food and drink
Takeaway Chinese Banquet recalled
Iceland's Takeaway Chinese Banquet must not be consumed by persons who are allergic or intolerant to milk, since they contain a milk ingredient which is undeclared on the labels, the health authorities said. The product comes in a 1.22 kilogram boxes.
Last opportunity to donate to JCI Malta’s buy-a-meal initiative
Over the past month, JCI Malta has seen over 1,000 meals delivered to 150 vulnerable people, having collected over €16,000 in donations for their buy-a-meal initiative. The idea of the project came about due to the negative impact that COVID-19 had on...
Virus can't stop Germans getting their baguettes
German gourmets refuse to let a virus keep them from their favourite French pastries, with one even resorting to a fishing rod to reel in his baguettes. Residents in the German border town of Lauterbach are fond of popping across to neighbouring...
Pepsi partners with Global Citizen for One World: Together at Home special
Last week, Pepsi announced its support of One World: Together at Home, the global special hosted by the international advocacy organisation Global Citizen. The historic broadcast, streamed online over the night, was hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy...
Dial-a-pint delivers fresh Guinness in COVID-19 lockdown
In Belfast Guinness still flows freely, as vans kitted with kegs visit driveways to pour pints for drinkers parched since pubs shut their doors. "People are delighted to see you," said pub manager Richard Keenan. "You're driving around all day with the...
Virus gives Easter a bitter taste for Belgian chocolatiers
In a normal year, Easter is boom time for Belgium's famed chocolatiers, churning out eggs, bunnies and gift boxes for tourists and locals alike. But 2020 is not a not a normal year. The coronavirus and the resulting public lockdown have melted away...
Cone-a-virus: ice cream van delivers for Belfast's vulnerable
Ice cream vans are normally a common sight on Britain's residential streets and in parks when warmer days arrive in the spring and summer months. But with the country in lockdown because of the coronavirus, there are no customers to buy their cones,...
Yeast out of stock as quarantine bread baking booms
Yeast is the top item that is out of stock across Malta as people are choosing to make their own dough rather than buy readymade bread or pizza – meanwhile connecting to an age-old tradition. “The demand is much higher than the supply at the moment.
COVID-19 precautions being taken at pitkali and fish markets, authorities say
Various precautionary measures are being undertaken at the pitkali and fish markets and at the public abattoir to safeguard the premises and their relative operations during the COVID-19 crisis. The Agriculture Ministry said these measures entailed...
Kiwis cheesed off at surging cauliflower costs
The coronavirus pandemic has upended life for billions, but New Zealanders tolerating strict lockdown laws have drawn the line at surging cauliflower prices and are demanding the government act. New Zealand authorities monitoring price gouging amid the...
‘Buy a Meal’ to help closed restaurants and vulnerable
Junior Chamber International Malta has come up with an initiative to help restaurants as well as vulnerable people stranded in their homes who are struggling to obtain food because of the coronavirus outbreak. Through the project called ‘Buy a Meal’,...
