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Coca-Cola is being sued for misleading people over the healthfulness of its sodasIt’s the opening shot of 2017, fired by health advocates looking to advance a long-running fight against soda-makers.
Updated July 20, 20222 min read
It’s the opening shot of 2017, fired by health advocates looking to advance a long-running fight against soda-makers.
It’s a repeat message from foodie prognosticators: This will be the year cauliflower reigns supreme. This will be the year the flower-budded cabbage varietal usurps popularity from kale and avocado to claim its moment. It’ll swim in soup, they said. It’ll be the new mashed potatoes, they said. Hell, it’ll even win hearts masquerading as steak (steak!).
He may not have attended them all, but without a doubt Robert Hulseman brought the party.
As food companies intensify efforts to reach American children through television commercials, a new study (pdf) shows that a disproportionate number of those ads are being targeted at the black community,
The modern food movement has brought us to a fork in the road. On one path are people who say it is enough to eat the fresh fruits and vegetables that spring from the earth, the milk from our cows, and the meat from farmed animals. Simplicity is the path to fulfillment, and sticking close to nature and whole foods is the safest bet for achieving nourishment.
More desserts are expected to show up topless at US holiday parties this year—the result of a whipped cream shortage.
Republicans in the US House of Representatives are eager for president-elect Donald Trump to take office, so much so they’ve already sent him a wish list.
Barnes & Noble is hoping its customers will sit and stay awhile, and it’s betting that giving them fancy lunch and dinner options will do the trick.
It’s going to cost a little extra to fix this burrito.
There’s a fight going on over burgers—only the cows are watching from the sidelines.
The world’s largest soda company today (Dec. 9) announced it would reshuffle its top leadership, calling upon CEO Muhtar Kent to make way for James Quincey, who has been serving as COO.
Most people may think they know what fresh milk tastes like, but they’d be wrong. For this, you can blame fluorescent light bulbs, according to new research.
The undisputed titan of online retailing thinks shopping for food can be a lot more convenient, and is making moves that may one day upend the rote task of buying groceries.
Early risers seeking a little extra from their morning buzz will soon be able to turn to their Keurig brewers. A San Diego, California, company called Brewbudz says it is preparing to introduce cannabis coffee pods to the market, and promises they’ll be compatible with the ubiquitous single-serve coffee machines.
Peng Chang-kuei (彭長貴), who created General Tso’s Chicken, one of the US’s most famous mystery dishes, died in Taipei this week (Nov. 30) following a bout of pneumonia at the age of 98, according to Taiwanese media reports.
Nestlé has figured out a way to reduce the amount of sugar used in its products without changing the taste—by reshaping the structure of sugar crystals.
It’s time to scrap the notion that people who use US government food assistance programs are particularly prone to making unhealthy purchases at the supermarket. The reality is that most Americans consistently use their grocery money to buy unhealthy items, and food stamp beneficiaries are no different in this regard.
The $26 billion cereal company Kellogg is the latest business to sever ties with right-wing website Breitbart, over concern that its ads were appearing alongside racist and anti-Semitic content.
These aren’t your kitchen cabinet granola bars.
If The New York Times is correct, 2016 may be one of the most partisan and contentious Thanksgivings (paywall) in decades, with relatives chafing against one another’s political persuasions at dinner tables all around the US this Thursday (Nov. 24).
It started as an immersive experiment in food history. For a week, Sarah Lohman ate exactly like an Italian immigrant family living in America in 1919. It ended in tears and personal metamorphosis.
A simple cup of black filter coffee—that ubiquitous fuel of labor forces across the globe—is composed of more than 1,800 chemical components. And now scientists think they can rein in those components to create the perfect cup.
In the echo chambers of social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook, the reputation of the American meat industry is eroding.
The American vegan movement was always its own worst enemy.