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EU alcoholic beverage exports reach US$34.7B in 2024, led by wine and spirits
Food Business Africa Magazine
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August 11, 2025
EU – The European Union (EU) recorded a 10.9% increase in the value of exported alcoholic beverages in 2024, reaching €29.8 billion (US$34.7B) compared to €26.9 billion (US$31.3B) in 2019, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU....
Two firefighters killed in European wildfires
The National News
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Two firefighters have been killed in Spain and Portugal, authorities said on Monday, as wildfires ravage the Iberian Peninsula during a sweltering heatwave. Both died in road accidents, taking the death toll to two in Portugal and four in Spain...
Germany’s industrial output falls to lowest level since pandemic year 2020
TASS
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August 7, 2025
BERLIN, August 7. /TASS/. Industrial production volumes in Germany have dropped to their lowest level since May 2020, when the country was grappling with an economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, Germany’s Federal Statistical Office...
Germans Worry their Beloved Kebab May Get More Pricy or Even Scarce
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 7, 2025
Germans are in kebab angst. They worry that their most beloved street food option, the spicy, juicy kebab in a pita that can be found on every street corner across Germany, may get more expensive — or even worse, that the country may be sliding...
Portugal’s New Village Tourism Rivals Italy’s Albergo Diffuso Hotels
Forbes
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Aldeia da Pedralva Courtesy of HUB “Portugal has a rich tapestry of history woven into its rural landscapes,” says Nuno Constantino, the CEO of the hospitality company HUB. “We have countless villages that have lost their populations to coastal...
Germans worry their beloved kebab may get more pricy or even scarce because of factory strike
Associated Press
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August 7, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Germans are in kebab angst. They worry that their most beloved street food option, the spicy, juicy kebab in a pita that can be found on every street corner across Germany, may get more expensive — or even worse, that the country may...
German businesses worried about sharp drop in incoming asylum-seekers
The Local - Germany
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August 5, 2025
Businesses across various industries, from hospitality to postal services, are concerned that they may struggle to fill basic jobs amid a sharp drop in the number of refugees entering Germany. The number of refugees who have applied for asylum in...
Germany’s Paulaner wins local trademark spat against Berentzen
Just Drinks
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August 6, 2025
Germany’s Paulaner Brauerei has won its court battle against Berentzen Gruppe over the design of the latter’s Mio Mio soft drink brand. Paulaner took legal action against Berentzen at the start of this year for the design used on the label of one...
The Houston Press Announces the 2025 Houston Theater Awards
Houston Press - Texas
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August 18, 2025
Theater’s back and Houston’s got it. The 2024-25 Houston theater, and Houston itself, returned in force after the restrictions imposed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The shows had all the provocation, charm, intellect, and humor that...
Benjamin Sesko soaks up new life in Manchester as Man Utd star eats out at popular footballer restaurant after unveiling
The Sun
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August 10, 2025
BENJAMIN SESKO is wasting no time settling into life in Manchester after sealing his £74m move to Manchester United yesterday. Sesko, 22, was paraded on the Old Trafford pitch on Saturday afternoon after the club announced his arrival from German...
Restaurant Scene: Taco Mamacita reopens its North Shore location
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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August 6, 2025
Taco Mamacita now has three locations spanning North Shore to Hamilton Place to Germantown in Nashville. But the original location, opened in 2008 by husband and wife team Mike and Taylor Monen, has undergone a remodel and is now open again....
Longtime LI restaurant reopens after 6-year hiatus
Newsday - New York
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Tom Frintzilas has a strong connection to his new Seaford eatery, The White Whale: He went from holding his wedding reception there in 1999 to being its new owner. After a nearly six-year hiatus, the 3,800-square-foot waterside eatery has reopened...
Helping women refugees in Germany find work
Deutsche Welle
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August 10, 2025
Donya* came to Germany in 2016. The trained midwife fled from Afghanistan with her 19-year-old son after her husband disappeared and she received death threats. "On my first night in Germany, I slept better than I had in years. I will never forget...
M(aking) C(ontrol) P(ossible): A Practical Guide to What MCP Is (and Why It Matters)
Hospitality Net
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August 18, 2025
Introduction: From Interface to Infrastructure The moment AI agents can plug into the systems your hotel already runs on (PMS, POS, RMS, CRM, etc.), they stop being expensive toys with fancy language models and start behaving like digital...
Germany updates: Young people make up just 10% of population
Deutsche Welle
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Skip next section Details emerge from court in China spying trial 08/05/2025August 5, 2025Details emerge from court in China spying trial DW’s correspondent Matthew Moore has been reporting from Dresden, where a former assistant to a lawmaker from...
Massive James Baldwin biography digs deep into the romances that shaped his writing
Los Angeles Times
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August 18, 2025
Book Review Baldwin: A Love Story By Nicholas Boggs Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 720 pages, $36 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores In Nicholas Boggs’...
Initial franchise agreement signed for two properties in Austrian alpine resort
Hospitality Net
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August 18, 2025
Safestay (AIM: SSTY), one of Europe’s largest hostel groups, is pleased to announce the signing of its first franchise agreement as the Group continues to execute against its growth strategy which includes delivering capital-light expansion...
Zhik Spirit of Adventure: ‘We flew down the inner section of the fjord on a broad reach towards the Holnis narrows’
Yachting Monthly
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August 18, 2025
Chris Carr ventures out to visit just a few of the hundreds of Danish islands in the South Funen Archipelago The Danish islands between Jutland, the continental part of Denmark, and Sweden had long been on my wish-list as a charter destination,...
At a restaurant in Oklahoma, white nationalist tells of their growing influence
The Oklahoman
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HOCHATOWN, Oklahoma - Wearing cargo shorts, flip-flops and a baseball cap shading his eyes from the sun, Dalton Henry Stout blends in easily in rural America. Except for the insignia on his hat. It bears the skull and crossbones of the infamous...
The festivals in Crete are authentic ambassadors of Cretan gastronomy around the world
Tornos News
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August 8, 2025
From Sitia to Chania, August in Crete is an endless celebration – a symphony of flavors, aromas and emotions that highlights the island’s gastronomy in the most authentic way. Here, every local product can become an occasion for a festival. It is...