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Food & Personal Care
Evanger’s Expands Recall Of Dog Food That Could Contain Euthanasia Drugs
By 3.3.17 — Updated: 5.10.17
Earlier this year, products from high-end dog food brands Evanger’s and Against the Grain were recalled earlier this year for a surprising reason: Cans from that batch were found to be contaminated with pentobarbital, a drug used for euthanasia mostly of dogs, cats, and horses. The source of the drug still hasn’t been discovered, and now Evanger’s has quietly added another variety of dog food to the recall. [More]
Dunkin’ Donuts, Baskin Robbins To Eliminate Artificial Colors From Products By 2018
By 3.2.17 — Updated: 5.10.17
Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin Robbins on Thursday became the latest chains to join the growing list of restaurants and food producers promising to remove artificial flavors and dyes from its menus. [More]
Burger King Replacing Tendercrisp After Customers Called It “Disgusting”
By 3.2.17
What’s the saying? “If at first people call your food ‘disgusting,’ try, try again.” Sounds about right for Burger King, which is replacing its Tendercrisp chicken sandwich with a new crispy version that it hopes customers will actually want to eat. [More]
McDonald’s Banking On Mobile Ordering & Curbside Pickup To Win Back Customers
By 3.1.17
Would you be more likely to eat McDonald’s food if you could order and pay for it ahead and pick it up at the curb — or never leave your house in the first place? McDonald’s hopes so. [More]
Why Can’t I Get Spicy Nuggets At Wendy’s Anymore?
By 3.1.17 — Updated: 5.10.17
There are chicken nuggets and then there are spicy chicken nuggets, and if you’re a fan of the latter the former probably won’t suffice when you’ve got a hankering. Which is why we have bad news for those who prefer Wendy’s spicy nuggets: Your odds of finding your chosen nugget are dwindling. [More]
Lipari Foods And Yoke’s Fresh Market Recall Cheeses For Listeria
By 3.1.17 — Updated: 5.10.17
There’s nothing quite like a far-reaching food recall to remind us how interconnected the food system is, and how many of the products we buy are mass-manufactured elsewhere and have a local or regional retailer’s label slapped on them. Two more brands have joined the massive Listeria recall, because they were repackaged cheese blocks from Deutsch Kase Haus in Wisconsin. [More]
Yelp Buys Restaurant Waitlist Tech Company Nowait For $40M
By 3.1.17 — Updated: 5.10.17
Yelp is trying to change the way users visit restaurants — or the way in which they wait for a table with the $40 million purchase of Nowait, a startup that uses technology to streamline the seating process at restaurants around the country. [More]
Papa John’s Testing Extra $3 Fee To Make Your Pizza First
By 2.28.17
Most of us have experienced the pain of having to wait an ungodly long time for a pizza ordered during the big game, or on a Friday night, or some other time when pizza is on everyone’s mind. That’s why Papa John’s is willing to bet you’d pay extra to prioritize your pie ahead the rest of the crowd. [More]
CEO Howard Schultz Says Starbucks Is Ready To Open A Cafe In Italy
By 2.28.17 — Updated: 3.1.17
It takes a whole lot of beans to try to compete with Italian espresso in Italy, but Starbucks’ outgoing CEO Howard Schultz says his chain is finally up for the challenge. [More]
Taco Truck Stuck In Traffic For Hours Does Everyone A Favor By Opening For Lunch
By 2.28.17
Being stuck in traffic for hours on end? Awful. Being stuck in traffic for hours on end with some tacos? Not so bad at all. [More]
Owners Of Discontinued Keurig Rivo Having Trouble Buying Coffee Pods That Will Work
By 2.27.17 — Updated: 2.28.17
When Keurig quietly discontinued its Rivo Cappuccino & Latte System in Dec. 2016, the company said customers would still be able to purchase Lavazza brand pods — the only ones the Rivo accepts — in its online store, as well as from a few other retailers. Soon after, however, customers started bumping into “out of stock” notices almost everywhere online. What’s the deal? [More]
Groups Ask FDA To Ban Lead Compound From Hair Dye Products
By 2.27.17
While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently recommended further limiting the amount of lead found in common cosmetics, that guidance didn’t extend to hair dyes that contain lead acetate. Now, a coalition of consumer advocates says the agency should reconsider its approval of the ingredient in hair dyes. [More]
Wendy’s Installing Self-Ordering Kiosks In 1,000 Restaurants
By 2.27.17
Don’t like having to talk to a real, live person when you want to order food? You won’t have to if you’re visiting one of 1,000 Wendy’s locations with self-ordering kiosks. [More]
Trader Joe’s Applesauce Recalled Because Apples Don’t Contain Glass
By 2.27.17
There are number of things you can put in applesauce to give it a bit of a kick: cinnamon, brown sugar, but definitely not glass. Yet, Trader Joe’s is recalling its applesauce over concerns it might contain that dangerous, unwanted ingredient.
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Starbucks Shuttering Final Two Evolution Fresh Juice Stores
By 2.24.17
Six years after Starbucks branched out of its caffeinated coffee corner by purchasing juice maker Evolution Fresh for $30 million and eventually opening a handful of juice stores, the coffee conglomerate is closing the doors of the final two remaining juicy locations. [More]
$105M Lawsuit Accuses Heineken Of Bullying Its Way Into Bars & Stores
By 2.24.17
When you think of Greece, you probably think of toasting friends with ouzo or sipping a nice wine, and not putting back a few bottles of Heineken. However, one Greek brewer claims the Dutch company has nevertheless bullied its way into staying on top of the country’s beer market and stymied competition over the last few decades in the process. [More]
Despite Possible Crackdown, Nevada Will Allow Recreational Pot Sales In July
By 2.24.17
Yesterday, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said that he expects the Justice Department to ramp up its efforts against non-medical marijuana. In spite of that statement, Nevada says it still plans to allow recreational pot sales to begin this summer. [More]
