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The Hindu
4 hours ago
- Business
- The Hindu
BASF India to demerge agri solutions business, to issue shares 1:1 ratio in new entity
BASF India has begun demerging its agricultural solutions business, a process it expects to take 18-24 months after which existing shareholders will be receive shares in the ratio of 1:1 in the new entity. The demerger will be in line with German industrial chemical parent BASF's September 2024 announcement to separate core businesses, which have significant edge over competitors, and standalone businesses such as agricultural solutions to sharpen the latter's focus as they compete with pure play peers. It intends to list the resultant agricultural solution entity, globally, through an Initial Public Offering. The new company, following the demerger in India, will unlock value for the shareholders, a leadership team led by Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE Mike Heinz and comprising Senior VP – Global Strategic Marketing, Agricultural Solutions Marco Grozdanovic and BASF India Managing Director Alexander Gerding among others told media at the launch of insecticide Valexio and fungicide Mibelya for rice crop. Mr. Heinz said for the parent entity demerger of the agricultural solutions business as well as implementation of new ERP was expected to happen by the second-half of 2027 at the earliest. The IPO thus is unlikely before first half of 2028 and the timing would still hinge on other factors such as market conditions, he said. In 2024, the agricultural division generated global sales of Euro 9.8 billion. Last year, BASF registered sales of approximately Euro 2.4 billion to customers in India. BASF had more than 2,400 employees and 8 production sites as well as 42 offices in the country. Over the last 10 years, it has invested Euro 310 million to grow its operations in India. To queries around plans for further investment, Mr. Heinz said, 'I would very surprised if going forward for the next 10 years, the [investment] number would be lower than what we have invested in the last 10 years.' Mr. Grozdanovic said the company is exploring all opportunities in India, including acquisitions, specifically seed companies for certain crops. In doing so, it would not be looking at large entities. On the two new products, senior V-P-Agricultural Solutions of BASF Asia Pacific Simone Barg said rice is a priority in the region from a food security perspective. Valexio and Mibelya will help boost rice yields as they help manage rice hoppers, a key rice pest, and control diseases such as sheath blight control. Business Director-Agricultural Solutions at BASF India Giridhar Ranuva said the company plans to launch 10-12 new products up to 2028. It had launched 10 in the last four years.
Daily Mirror
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Heinz pays tribute to 'number one' Chris Hughes amid Jojo Siwa romance
As Chris Hughes' relationship with his Celebrity Big Brother housemate Jojo Siwa appears to go from strength to strength, food giant Heinz has admitted feelings of their own towards the 32-year old Heinz has hilariously dedicated a 'new' version of it's famous spaghetti hoops to Chris Hughes, and fans have begged the company to release the product to the public. Former Love Island star Chris has proclaimed his love for the product numerous times throughout his time on Celebrity Big Brother, where his relationship with Jojo Siwa has also begun to blossom. Jojo's recent performances on stage, meanwhile, have seen her change the lyrics of Kim Carnes' 'Bette Davis Eyes' to 'Chris Hughes Eyes' - something Heinz couldn't help but poke fun at on Instagram. "This message is for Chris Hughes and Chris Hughes only, if you aren't Chris Hughes keep scrolling," the company penned in a post on Tuesday (May 27), declaring their admiration for the reality star. Heinz added an image of a redesigned tin, which was labelled 'Chris' Hoops', alongside a poem titled: 'To our number one'. With several references to the loved-up couple's romance, it read: "We don't have to hard launch/For our love to be true/Or sing 'Chris eyes'/To get close to you." The poem continued: "Does your bright orange beanie/Remind you of us?/You tell us 'sit down'/Well 'we're sat', trust/It's a little 'leave it'/When we're 10th in your post/Chris loves Spaghetti Hoops/We love you the most." Writing in response, Chris quipped: "Okay I fell for you." Meanwhile, Jojo added: "And honestly... Fair play." Elsewhere, one Instagram user praised: "This is incredible marketing I had to stand up and applaud." A second person penned in hope: "Now tell us your going to bring out Chris' hoops for us to buy yeah." A third asked: "Can you make a special edition with some 'j' and ' c' in with the hoops?" A fourth individual added: "Can we please have Chris' hoops on cans please? Whilst a fifth Instagram user declared: "Bloody genius! Would love to see these in the shops." An iconic scene in the Big Brother house last month saw Ella Rae Wise approach Chris to ask if there was anything he would like to be added to the housemates' shopping list. "I just want spaghetti hoops," Chris said from the bath. "That's all I want." "Any fruit?" Ella Rae asked in response, to which Chris reaffirmed: "No, just spaghetti hoops. Thank you." Last night (May 27), Jojo opened up about her lyrical amendment, telling her crowd that she changed the song as it made her "happy." The former Dance Moms icon JoJo said: "I'll tell you this much, if it's not obvious, that ending lyric is very much true."
