< p style=”text-align: center;”> According to Bloomberg Businessweek, we are living in the golden age of coffee lid design. The breakthrough lid, Solo Cup’s Traveler model, made its debut in 1986 and is now part of the Museum of Modern Art’s permanent design collection. “Initially the Traveler lids were a tough sell, on account of […]
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In today’s vidcast, Rich Whittle talks with Brent Paugh about his MargaritaTexas drink mix business.
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For small brewers around the world, bottling a beer is something that must typically be done manually on a very small scale or–with commercial help–on a very large one. Enter Tom Wood’s, a British brewer that recently launched a mobile bottling operation in the form of a well-equipped truck that can drive to virtually any
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Scientific American: This summer, how would you like to lean back in your lawn chair and toss back a brew made from what may be the world’s oldest recipe for beer? Called Chateau Jiahu, this blend of rice, honey and fruit was intoxicating Chinese villagers 9,000 years ago–long before grape wine had its start in
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Wired magazine reports that the Heatswell is an endothermic (heat-activated) coating for a paper coffee-cup. When that cup is filled with a tasty hot beverage, the band swells into a thick, insulating cloth-like material, offering both grip and heat-protection for your fingers. It’s thin, safe and cheaper than a cup and collar together. Take a
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At first, the Freestyle seems like a futuristic novelty: The touchscreen fountain allows you to pick from dozens of Coke products–far more than you could cram into a typical soda fountain. But that belies the real business case for the machine, reports Fast Company. It’s the machine’s guts that tell the real story. The fountain’s
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According to IndependentRetailer.com, it’s a common problem when you mix kids with cans of soda; they take a sip or two, then leave the can open to either go flat or attract bugs. Either way, the product is ruined and it’s money wasted. That’s what led Russell Reed of Tupelo, MS, and his wife Donna,
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In today’s vidcast, Rich Whittle talks with Brent Paugh about his MargaritaTexas drink mix business.
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A 7-year-old entrepreneur named Julie Murphy set up her lemonade stand at the monthly art fair in Northeast Portland. Julie had become enamored with the idea of having a stand after watching an episode of cartoon pig Olivia running one, said her mother, Maria Fife. The two live in Oregon City, but Fife knew her
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Stuff Daily: Based in Washington DC, FreePaperCups.com is a marketing firm specializing in non—traditional advertising solutions. The firm specializes in handheld branding in the office — ensuring office workers see, touch, and hold advertising messages throughout the day in the workplace. Whether a company spends $100 a month or $100,000 a month on disposable cups
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