The Taco Bell Foundation for Teens’ Graduate to Go initiative is inviting Americans to like, share or tweet to help at-risk teens graduate high school. Taco Bell will give up to $1 million to Graduate to Go to support teen-serving organizations. ...More
While tech companies dominated the top 10 spots in this year’s Millward Brown's annual BrandZTop™ 100 Most Valuable Global Brands study, fast-food giant McDonald’s held firmly onto its No. 4 spot at $95 billion, while Coca-Cola maintained its No. 6 position at $76 billion. ...More
Chinese buns (bao) are on-trend yet still a little unconventional. This version, distributed frozen, focuses on ingredients from Northern China, where pork, wheat and cabbage are common. ...More
New market data from Empathica Consumer Insights Panel reveals U.S. consumers are concerned about the state of the economy and 61% plan to cut expenses across nearly every discretionary spending category. ...More
The American diet lacks sufficient fruits and vegetables. But Evolution Fresh (owned by Starbucks) and Jamba Juice, along with little guys like New York's Juice Press, are helping close the gap, while also pointing to an emerging category in sports nutrition. ...More
Two emerging trends related to meat are progressively capturing more consumer attention: sustainability and humane practices related to raising animals, and the reemergence of high-culinary, artisan butchery. ...More
It’s Friday, and that means it’s time for a quick rundown of the most popular food-safety stories trending this week. From faux pas to high fives, this week had it all. ...More
Burger chains are increasingly transparent (no more “pink slime”) and have adopted more “ethical” practices, including elimination of gestation crates, sourcing cage-free eggs, and employing more-humane slaughter techniques. ...More
A 14-year-old Michigan teen got a little more than he ordered at his local Arby’s restaurant when he bit into a roast beef sandwich and found a 1-inch piece of severed finger that included the fingerprint. Ryan Hart said he was nearly finished with his sandwich when he ...More
Craig Culver, co-founder of the Culver's chain, digs into the secrets of the chain’s success, their strategies for marketing moving forward, and the chain's status as one of the original creators of "better burgers." ...More
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