A spokesperson for Buttigieg revealed the White House official has been absent from the office on paid leave for approximately two months to Politico this week. “For the first four weeks, he was mostly offline except for major agency decisions and matters that could not be delegated,” the spokesperson said. …
Read More »Controversial owner of top Russian sushi chain admits to having eaten DOG and claims he would eat CAT and HUMAN meat, if offered
Speaking to RT’s Anton Krasovsky, Alexander Orlov revealed his unusual view on tasting various types of flesh. “I’ve eaten dog three or four times,” Orlov explained, calling the meat “spicy and healthy,” before describing how Koreans use it in soups. However, while dog is commonly eaten in many parts of …
Read More »Energy crisis stretches to UK food-supply chain, already bruised by labour shortage amid Brexit & Covid-19
Carbon dioxide is a by-product of fertiliser production that is used to stun animals before slaughter as well as for the packaging process that prolongs the shelf life of all meat, and in fizzy drinks and beer. However, soaring gas prices have brought about a slowdown at some chemical factories …
Read More »Brits shocked after pub chain prints book of corrections from news outlets who made ‘untrue statements’ about founder during Covid
After the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns prohibited pubs from opening last year, JD Wetherspoon and its founder Tim Martin were accused by several news outlets of telling staff to “work for Tesco,” a supermarket company, until pubs reopened. Martin denied using that term and claimed he had merely informed …
Read More »Hacking attack forces Swedish supermarket chain with 800 stores to shut down
The Coop Sweden chain had to suspend most of the approximately 800 stores it operates nationwide. It said only shops in Varmland, Oskarshamn, Tabergsdalen, Norrbotten and on the island of Gotland were unaffected. “We regret the situation and will do all we can to reopen swiftly,” the cooperative said in …
Read More »Biden’s supply chain ‘master plan’ is little more than a political tantrum that reheats Trump’s America First strategy
On Tuesday, the Biden administration announced the findings of its comprehensive supply chain task force, a 100-day review dedicated to finding critical vulnerabilities in American imports and overseas dependencies. The document predictably made a new series of recommendations geared towards the reestablishment of US competitiveness and primacy, the reshoring of …
Read More »German grocery chain offers employees €50 voucher as Covid-19 ‘vaccination bonus’
Edeka Nord is one of the leading grocery retailers in northern Germany. The company that operates some 670 stores and employs around 4,400 people has decided to provide its workers with an additional incentive to vaccinate, as Germany struggles to contain yet another wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Any staff …
Read More »Vaccination suspended in Bavaria after glitch in cold chain prompts concerns over Pfizer vaccine batch going off
The complicated logistics of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine’s distribution made for a bumpy start to the immunization campaign in Bavaria, Germany on Sunday. The vaccine has to be stored at extremely low temperatures to maintain the stability of proteins that trigger an immune response, and it needs to be used within …
Read More »The largest in Russia by revenue cinema chain PepsiCo will pay about $2 million fine
The network “Sinema Park” Alexander Mamut in 2019 paid the fine, OOO “PepsiCo holding” for non-performance on a sample of quarterly production volume at the supply contracts of beverages, goods and products in the cinemas. The costs of payment of a fine in the amount of 121,609 million rubles (about …
Read More »Mikhalkov runs a chain of restaurants with alcohol from his winery in Italy
Director Nikita Mikhalkov intends to launch a chain of restaurants Dodici Wine & Kitchen, a wine which will come from his winery Tenuta Dodici the Italian Tuscany. About it journalists were told by the managing partner Dodici Alexander Khazov. The format of the restaurants will be replicated through the sale …
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