09.30-17.00 GMT, London (UK), HRH Prince of Wales’ International Sustainability Unit (ISU) has convened an...

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Managing Director of PRODECA, key stakeholder and supporter of Catalonia, World Region of Gastronomy 2025.

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Expert consultant in the cultural sector and former Director of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage at the Council of Europe.

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Expert in tourism and Head of European Programmes & International Relations at the Catalan Tourist Board.

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Francisco de Calheiros

Minho IN aims to create synergies with other areas that share the same views on competitiveness and economic development.

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Lluís Serra

Director of EUHT StPOL, the inspiration behind the European Young Chef Award and supporter of the first two editions in Catalonia.

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George Hatzimarkos

Governor of South Aegean, European Region of Gastronomy 2019 and a strong supporter of local culinary and cultural heritage.

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Votausi Mackenzie-Reur

Chairlady of Regenerative Vanua with over 30 years experience in empowering and inspiring local communities in Vanuatu to make good food choices.

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