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Updated Jan. 4, 2024 6:16 pm ETOne of the world’s biggest supermarket chains said it would drop several PepsiCo products to protest what it called unacceptable price increases, a rare public standoff between a grocer and food maker after more than two years of rising prices.Carrefour, which operates thousands of stores across more than 30 countries, said it would stop selling Pepsi, Doritos and other products in France, Italy, Spain and Belgium. A spokesman for the French company said Thursday that it had decided to add…

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Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Eating & Drinking Culture Books 'The book became something which is the most powerful thing ever. It's the way home to my own country. And home is always a very emotional thing' Get the latest from Laura Brehaut straight to your inbox Sign Up Published May 05, 2023  •  Last updated 18 minutes ago  •  6 minute read Antwerp-based food writer, photographer and author Regula Ysewijn. (Right, Luikse wafels, a.k.a. Liège waffles.) PHOTOS BY REGULA…

Aurora has a new taproom just a five-minute walk from Stanley Marketplace. Owner and brewmaster Ross Koenigs recently opened his dream brewery, Second Dawn Brewery Co., with his wife Amy at 2302 Dayton St. The name references Aurora, which is Latin for dawn. The Koenigs believe if there were two dawns, the second would be after work enjoying a cold beer. Ross Koenigs previously worked for New Belgium Brewing Co. as a sales associate, brewer and head of new product design and research. The couple decided to open their own…

Belgian federal government employees will no longer be allowed to use the Chinese-owned video app TikTok on their work phones, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Friday.De Croo said the Belgian national security council had warned of the risks associated with the large amounts of data collected by TikTok, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, and the fact that the company is required to cooperate with Chinese intelligence services."That is the reality," the prime minister said in a statement."That's why…

Belgium is banning TikTok from government phones over worries about cybersecurity, privacy and misinformation, the country's prime minister said Friday, mirroring recent action by other authorities in Europe and the U.S.The Chinese-owned video sharing app will be temporarily prohibited from devices owned or paid for by the Belgium's federal government for at least six months, according to a post on Alexander de Croo's website. TikTok didn't respond immediately to a request for comment. Owned by China's ByteDance, the…

More than 30 years after New Belgium Brewing Co. debuted Fat Tire amber ale, the brewery’s flagship beer is getting a makeover. New Belgium’s flagship beer, Fat Tire, has a new look and a new recipe. On the left, is the new branding and beer, which is lighter in body and color than its predecessor on the right, the esteemed amber ale. (Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post) From the recipe to the branding, Fat Tire is practically a brand new product, designed to be “crisper” and “brighter” in hopes of attracting a new…

A newly founded Japanese semiconductor company aiming to revive Japan's chip industry has signed an agreement to collaborate with a Belgian research organisation in developing next-generation chips for production in Japan. Economy and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura told reporters that the new company, Rapidus, which was launched last month by eight Japanese corporate giants including automakers, electronics and chip manufacturers, is teaming up with Imec, a Leuven, Belgium-based research organization known for…

It should be common knowledge by now that Samsung’s foldable phones are the most popular ones on the market. People who are shopping for foldable phones will most likely turn toward Samsung’s Galaxy Z Foldables. Because of this, the Galaxy Z Flip 4 won Product Of The Year in Belgium.This year, Samsung sold 73% more foldable phones compared to last year. It was able to move 16 million foldable phones despite the current economic situation. The refinements that Samsung made over the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3 really put…

The Group Stage of the 2022 World Cup continues, with Group F teams Croatia and Belgium kicking off at 10 a.m. ET. Croatia is coming off of an impressive 4-1 victory over Canada, but have not defeated Belgium since 2010. The Belgians, for their part, are facing the prospect of elimination after a shocking upset defeat at the hands of the Moroccan team. You’ll need Fox Sports to watch World Cup 2022 games this year, and if you don’t have it already and are looking for the best way to watch the free Croatia vs Belgium…