Source: Gisele Bunchen Instagram When it comes to eating during vacation, most tourists who arrive in Costa Rica have indulgence on their minds. Such is not that case for future NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady of the New England Patriots and his supermodel wife Gisele Bundchen. A recent article by Angelique Fiske of Patriots.com explains that the diets of Mr. Brady and his wife while...

Source: McDonald's MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay--(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Arcos Dorados, the world’s largest McDonald’s franchisee operating in Costa Rica and 19 other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, has unveiled a new premium burger experience, the ClubHouse, which is sure to be a customer favorite. The new creation is part of McDonald’s Signature Collection. It features thick-cut smoked ba...

Source: US CBP US CBP PRESS RELEASE - PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed today that a long horned beetle that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists intercepted in a shipment of Costa Rican pineapples is the first recorded find of this species in the United States. CBP discovered the beetle January 29 in a container of 1,575 cases of...

Source: IBIC Ames, Ia. – Iowa beef producers Scott Heater, Wapello, and Dean Black, Somers, participated in an Iowa Meat Trade Mission to Dominican Republic and Costa Rica in late February. Heater, chairman of the Iowa Beef Industry Council, explained that the mission was exploratory in nature to determine if there is additional market opportunities for U.S. quality beef in these Central Ameri...

Source: UNDP United Nations Development Programme Press Release - One of the world’s biggest pineapple producing countries – Costa Rica – has officially adopted a widely endorsed action plan to tackle serious social and environmental concerns in this critical sector, worth US$ 800 million to the national economy. Agrochemical run-off into water sources is a key issue that the plan will targ...

Pixabay Public Domain Widener University Press Release - The lush, coffee-producing landscape of Costa Rica has been a destination for Widener University students and faculty to conduct research and participate in learning experiences for a decade, but the university now has a permanent hub in the Central American country to call home. The university has purchased a four-bedroom villa outfi...

Wikimedia Commons MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arcos Dorados, the world’s largest McDonald’s franchisee operating in 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, is celebrating the successful rollout of its popular “Puertas Abiertas”, or “Open Doors”, program across the region. The program provides the opportunity for customers to tour McDonald’s kitchens and see firsthand the hig...

Pixabay Public Domain Coffee responsibly grown in a rain forest farm in Costa Rica will be showcased by a major Ontario university. York University’s annual fair trade fair will take place Wednesday, Feb. 24 in the Bear Pit near Central Square from 10am to 4pm. The fair will feature a range of fair trade products including arts and crafts, coffee and tea, chocolate, t-shirts and more. In ad...

A Brioche Doree in Paris Press Release by All Points PR - SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica – Travelers at Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) can now visit the Parisian-style urban bakery café, Brioche Dorée, during every arrival and departure. The exciting new eatery at the airport serving Costa Rica’s capital city, San Jose, specializes in an impressive range of European café options. From fr...

(Courtesy) National brewer, Cervecería Costa Rica is introducing a new version of the country’s favorite cerveza, Imperial, which contains 0.0 percent alcohol. The new beverage, called Imperial Cero , is aimed at consumers who like to enjoy a beer but cannot always consume alcohol, the company said. “It’s a bet by on innovation and technology. We have made a significant financial invest...

Enoc and Dr. Rosemary SylvesterBradley of ChocoPrisma. Photo: Bryan Fabio Herrera By Carol Blair Vaughn This interview was conducted on January 29th, 2016, at Bazookas Restaurant in Perez Zeledon, after a meeting of a club for English speakers (CCRC), at which Enoc Jimenez was the guest speaker.  The Ngobe Indigenous straddle the Costa Rica – Panama border, and trace their lineage back to a...

Wikimedia Commons In recent years, the idea of Costa Rica being a very expensive country has been widely reported in news headlines. Many North American expats who moved to Costa Rica believe that this is possibly the most expensive country in the world; nonetheless, this is not an assertion held by MoveHub, an online information exchange website for professionals and families who relocate int...

Source: Blue Osa PUERTO JIMÉNEZ, OSA PENINSULA, Costa Rica (PRWEB) January 20, 2016 - Clean eating has grown significantly in popularity over the last year or so, encouraging people to ditch chemically enhanced and processed foods from their diet. Self-taught chef, Marie makes eating clean simple with her new cooking guide, “Eating Clean in Costa Rica.” Readers will be able to enjoy her int...

