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    Not Exactly Rocket Science

    Food breakthrough!? Beer jelly beans took years to perfect — and are full of "secret" ingredients

    Elizabeth Rhodes
    Jan 24, 2014 | 9:47 am

    Do you love beer? Do you also love jelly beans? Well, you're in luck.

    Jelly Belly has just debuted a draft beer-flavored jelly bean, and according to the company, the flavor is Hefeweizen inspired.

    "This took about three years to perfect," Ambrose Lee, research and development manager for Jelly Belly said in a statement. "The recipe includes top secret ingredients, but I can tell you it contains no alcohol."

    "This took about three years to perfect. The recipe includes top secret ingredients."

    The development of the beer flavor was particularly difficult as the flavor team hoped to capture the different elements of beer while avoiding the accompanying bitterness, Jelly Belly's director of communications Tomi Holt told USA Today.

    "First, we tried to work on matching the hops. Then we worked on the yeast flavor," Lee said in a video on Jelly Bean's website.

    The beer-flavored jelly beans are just one of more than 100 flavors offered by the candy company, including less palatable options like black pepper, sausage and even vomit (I promise it's real).

    The question remains: Are you willing to try the new beer-flavored jelly beans? You might surprise yourself. They are jelly beans.

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    Apple doubles Houston factory's footprint to make Mac mini computers

    Laura Furr Mericas, InnovationMap
    Feb 24, 2026 | 4:15 pm
    Apple Houston Advanced Manufacturing Center
    Courtesy of Apple
    Apple will double the footprint of its Houston manufacturing site.

    Tech giant Apple announced that it will double the size of its Houston manufacturing footprint as it brings production of its Mac mini to the U.S. for the first time.

    The company plans to begin production of its compact desktop computer at a new factory at Apple’s Houston manufacturing site later this year. The move is expected to create thousands of jobs in the Houston area, according to Apple.

    Last year, the Cupertino, California-based company announced it would open a 250,000-square-foot factory to produce servers for its data centers in the Houston area. The facility was originally slated to open in 2026, but Apple reports it began production ahead of schedule in 2025.

    Apple Mac mini Apple will make the Mac mini in Houston.Courtesy of Apple

    The addition of the Mac mini operations at the site will bring the footprint to about 500,000 square feet, the Houston Chronicle reports. The New York Times previously reported that Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn would be involved in the Houston factory.

    Apple also announced plans to open a 20,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston later this year. The project is currently under construction and will "provide hands-on training in advanced manufacturing techniques to students, supplier employees, and American businesses of all sizes," according to the announcement. Apple opened a similar Apple Manufacturing Academy in Detroit last year.

    “Apple is deeply committed to the future of American manufacturing, and we’re proud to significantly expand our footprint in Houston with the production of Mac mini starting later this year,” Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, said in the news release. “We began shipping advanced AI servers from Houston ahead of schedule, and we’re excited to accelerate that work even further.”

    Apple's Houston expansion is part of a $600 billion commitment the company made to the U.S. in 2025.

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    This story was originally published on our sister site, InnovationMap.

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