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• Mars takes a bite out of chocolate giant Hershey
The company also said consumer taste-testers approved of the substitutes for cocoa butter, such as sunflower oil and palm oil. In Mr. Goodbar, for instance, the change lets the peanut flavor shine through, Hershey spokesman Kirk Saville said. Besides ...
• Is this a trick? Kids get toys instead of sweets
... something to play with that lasts beyond Halloween night. But for others, candy is still king. “They’re after candy,” said April Callis, of East Lansing, Mich., of her girls, ages 7, 12 and 14. “They’re not really interested in sunflower ...
• Oil, soy, copper all go bust in Latin America
Rostirolla worked 18-hour days for a dozen-plus years to coax corn, sunflower and soy from his sprawling piece of savannah on the edge of the Amazon. Now he may have to let his fields lie fallow as prices plummet for his crops. Worried they might not ...
• Smooth move! The art of the eco-shave
Another shaving cream alternative is Pacific Shaving Company’s Shaving Oil (pacificshaving.com), made from a variety of natural oils like sunflower, avocado and kukui nut. The tiny bottle can facilitate about 100 shaves and is easy to tuck into a ...
• New sunflower offers oil with no trans fats - Fitness- msnbc.com
Some farmers are placing their hope in a hybrid sunflower seed that could help keep arteries clear and hearts pumping in a nation smitten with snacks and processed food.