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Three master chocolatiers, Alecia Chan from Le Cordon Bleu in Sydney, Sassi Matteo from Sydney’s Choco Bean Catering and Rebecca Carins from Savour Chocolate & Patisserie School in Melbourne, will be competing on Sunday 25 May for the opportunity to represent Australia at the World Chocolate Masters next year in Paris...

Have you dreamed of a raspberry lemon Mountain Dew, a Diet Pepsi flavored with vanilla and strawberry or a Brisk Iced Tea with a splash of cherry? Now if you can dream it, you can drink it with Pepsi Spire -- a portfolio of innovative fountain beverage dispensers that allow consumers to create more than 1,000 customized beverages with the touch of a button, while giving foodservice operators a choice of flexible and cost-effective equipment to pick from to best meet their needs. Pepsi Spire is now available in select U.S. locations and will continue to roll out through 2014...

Any fashionista knows inspiration is everywhere, including the season's most colorful and craveable ingredients in Wendy's New Salad Collection. To celebrate National Salad Month, fashionistas who participate in Wendy's third #NewSaladCollection contest – a partnership with fashion website Polyvore – will be entered for a chance to win a "Fashion 411" phone call with actress and style icon Molly Sims plus a $1,000 grand prize...