Wikimedia Commons (TRAVPR.COM) UK - 12th January, 2016 - Sumak Travel, the UK based social enterprise that specializes in Latin American ecotourism, has partnered with the Cafédirect Producers’ Foundation (CPF) to launch a range of Fair Trade Adventures in Colombia, Costa Rica and Peru. Four new small group tours will give travelers a rare opportunity to meet farmers and artisans behind popula...

By Carlos Heras La Paz, Jan 12 (EFE; additional context by The Costa Rica Star).- Agriculture, which accounts for about 15 percent of Bolivia's gross domestic product, is at the center of a controversy over genetically modified crops, with the government limiting the use of transgenic seeds to soybeans and farmers demanding expanded use to increase productivity. Bolivia restricts the use of ...

Source: Four Seasons Costa Rica Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo, an award winning hillside and beachfront oasis surrounded by lush Costa Rican jungle, has launched its own signature Guanacaste Pale Ale craft beer as a collaborative effort with TreintayCinco Brewery called Four Sins. Made exclusively for the resort, the brew was created to embody the distinct local flavors ...

Café de Costa Rica (iCafé), an organization responsible for coffee production and export from Costa Rica, announced that it has selected Sopexa as its public relations agency in the United States. “We look forward to developing a long-term relationship with the Sopexa team, whose passion embodies those of our producers,” said Mario Arroyo Uder, marketing lead for Icafé. “Sopexa’s deep beverage ...

Source: Cool Mountain Cool Mountain Beverages is a true craft soda maker and offers consumers a wide range of interesting flavors, They currently market; Green Apple, Strawberry, Black Cherry, Root Beer, Cream Soda, Orange Cream, Blue Razzberry. And now …California Peach, Royal Grape and Chicago Draft Style Ginger Ale. From California, Cool Mountain president Bill Drake explained: “We have...

Caribbean News Service By Desmond Brown, Caribbean News Service (CNS) SAN JOSE – In mid-December, technical officers from six Caribbean countries traveled to Costa Rica to learn about new ways of adding value to cassava production and modern technologies for processing the vegetable, in order to boost the industry, promote the diversification of markets, and improve the chain’s competitiven...

Source: iCafe By Joel Clement, Director, Office of Policy Analysis at the United States Department of the Interior How do we work with diverse ecosystems and landscapes to address climate change? How can we help these natural systems build resilience and pull more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? Globally, the degradation of forests, agricultural areas, wetlands and other important la...

Flickr Commons By Yeny Garcia Havana, Dec 24 (EFE).- At the close of a year marked by the reestablishment of relations with Washington, Cubans are celebrating the Christmas holidays without big parties but the private restaurants known as "paladares" are causing family traditions to evolve and many people are trying out their culinary offerings. Since 1997, when Christmas was reinstated ...

In 2014,  the School of Statistics at the University of Costa Rica published a report (PDF) that focused on topics beyond the traditional demographics. The 2014 Current Events Survey investigated sentiment and facts related to Pope Francis, Ebola, football, mosquito-borne diseases, extraterrestrial life, and even Christmas traditions. With regard to Christmas and the end-of-year holidays, the S...

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired - December 14, 2015) - Italian roasting coffee company illy and Los Angeles-based GreenLight Media & Marketing took home the Cristal award for best Non-Fiction Film in the Branded Entertainment & Content category for the feature-length documentary A Small Section of the World at the 2015 Cristal Festival, the annual five-day international media and creativity ...

Coffee Review, a popular online publication known to millions of coffee lovers as the "Wine Spectator of the coffee industry," has just revealed its third annual ranking of the year's top coffees and espressos, and two blends from Costa Rica are among the Top 30 for 2015. Coffees appearing on the list were grown in 11 different countries. The most frequently appearing origins are Panama and Eth...

Source: Fast Casual BOSTON, Dec. 10, 2015 () -- Così, Inc. (NASDAQ:COSI), the fast-casual restaurant company, today announced that its franchisee, Fast Casual Ltda., has opened its sixth Così® restaurant in Costa Rica at Nuevo City Plaza, located next to the main movie theater in Santa Ana, part of the western suburbs of San Jose. “We are pleased to announce the opening of another new Così re...

Source: iCafe COSTA RICA, Dec. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- During last month's International Coffee Week (SINTERCAFE), an event that gathered more than 500 professionals of the coffee industry from around the world, Café de Costa Rica announced its commitment to becoming the world's first fully environmentally sustainable coffee-producing region. "With growing exports towards the United States,...

