Cerveceria Costa Rica, maker of iconic beer brands such as Imperial and Pilsen, recently released a new alcoholic beverage aimed at young adults. Bliss, an eight percent proof drink with flavors based on tropical fruits, hit the market in on May 18th, but lukewarm marketing efforts have not succeeded in making the brand known in Costa Rica.According to a report filed by Cristina Fallas Villalobos ...

Today, August 31st, Costa Rica celebrates Afro Costa Rican Day, and one of the first activities that many Ticos will undertake this morning will consist of enjoying the most iconic dish of this country. It so happens that gallo pinto, a delicious breakfast that masterfully combines day-old rice and beans with fresh vegetables and spices, is a meal that we owe to Afro Caribbean immigrants in the fi...

Wikimedia Commons Svalbard, Norway – Crop Trust Press Release – Varieties of one of the world’s most important staple crops will be stored for perpetuity deep in the Arctic ice today. José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is joining scientific experts and delegations from Peru, Costa Rica and Norway to witness a ceremony h...

PANAMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX), together with Premium Restaurants of America (PRA), its long-term strategic licensing partner in Central America, today opened its first store in Panama, making it Starbucks 15th market in Latin America and 67th worldwide. Located in Panama City’s Street Mall shopping center, the new store proudly features Starbucks Reserve™ Pan...

Source: AmaTierra Feria Verde, an upmarket version of the Feria del Agricultor (Farmers Market) tradition of Costa Rica, is coming to Ciudad Colon, located just outside the western suburbs of San Jose. By Jill Rutenberg The Feria Verde and Organic Market is deliciously off and running on the west side of town with Tuesday’s opening of the organic market in Ciudad Colon. “It’s about time....

ASPEN, Colo., July 29, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Anne Welsh McNulty and the Aspen Institute today announced the eighth annual John P. McNulty Prize laureates, a group of extraordinary leaders who bring the spirit of innovation that characterized their success in the private sector to address some of the most intractable problems facing our world today. The 2015 Laureates are making a sign...

SEATTLE & PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) today announced they have entered into an agreement for the marketing, sale and distribution of Starbucks® ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee and energy beverages including Starbucks® Frappuccino® chilled coffee drinks, Starbucks Double Shot® Espresso and Cream, and Starbucks Refreshers® beverages in Lat...

Cafe Britt Shop Cafe Britt, the Costa Rican company known for their gourmet coffee and direct delivery model, announces the launch of a new version of their website.  Britt enjoys a reputation as innovative and customer-focused and their new website highlights these qualities. "At Cafe Britt we are constantly seeking ways to improve the customer experience," Britt's CEO, Pablo Vargas, said....

Source: Embassy of Canada As Canadian expats in Costa Rica gather today to celebrate one of their most important national holidays, a few will reflect on whether this celebration is appropriately named. Though it may seem as if July 1st has always been known as Canada Day, this holiday has only been officially called as such since 1982, and some would like to revert to the old “Dominion Day.” ...

Source: Four Seasons Costa Rica Four Seasons Media Release -- On Thursday, July 30, 2015 the talented culinary team at Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo will host a very special evening to celebrate the addition of culinary outlets Sol y Sombra Latin Market & Seafood Grill and Cena Sociale Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar at the prestigious James Beard House in New York City...

SEED FREEDOM Press Release -- Personalities from the eco-scientific and organic agriculture environments are speaking up against the letter from the American Embassy, in which the Costa Rican government is put under pressure to adopt transgenic seeds. Vandana Shiva has joined the International Alliance for monitoring transgenic bio-colonialism in centers of origin of biodiversity and countries ...

By Maria M. Mur Panama City, Jun 9 (EFE).- Latin Americans see junk food as an "aspirational" product that helps them be more like people in rich countries, but the result is obesity and a higher incidence of chronic diseases, Latin American Health Coalition director Beatriz Champagne said. "We aspire to eat the food consumed in the more developed countries," Champagne told Efe. Champagne...

FINCA LUNA NUEVA, Costa Rica—Representatives from organizations as diverse as Texas A&M University, the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Patagonia, Greenpeace and The Millennium Institute are participating in a three-day conference in Costa Rica. The participants are working together to develop and promote a significantly different approach to food production, land use and climate chang...

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) June 05, 2015 – Ganjapreneur.com recently published an interview with Garyn Angel, the founder of MagicalButter, a product designed to help patients cook homemade cannabis-infused foods. As the legal recreational and medical cannabis markets in the United States have grown, so has the popularity of the many alternatives to smoking. Many consumers prefer to eat cannabis-infus...

