In May this year, Switzerland revised its food safety laws to allow for the sale of insect products containing crickets, grasshoppers and mealworms ? the first European country to do so. Coop, a supermarket chain in Switzerland, recently started selling edible bugs in the form of insect balls and burgers made by the startup Essento. Noma, recognised for years as the no 1 restaurant in the world, is known for its insect delicacies, including ants. The health benefits of bugs are now being promoted. https://www.essento.ch/
The coffee grounds lift out with the plunger, ensuring that they don?t stick inside the vessel. This device is built from glass and stainless steel which means that coffee won?t come in contact with plastic so should taste better as well. www.simplipress.coffee
Hair loss is a problem that impacts both men and women, but there are very few treatments that are effective in both sexes and even fewer with known mechanism of action. Advangen's CEO Maria Halasz discovered this first hand when she began to lose her hair when she turned 40, and after trying everything on the market began to lose hope. Advangen scientists have since formulated the evokes tonics that have been clinically proven as effective in reducing hair loss in high proportions of men and women. www.evolisproducts.com.au
This new app puts the power back in your hands to navigate the free-range egg market armed with the real facts. Once you've downloaded the app you can scan a free-range egg carton with your phone and you can quickly see which eggs live up to the 'free-range' claim and which ones look more like a crowded 'chook backpackers.' https://www.choice.com.au/food-and-drink/meat-fish-and-eggs/eggs/articles/choice-free-range-egg-app?
The Harvard Business Review (July 19, 2016) said that, if we want to have more successful technology startups led by women, it may not be enough to simply encourage more women to start companies. A crucial step to helping more female entrepreneurs succeed may be to encourage more women to join venture capital firms. A new investment network encouraging female investors for female-led start-ups hopes to level the playing field. www.scaleinvestors.com.auhttps://hbr.org/2016/07/research-the-gender-gap-in-startup-success-disappears-when-women-fund-women
Since Supporting And Linking Tradeswomen (SALT) started in 2009, it has become slightly easier for women to gain apprenticeships but we still have a long way to go until there are equal opportunities for women in the trades. SALT is a non-profit incorporated organization, which provides a support network for tradeswomen, apprentices and women who wish to enter the trades. www.saltaustralia.org.au
