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[Eideard] Man from Mars trying to save the planet with an open source genome ...: Twelve years after Seeds of Change was sold to Mars - amid cries of betrayal from some customers - Shapiro recently announced that the world’s biggest chocolate company is committing itself to sustainable sourcing of the whole of its annual cocoa bean supply, worth more than $1billion. The policy starts with the Galaxy bar and by 2020 will encompass not just Gal­axy and Mars but also Snickers, Twix and M&Ms.

[PF - Feature Articles] Article: Confections and Snacks -- March 2009 - Feature Articles ...: Whole grain proved another trend to continue to watch over the year, as a number of snack companies were quick to mention its inclusion in their products: in Canada, RiceWorks Salsa Fresca Gourmet Brown Rice Crisps from Snack Alliance were made from whole-grain brown rice and contained no artificial flavors, additives, cholesterol, trans fat, wheat or gluten.

[Reason Magazine - All Reason Articles from the Past Year: Page 1] Hit & Run > Because Every Hand's a Loser - Reason Magazine: On the flip side, there's also a lack of substantial data supporting Austrian economics, mostly because meddling meddlers don't give it a chance to function. It's hard to talk about the economy in the same way it is to talk about the environment--we're just too ignorant and lack the comprehensive data to talk about either intelligently, let alone about manipulating either.

[Vladowsky's renewable resources] Man from Mars trying to save the planet: In November the company sponsored a major conference of NGOs and governments to develop a 30-year plan to encourage cocoa growers in Africa to plant different crops to restore nutrients to degraded soil and bring a year-round income.

[Candy Blog] 100 Calorie Packs - How Lazy Are We? - Candy Blog: I have been saying for quite a while now that all these 100 calorie packs help people to lose is money. I am amazed that people will pay a premium for these pre-portioned bits and pay (sometimes) 100% more than if they just bought a normal bag of said snack and a box of sandwich bags and did it themselves. 

[book blog] book blog | how edinburgh put itself firmly on the map of the ...: The south of Edinburgh, centring round the university and the Newington cafes where J.K Rowling sat and invented Harry Potter, likewise plays up to a Bohemian crowd. Cafes are therefore piled with books, plastered in Fair Trade produce and almost insistent that you linger longer over that coffee.

[Candy Blog] Reese's Eggs - Candy Blog: The combination in the mouth is nice, again, the salty hit and crumbly texture of the peanut butter blends well with the sweet and creamy milk chocolate. The chocolate shell feels just slightly oily to the touch, I’m not sure if it’s because some of the eggs seeped a bit of their peanut oil or they make them that way so they’ll come out of their molds .

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