SRODA SLASKA, POLAND — PepsiCo, Inc. on Aug. 26 broke ground on its largest and most sustainable food manufacturing plant in Europe.

PepsiCo said it will invest approximately $257.1 million in the facility, which will be the company’s fifth plant in Poland. The new plant will be equivalent to seven soccer fields in size and will be built in a 74-acre plot located in Swiete close to Sroda Slaska within the Legnica Special Economic Zone (Lower Silesia), PepsiCo said. It will be developed in stages with the full construction to be completed by 2025.

The snacks plant will provide the

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A trip to Capt. Hiram’s Resort in Sebastian is a great way to have beachfront fun while staying on the mainland. That’s especially so this Sunday when Lights Out Project and Azar & Friends close out Capt. Hiram’s SandBar’s 13-week long live reggae series. The band, which has shared the stage with UB40, Julian Marley, the Original Wailers and more, is one of the area’s most popular groups, says Capt. Hiram’s marketing coordinator Johnny DeSimone. “People are going to go crazy there,” he says. “It is a veteran group. They put on a great show.” For those who have never

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MILWAUKEE — I met Edgar Lin, one of the founders of ElevAsian, a local group of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who strive to elevate the visibility of people, business, and issues in the AAPI community – at his favorite restaurant, Bento Xpert.

“You can get Chinese food just about anywhere,” said Taiwanese immigrant Edgar Lin. Lin also went on to say “There’s a lot more to Asian cuisine than just sweet & sour chicken.”

Bento Xpert is one of the few restaurants in the Milwaukee area that serves authentic Taiwanese cuisine. Owned and operated by Samuel Yin and his

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