Wikimedia Commons By Francisco Pescatori Buenos Aires, Jun 3 (EFE).- Argentina went back to the "origin of taste" to show that its ice cream is the best in Latin America, and will now journey to the frozen treat's mecca, Italy, to compete for the title of the world's best ice cream. The Argentine ice cream masters team of Ariel Segesser, Daniel Celentano and Erica Rodriguez won the 2nd L...

Source: Flickr Commons By Julio Cesar Rivas. Toronto, Jun 2 (EFE).- Canada is the North Korea of dairy products with a tight border through which foreign dairy products only pass in dribs and drabs but where, despite everything, Spanish cheeses are the rage. In 2012, Canadian authorities broke up a profitable smuggling network by arresting three people who were illegally bringing product...

New Bennigan's look. Wikimedia Commons SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR (May 20, 2015) – Bennigan’s has long been one of the most popular American restaurant brands across the globe. Its focus on chef-driven food, innovative drinks and friendly Irish hospitality has helped it stand apart from other concepts that have come and gone over the years. Today, Legendary Restaurant Brands, owner of the ic...

Cobija, Bolivia La Paz, May 21 (EFE).- About 477 people, most of them children but including 34 teachers, were poisoned at breakfast in a school in the northern Bolivian city of Cobija, which borders on Brazil, medical authorities said Thursday. Roberto Galindo Hospital director Jhonny Choque told local media that the majority of the children "suffered a bout of food poisoning," which at fi...

Wikimedia Commons Bogota, May 6 (EFE).- Colombia's first organic puree brand, which boasts chemical- and preservative-free ingredients and environmentally friendly packaging, is looking to compete in Latin America's baby-food market, having already begun expanding to the neighboring countries of Ecuador and Panama. Baby Faves Organics has been sold since last year by Colombia-based Odaco Gr...

Screenshot of Padow''6 Richmond, VA (PRWEB)  -- Padow’s Ham & Deli East Main Street proudly announces their one millionth customer celebration at the restaurant’s downtown location on 1009 East Main Street from May 1-7. Padow’s East Main Street location opened the doors for their first customer in the summer of 1992. Twenty-three years later, the store is preparing to celebrate their one m...

Source: FAO (US Federal Register)  - The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sponsored a public meeting on March 19, 2015. The objective of the public meeting was to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions that will be discussed at the 22...

What is the best way to detox? Read up on this important health practice from the perspective of nutritionist/clinical herbalist Jill Ruttenberg, AHG of AmaTierra Retreat & Wellness Center in Turrubares, Costa Rica. "Like" them on Facebook to learn about special weekend detox retreats for local residents. From time to time our bodies need a break, a fresh start to give us more energy, and t...

Source: Wikimedia Commons It is not a secret that people in Costa Rica (colloquially known as Ticos) are gaining weight at a gradual and steady pace, which is due in great part to the adoption of sedentary habits, the increase of car culture and the proliferation of fast-food outlets. To this effect, a veritable industry centered on weight loss and fitness is beginning to emerge, and some busi...

New York, Apr 24 (EFE).- A senior U.S. trade representative said here Friday he is "greatly disappointed" by a European Union proposal that would allow individual EU countries to ban imported genetically modified food and animal feed even if the 28-nation bloc as a whole has approved them. Speaking at the close of the ninth round of negotiations on a proposed U.S.-EU trade deal, known as the Tr...

Source: OneSeed Newswise — Stella Liu wanted to solve a problem. She knew that her peers were passionate about local organic food and curious about growing their own fruits and vegetables. But many of them had no gardening experience, lived in apartments or were intimidated by massive home improvement stores, with their endless options for soil, fertilizer and tools. That’s where OneSeed co...

Wikimedia Commons Tijuana, Mexico, Apr 8 (EFE).- The Lo Yen City Chinese restaurant in Tijuana, a border city in northwestern Mexico, was closed for using dog meat in its dishes and not having a business license. Eyewitnesses said a person called the emergency services number after hearing a dog yowl, looking through a gate and seeing cooks at the restaurant in the El Rubi district butcheri...