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
American makes full English for the first time but 'one thing is missing'
An American living in London decided to put British cuisine to the test by making himself a full English breakfast for the first time, but he quickly argued that one thing was lacking An American has given his honest verdict after trying to make his own full English breakfast for the first time, but he argued that one element was 'missing' from the popular meal. Kjordy, from the US, has been living in the UK for the past four years. But even though he's spent multiple years living this side of the pond, he's still introduced to new parts of British culture on a daily basis, from new slang words that he's never heard before to new foods he's yet to try. Because of this, he decided to take on one of the most popular meals in the country. "About a month ago, I attempted beans on toast, and safe to say, well it could have been better," he said in a TikTok video. "And now, I'm on a quest to perfect the next British cuisine. And after a little consultation with the most British person I know, it's time for a full English breakfast. "Everybody has their different ways of making it, but today we're putting in bacon, sausage, eggs, roasted tomato, hash browns, toast, Heinz beans, and against my own will, black pudding. Let's get it," he said before he started cooking. He was seen preheating his oven before cracking his eggs into a pan on the hob to fry. He then placed a tray with two hash browns into the oven Using the same pan he used for the eggs, he went on to cook the sausages and the bacon rashers. Meanwhile he put the bread in the toaster before microwaving his beans in a bowl. The final step was to fry the halved tomatoes. "Alrighty man, food is ready. This is a lot of d**n food," he said, showing his plate which had been filled with the breakfast foods. After having made sure to have tasted everything on the plate, except for the black pudding, he said: "I see why this is so popular. The egg with the beans, the sausage, very heavy but very savoury. "The one thing it is missing [is] something sweet," he criticised. "There's no better combo than sweet and savoury, so having a little syrupy pancake with a bacon is... mm. "I think it's time I man up and try this damn blood pudding," he said before smelling and taking a bite out of it. However, after gagging because of the flavour, he said: "F**k no." "My final review, it's really, really good. I don't know how I feel about the beans and tomato with it," he said before giving it a score of six and a half out of ten. Brits quickly flocked to the comment section to share their tips and tricks for how to make the full English more enjoyable. "You didn't butter the toast," one person criticised, while another viewer wanted to make sure that he actually cooked the black pudding. "Good try. Swap the black pudding for fried mushrooms," another person recommended, while a fourth viewer said: "If you didn't cram a bit of each food on one fork full then you haven't eaten a full English. Dip that fork full in HP, you're at a 10/10." "Solid mate. Tomatoes and black pudding not an essential for me. Keep with the stuff you enjoy!" another person said. Instead of adding pancakes, like Kjordy wanted, another viewer said: "Ketchup or hp sauce adds something sweet. I like tinned tomatoes with mine as the acidicness of the tomatoes helps contrast the grease of everything else." "Jam on the toast for sweet can help too. But I'm weird and like jam and buttered toast with egg," another person recommended.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
The Mystery Explained: Why Hot Dogs Come in 10-Packs but Buns in 8
Have you ever bought hot dogs and buns for a cookout, only to realize you're either two buns short or two wieners over? You'd think that, by now, the makers of America's favorite ballpark snack would have solved this weird puzzle. Think again. Now, this might sound like a silly conversation to have at a time when many folks are facing much more prescient problems. And you're right—but hear me out because sometimes solving little mysteries gives us the courage to solve the bigger ones. Baby steps. Come with me on this curious and historic journey to find out why we can't get our hot dog to bun ratio sorted. Before about 1940, hot dogs were bought and sold from local butcher shops and were not packaged as they are today. Shoppers would simply ask the butcher for the amount of sausages they needed