The ketchup packet has been around for more than 40 years, and complaints about it for nearly as long: too messy, too small, too hard to open. Now, ketchup giant H.J. Heinz Co. is unveiling the first major packaging change to the to-go condiment, reports The Associated Press. The new design has a base that’s […]
USA TODAY reports that the usual January diet drill has an unusual proponent in 2010: the fast-food industry. Many of the nation’s largest fast-food chains – better-known for their often fatty, high-calorie foods – are loudly touting diet and low-calorie offerings. Familiar brands from Taco Bell to Starbucks to Dunkin’ Donuts are rolling out new
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On a recent evening in this southern French city, Maurice Berrayah parked his black Renault sedan outside a gray warehouse, and a Chronodrive supermarket employee packed his trunk with a week’s worth of milk, wine, eggs and other foodstuffs his wife had ordered online earlier in the day. “We don’t have to go grocery shopping
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More than 45,000 businesses closed their doors for good in 2009 — including some that survived for longer than a century reports CNNMoney. Here’s a look at one. On Christmas Eve, Mark Irvin closed the doors on a wholesale business that had been in his family for 125 years. Irvin Candy Company Inc. started in
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Sometimes it seems that customers complain for the smallest reasons. Your product is red and they like blue. They hate your company’s name. Your packaging is too light. It’s easy to ignore them, right? After all you know your business better than anyone. But what if, just this once, they’re right? Could listening to their
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For those in the mood for pancakes there’s now a restaurant in Portland, Oregon, that lets patrons create and cook their own pancakes, right at the table according to trendspotter Springwise. Slappy Cakes is a full-service breakfast and lunch restaurant that features a variety of dishes made from fresh and organic ingredients. It chooses local
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It may not be rocket science, but it is pretty cool: The Mall of America is using Twitter to tweet parking info for last-minute holiday shoppers hoping to avoid the ever-annoying quest for a space, according to a story on Mashable.com. The official Twitter (Twitter) account was launched on December 19 and will actively tweet
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Have you sent out your business Christmas cards yet? Is it worthwhile to send out a season’s greetings to your business contacts? Yes! With building a relationship with your clients and prospects, a business Christmas card acknowledges that you took the time and effort to think of them, reports About.com Small Business-Canada. Don’t go overboard
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Finale Desserterie & Bakery in downtown Boston has always had a ZIP code. Now, thanks to the Internet search titan Google Inc., the dessert restaurant also has a bar code according to a story in The Boston Globe. The black-and-white square, with its pattern of irregular shapes, is pasted to Finale’s front door. It’s part
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photo credit: Andres Rueda Small Biz Trends: Your business can’t survive if you don’t have enough money coming in to pay your bills. Having to spend time chasing down money can be a huge expense you just can’t afford. Taking the time to put the proper credit policies and procedures in place to ensure you
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