Jill Ruttenberg of AmaTierra Retreat in Costa Rica This article was kindly provided by Jill Ruttenberg of AmaTierra Retreat and Wellness Center in Costa Rica.   Yes, there are Greens that should NOT be eaten raw! Recent trends in nutrition promote eating mostly raw foods. As a nutritionist I feel it’s necessary to qualify a few things about this popular new eating practice. First ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ:SBUX) today announced critical advancements in research and transparency benefiting the entire specialty coffee industry as part of the evolution of its comprehensive ethical sourcing program and support of the sustainability of the specialty coffee industry. The company will make a decade of agronomy research available for commercializati...

Wikimedia Commons Chicago, Apr 7 (EFE).- U.S. company Burger King will pay the wedding expenses for a young Illinois couple named Joel Burger and Ashley King, whose children will carry forward in their last names the "lineage" of the multinational fast-food chain, local media said. Burger, 24, and King, 23, accepted the offer of the Miami-based fast-food chain to sponsor their wedding next ...

Source: Blue Bottle Blue Bottle, a specialty coffee roaster located in California, recently announced a new special blend from Costa Rica. This new gourmet offering is called Costa Rica Tarrazú Divino Niño, and it comes from a finca in the hills of San Pablo de Leon Cortes, in the ultra-fertile coffee growing region of Tarrazú.   This is how Blue Bottle describes this new blend: ...

Flickr Commons Although the traditional cocktail of the province of Guanacaste, one of the most tourist-friendly regions of Costa Rica, is the Chili Guaro, North American expats in Tamarindo Beach have been recently looking for more refreshing alternatives. A former liquor store clerk who worked in that beach town recently spoke to The Costa Rica Star about an influx of tourists and foreign re...

Roxy M Jones - Pixabay Commons ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (25 MARCH 2015) EUREKALERT--Amidst fears that global warming could zap a vital source of protein that has sustained humans for centuries, bean breeders with the CGIAR global agriculture research partnership announced today the discovery of 30 new types, or lines as plant breeders refer to them, of "heat-beater" beans that could keep producti...

Source: PriceSmart A batch of boxed instant meals sold at PriceSmart stores in Costa Rica may contain dangerous metal fragments. Such was the message recently communicated by the Risk Management division of PriceSmart in Costa Rica by means of an online document  (PDF) that has also been posted in the company's store locations in our country. The alert issued by PriceSmart to its members in...

A galllopinto breakfast during Lent. Wikimedia Commons In Costa Rica, the Lent season coincides with beautiful weather and traditions that are emblematic of the religious heritage of this country. By virtue of her Constitution, Costa Rica is a Roman Catholic country, and thus the Lent season is always special. The following recommendations for visiting our country during this time are kindly p...

Source: Sibu Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica (PRWEB) March 13, 2015 - Tulemar Resort, located in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, is proud to expand on its longstanding partnership with Sibu Chocolates by adding the Costa Rican gourmet chocolate company's assorted chocolate bars to their supply for sale. Tulemar, a unique resort with privately owned vacation bungalows and villas for rent, first started ...

Public domain photo By Elvira Palomo. Washington, Feb 24 (EFE).- Genetically modified apples that do not brown will be available in U.S. grocery stores by 2015 with the expectation that waste will be curtailed and sales will expand, despite criticism of altered foods by some groups. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said that, after rigorous scientific reviews, it determined that the va...

Source: EFE Atlanta, Feb 25 (EFE).- Beverage giant Coca-Cola will celebrate the centennial of its iconic "hobble-skirt" glass bottle with art exhibitions, a global media campaign and a commemorative song composed for the occasion, company representatives said. Atlanta, where the company has its headquarters and Coca-Cola, considered one of the most profitable creations of modern industry, was b...

Costa Rica Beerfest 2015 Lovers of craft beer and microbrewery creations in Costa Rica will be able to enjoy their first festival of the year this coming Saturday, March 7th in San Jose; this is when Beerfest 2015 will take place at La Sabana Metropolitan Park, close to the Scotiabank branch. For this year's Beerfest, attendees will be treated to more than just craft beers proudly made in C...

Many foreign visitors who stay in Costa Rica long enough to enjoy the locally produced and bottled Coca-Cola are bound to think that the popular carbonated drink tastes better here than it does in their countries of origin. These are mostly visitors who come from Canada, the United States, Europe, and generally outside of Latin America and the Caribbean. Is there really a difference between Coca-C...

Source: Johnny Rockets A new Johnny Rockets restaurant opened in Costa Rica during January, and the California fast-food chain is not planning to slow down its expansion in our country. The new franchise location is situated in the heart of Downtown San Jose, precisely in the Plaza Universal food court on the Avenida Central pedestrian boulevard. According to a news report filed by Nancy Al...