food
IKEA seeks to drive food sales growth with eco-friendly menu
Food
April 9, 2015
IKEA seeks to drive food sales growth with eco-friendly menu
Swedish furniture retailer IKEA said sales growth at its food business could accelerate in coming years, helped by a drive…
PM: Syria keeps food, electricity subsidies despite war
World
February 2, 2015
PM: Syria keeps food, electricity subsidies despite war
Despite a raging war, Syria has kept in place subsidies for electricity and basic foods, the prime minister said Monday,…
Egypt present at Dubai’s world chefs contest
Egypt
November 1, 2014
Egypt present at Dubai’s world chefs contest
A portrait of a dark Nubian girl drawn with grilled rice, sesame and flour is one of many introduced by…
FAO: 10% of Arabs undernourished
Egypt
February 26, 2014
FAO: 10% of Arabs undernourished
Conflict, rapid population growth and urbanization and a heavy reliance on food imports are posing serious challenges for food security…
UN: South Sudan looters steal food supply for 220,000 for a month
Egypt
January 24, 2014
UN: South Sudan looters steal food supply for 220,000 for a month
Looters in South Sudan have stolen more than 3,700 tonnes of food, enough to feed 220,000 people for a month,…
Sisi sends humanitarian aid to South Sudan
Egypt
December 27, 2013
Sisi sends humanitarian aid to South Sudan
Egypt's Defense Minister, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, sent a C-130 aircraft to transfer urgent humanitarian assistance to South Sudan. The plane took…
Number of world hungry drops to one in eight: UN
World
October 1, 2013
Number of world hungry drops to one in eight: UN
The number of world hungry has dropped to one in eight people, but undernourishment remains a significant problem in Sub-Saharan…
A third of food wasted, costs world economy $750bn: UN
World
September 11, 2013
A third of food wasted, costs world economy $750bn: UN
One third of the food produced worldwide is wasted, costing the global economy around $750 billion (570 billion euros) a…
Some Egypt businesses thrive in crush of economic downturn
Business
August 12, 2013
Some Egypt businesses thrive in crush of economic downturn
Egypt's smaller companies have struggled since the uprising that pushed aside Hosni Mubarak in 2011. But in a few corners…
Though part-Egyptian, chef Bobby Chinn avoids local cuisine in the kitchen
Food
April 7, 2013
Though part-Egyptian, chef Bobby Chinn avoids local cuisine in the kitchen
Celebrity chef Bobby Chinn — the popular Asian-fusion food entrepreneur, writer and TV personality — made his start redesigning Vietnamese…