and would be charged by the pound. This brings us up to modern day meat packaging, wherein meat is still typically sold by the pound. One standard American hot dog is approximately 1.6 ounces. If you do the math, that means that it takes 10 hotdogs to get you to one pound. It simply makes sense, from a meat-packing and butchering perspective, to sell them by the pound, not by the piece. Similarly, modern bakehouses are optimized for efficiency with standards and systems set firmly in place. Buns are typically baked in clusters of four in pans designed to produce eight rolls apiece. It simply doesn't make sense for most bakeries to completely upend their production systems and pan designs to accommodate the average number of hot dogs in a pack. The light at the end of the tunnel: In 2022, Heinz and Wonder Bread partnered to solve this very issue in Canada by brokering a partnership to create 10-packs of buns. Maybe a similar deal is on the horizon for the United States. In the meantime, though, we Americans will just have to find a use for those two extra sausages. My suggestion? Cut those suckers up and make a small batch of pigs in blankets for brunch the next day. Everybody wins! Read the original article on ALLRECIPES
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Ex-Employees Testify About His Odd Food Demands, Including 'Applesauce on Cheeseburgers'
Sean "Diddy" Combs requested that his assistants bring a very specific — and unusual — list of food items he required for traveling, former employees said during the rapper's trial The mogul and his team used a Black Amex card to buy luxury items, as well as food items such as applesauce for his hamburgers and ketchup for traveling abroad Combs currently faces charges including sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitutionSean "Diddy" Combs had a very specific — and unusual — list of food items he required for his travels around the world, according to his former employees. While testifying at Combs' sex trafficking trial on Thursday, May 22, ex-employee George Kaplan described how the rapper and his team used a Black Amex card to cover everything Combs requested, from baby oil to yacht rentals and luxury villas. When defense lawyer Marc Agnifilo questioned if those items included applesauce, Kaplan explained, "Mr. Combs loves applesauce, and eats it on the side or top of a lot of things.' "Cheeseburgers?" Agnifilo asked, to which Kaplan responded, "Cheeseburgers being one of them." Combs is also obsessed with ketchup, David James, who was an assistant to the music mogul from 2007 to 2009, previously testified on Tuesday, May 20. "Ketchup was a big item that he always needed for his food, so it was just the consistency, to create a consistent environment for wherever he was," James testified. He claimed that when they flew to the U.K., he always brought Heinz ketchup because "the tomato sauce didn't meet Combs' standards." James also said he regularly packed applesauce, detailing that it was a favorite food item for Combs. During the trial, Agnifilo asked James, "Were you aware he put applesauce on his cheeseburgers?" He replied, "I was not aware, but I knew he liked applesauce." Combs' former employees have testified about these unusual details as prosecutors attempt to learn more about the rapper's alleged sex trafficking, racketeering and other charges — including transportation to engage in prostitution. Federal agents found a number of noteworthy items during a 2024 raid of Combs' $48 million Miami mansion that the musician allegedly owned — including AR-15-style rifles, some with their serial numbers scratched off, as well as loaded magazines, drugs such as MDMA and Xanax, sex toys and lingerie and 25 bottles of Johnson's Baby Oil, as well as one rubber trial began on May 12 after he was initially arrested in September 2024. He has denied all of the allegations against him and pleaded not guilty to all criminal charges. So far, jurors have heard from his former employees Kaplan and James, his former girlfriend Casandra "Cassie" Ventura and her mother, a makeup artist and Kid Cudi. The trial is expected to last several weeks, and Judge Arun Subramanian recently confirmed that the trial will most likely conclude before July 4. Combs is currently being held without bail at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. If convicted on all counts, he faces a potential life sentence. If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to Read the original article on People
