Tag: Food and drink
Restaurants, delivery apps still at odds as demand grows
Diners got used to delivery during the pandemic, and the habit may stick long after dining rooms reopen. But restaurants and delivery companies remain...
Pandemic causes decline in Czech beer consumption
PRAGUE — Beer consumption in the Czech republic — the world's largest per-capita consumer of the drink — was badly affected by the coronavirus...
Ex-Jack Daniel’s distiller to make new whiskey in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. —
The former top distiller at Jack Daniel's...
‘No Sweets’: For Syrian refugees in Lebanon, a tough Ramadan
BHANNINE, Lebanon — It was messy and hectic in Aisha al-Abed’s kitchen, as the first day of Ramadan often is. Food had to be...
Mideast’s largest mall operator to expand amid vaccine hopes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Middle East's largest operator of malls expects revenue and earnings to climb back to pre-pandemic levels by the...
Belgium eases lockdown, plans to open terraces in May
BRUSSELS — Belgium is planning to reopen restaurants and bars for outdoor service next month and to lift a night-time curfew as new COVID-19...
Canary Islands hotel offers shelter to migrants in need
PUERTO RICO DE GRAN CANARIA, Spain — When hotel director Calvin Lucock and restaurant owner Unn Tove Saetran said goodbye to one of the...
WHO urges pause in market sale of captured live wild animals
GENEVA — The United Nations' health agency on Tuesday urged countries to suspend the sale of live animals captured from the wild in food...
Dutch govt says it’s too early to start easing the lockdown
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government on Tuesday presented a roadmap for relaxing coronavirus lockdown measures, but caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte stressed...
Czechs reject mandatory quotas on local food in stores
PRAGUE — Czech lawmakers have rejected a proposed bill to reduce dependency on food imports by imposing a quota of locally-produced food to be...
