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Frederick Jones’ mobile refrigeration unit invention

The History Page   That fresh produce in your fridge? It’s there because of Frederick Jones’ mobile refrigeration unit, invented in 1938. Before that, transporting perishable food across the country was nearly impossible. Born in 1893, Jones left school in 8th grade but went on to earn an engineering license by age 20. His natural talent Read More…

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Seaweed Snacks Obsession and the Best Brands

Story by Amanda Kippert When the conversation turns toward seaweed snacks, which I’m sure it often does, most people think of it as the stuff that wraps around your limbs when you’re trying to swim in open water. But it’s edible—and good for you, too. Japanese restaurants already use sheets of seaweed called nori as the wrap for maki Read More…

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AWESOME Billionaire Jersey Mike’s CEO still put on his food slicing deli meat gloves

Scott Mlyn  Five decades ago, Peter Cancro was your average 14-year-old wrapping sandwiches after school at his local eatery, Mike’s Subs. Today, he’s the billionaire CEO of Jersey Mike’s Subs — but he still gets his hands dirty every now and then. Cancro, 67, who entered into an agreement last week to sell a majority of his Read More…

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HEALTH AWARENES: The key to a life longevity is avoiding the ‘POISONOUS 5 Ps’

Long before Bryan Johnson became famous for his extreme biohacking—undergoing countless tests, following strict eating habits, and taking dozens of supplements in the name of living forever—Valter Longo was obsessed with longevity. In a recent profile of the scientist in the New York Times, Longo, who is a professor of gerontology and director of the USC Longevity Institute in Read More…

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NATION OF SNACKERS IN AMERICA

How America turned into a nation of snackers By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, New York (CNN Business)Forget breakfast, lunch and dinner. People can’t get enough of the in-between. Big companies report that snack sales are soaring. Net sales of Doritos, Cheetos, Ruffles, PopCorners, Smartfood and SunChips grew by double digits in the second quarter. Retail sales of Pirate’s Booty jumped about Read More…

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Political Ecology of the World Food System

  The Importance of Standing Together Against Injustice Anywhere “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” those are the now iconic words from the deeply moving letter from Birmingham jail written by MLK Jr. in 1963. While those words are powerful by themselves, just as powerful is the sentence which follows it: “We are Read More…