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Shoppers bemoan UK taramasalata shortage as strike leads to dip in supply | Food & drink industry newsthirst.

When some UK supermarkets removed the lids from tubs of hummus, there were complaints from shoppers. But for many, the latest dip problem is arguably worse – a nationwide shortage of taramasalata. Industrial action at Bakkavor, a large supplier of the fish roe dip, has caused a “short disruption” to the supply and availability of…

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Woolworths employee on $26 an hour confronts board at AGM over millions paid to executives | Woolworths newsthirst.

A Woolworths employee has confronted the supermarket’s board over the huge disparity between her $26 hourly rate, which she describes as “not a living wage”, and the high salaries of executives. Jo Wright, who works on the supermarket floor in a New South Wales southern highlands store, told the company’s annual general meeting on Thursday…

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China condemns US after line on ‘Taiwan independence’ cut from site newsthirst.

The US State Department has dropped a statement from its website which stated that Washington does not support Taiwan’s independence – a move which has sparked anger in China. China said the revision “sends a wrong… signal to separatist forces advocating for Taiwan independence”, and asked the US to “correct its mistakes”. The department’s fact…

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Ayo Edebiri ‘got insane death threats’ after Elon Musk shared fake report about Pirates of the Caribbean casting | Movies newsthirst.

Ayo Edebiri, the actor best known for her Emmy-award winning work on The Bear, has said she received “insane death threats” after Elon Musk shared a fake news report about her being cast in a film. On her Instagram, Edebiri recalled the furore that met Musk’s reposting of a story by “Unlimited L’s”, a rightwing…

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Justin Baldoni Tells Disney, Marvel to Keep Receipts, Claims Ryan Reynolds Mocked Him On-Screen newsthirst.

Justin Baldoni is warning Disney and Marvel to hold onto all docs related to the various characters Ryan Reynolds played in “Deadpool & Wolverine” as he mounts his legal case … and he’s zeroing in on one particular character he thinks was intended to mock and bully him. Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, fired off a…

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