Research recently published in the Journal of The American Academy of Pediatrics is advocating for soft drinks fortified with micronutrients (vitamins and minerals). Entitled, ”Malnutrition and the role of the soft drink industry in improving child health in sub-Saharan Africa”, the authors complain about how little attention has been paid to the ways in which soft drink [...]
Domino’s Pizza was hurting early last year. Domestic sales had fallen, and a survey of big pizza chain customers left the company tied for the worst tasting pies. Then help arrived from an organization called Dairy Management. It teamed up with Domino’s to develop a new line of pizzas with 40 percent more cheese, and proceeded [...]
In less than two months Southern Sudan is set to hold an independence referendum that is widely expected to see the creation of the world’s newest country. For towns on the north-south faultline, communities of northern Arabs and southern Christians and animists have co-existed mostly in harmony. But many northern traders say they are starting [...]
