Oded Brenner is a modern-day Willy Wonka. In the 1990s, he co-created an international chocolate empire, Max Brenner Chocolate, that includes a 7,000-square-foot emporium on Broadway in New York City.
Brenner left that venture in 2012, and a few years later began exploring a different side of chocolate. A trip to Jamaica in 2015 ignited a passion for cacao, which is more than just the beans that are turned into chocolate.
Brenner saw people making juice, liquor and flour from the cacao fruit and using the whole pod instead of just the beans. He was amazed at how little he knew about cacao, despite having worked in chocolate for 20 years.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — People magazine reports that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she tested positive for the coronavirus and is urging people to guard themselves in the pandemic, such
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Air Filtration Experts From Camfil Describe How Grocery Stores Can Improve Indoor Air Quality, Reduce Operating Costs
April 1, 2021 GMT
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Over the years, modern-day grocery stores have evolved far beyond just selling produce and canned goods. Today, you can expect a grocery store to function as part community center, part big-box retailer, part food processor, part restaurant, and more. This evolution adds an ever-increasing strain on the HVAC system to maintain acceptable ventilation and clean air. If there’s one thing that’s going to survive long after the pandemic is over, it will be the public’s demand for safe environments within retail spaces.
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Goodyear Announces Pricing Of $1 Billion Of Senior Notes
April 1, 2021 GMT
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, USA. (PRNewsFoto/Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company)
AKRON, Ohio, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) today announced that it has priced its public offering of $550 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2031 (the “2031 notes”) and $450 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2033 (the “2033 notes,” and together with the 2031 notes, the “notes”). The notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the company.
The 2031 notes will be offered to the public at a price of 100% of their principal amount and will bear interest at a rate of 5.250% per annum. The 2033 notes will be offered to the public at a price of 100% of their principal amount and will bear interest at a rate of 5.625% per annu