Wikimedia Commons MANHATTAN, Kansas. – The Kansas Department of Agriculture is seeking individuals to participate in a beef genetics trade mission to Costa Rica on Feb. 22-26, 2016. In an effort to increase market opportunities for U.S. and Kansas beef genetics, this provides an opportunity for Kansas purebred beef cattle producers and allied industry to continue developing relationships w...

Source: United CHICAGO, Dec. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines is giving more passengers a taste of a new dining and beverage experience, with the expansion of complimentary meals and free wine and beer to more United Economy customers; the launch of a seasonal craft beer; and the introduction of modern, flavorful new entrees and snacks on many Latin America and Caribbean flights. Beg...

Although there are no clear statistics on how many turkeys will be served at dinner tables in Costa Rica later today, the Thanksgiving holiday is increasingly celebrated by more families in this country. To this end, it is not unusual to learn about supermarkets such as AutoMercado and PriceSmart running out of turkeys just before Thanksgiving. Who is buying up all those birds? Author’s Note: T...

US CBP Press Release - Additional Reporting by The Costa Rica Star / LOS ANGELES—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists assigned to the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) seized 450 prohibited pork meat tamales discovered inside the luggage of a passenger arriving from Mexico, on November 2. The passenger, who was referred to agriculture examination, marked “YES” ...

Starbucks News Media Release / The holidays are a special time at Starbucks with tastes and experiences that inspire the spirit of the season. The 2015 holiday season has arrived as Starbucks® stores around the world are now filled with a full assortment of seasonal food, beverages and merchandise. Starbucks Reserve® Christmas 2015: Select stores will offer this first-edition holiday coffee wit...

Froozer SAN FRANCISCO, November 11, 2015 /3BL Media/ ­– Obesity and diabetes rates in the United States have hit an all-time high. More than two in three American adults are considered overweight today, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, a health research center. Children are no better off, reporting skyrocketing increases in new Type-2 diabetes cases; a condition pr...

Outback Jack's Costa Rica Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica, October 23, 2015 (Newswire) - ​​In Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica, Penny and Jack Williams, the owners of Outback Jack's Beach Bar N Grill, are finally retiring to write their books. Rather than selling their internationally known restaurant, they thought it would be a lot more fun to run an essay contest for someone to wi...

Rio de Janeiro, Oct 22 (EFE). - Brazilian researchers have identified a protein trace in coffee with pain and anxiety relieving properties similar to morphine's, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, or Embrapa, said. The substance's effects have already been tested on lab mice, Embrapa, considered the world's largest tropical agricultural research center, said. The discovery was ...

From 2016 to 2020, retail coffee giant Starbucks plans to open 15 more cafes in Costa Rica, a business move that will generate more than 300 jobs. Such was the statement made by Monica Bianchini, general manager of Starbucks in Costa Rica, as she inaugurated the 8th location in our country. According to a news report filed by Marvin Barquero for national newspaper La Nacion, Ms. Bianchini expla...

Source: Hugh Jackman Instagram Mexico City, Oct 9 (EFE).- Australian actor Hugh Jackman, currently in Mexico City promoting his latest film, "Pan," finally had his dream of savoring the best tacos in the capital come true after asking for the advice of his followers on Twitter. "Best tacos in La Marquesa, Mex!!! Gracias ladies (sic)," he posted on his Instagram account together with a photo...

Wikimedia Commons Dublin, Sep 29 (EFE).- Liquor giant Brown-Forman Corporation, the maker of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey, held the ground-breaking ceremony on Tuesday for its distillery at Ireland's historic Slane Castle, the company's first new whiskey distillery outside the United States. The Louisville, Kentucky-based company said it planned to invest 44 million euros ($50 million) i...

Malinche Costa Rica Newrest Press Relase - Only three months after launching its operations in Costa Rica, the Newrest Group is proud to announce the inauguration of its first restaurant specifically created for Central America: the Deli'Malinche. This novel concept, now open at the Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), located in the province of Alajuela and not far from San Jose, w...

Wikimedia Commons QSRweb.com Press Release -- QSR International, developer of Quiznos, Smashburger and Teriyaki Experience franchises throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, announced the divestiture of 32 of its 33 KFC Costa Rican restaurants to Intelectiva Costa Rica SRL, led by Mexican businessman, Roberto González Alcalá. This divestiture will allow QSR International to focus on gro...

Market and industry research firm Canadean recently announced the availability of its latest report: Costa Rica Beer Market Insights 2015. SUMMARY The beer market saw growth in 2014 with low priced imports help fuel demand. The market remains a virtual monopoly but craft beer saw strong growth. Imports increased due to a key demographic favoring imported beer. Craft beer saw growth through c...