There are a lot of reasons to cut down your bacon habit—your health, animal welfare, the giant lagoons of pig poop it takes to make it. But one major obstacle: It’s delicious.
Organic food is booming right now, as more and more people choose what they perceive to be healthier, more environmentally friendly food.
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Getting your dinner to your door is now easier than ever, and thanks to the internet, almost no human interaction is required.
Hear that? It’s the sound of Chipotle fans stampeding towards the closest restaurant.
McDonald’s just got a lot friendlier to chickens—at least to those in New Zealand, anyway.
Raise your hand if you ate a vegetable today. Keep it raised if you ate several. If you’re American, chances are, your hands are down.
Avian flu is sweeping through the country’s chicken barns, responsible for the deaths of more than 48 million birds by the USDA’s latest count. Egg prices are up, breakfast options are down, and the affected industries are pissed.
Bringing your own reusable bag to the grocery store is the environmentally friendly thing to do. And new research shows that people like to reward themselves for their eco-conscious behavior with an unhealthy treat.
Consumers who like their meat lean now have the help of genetic engineering to grant their wish.
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Maybe you have heard: Oreos have gotten a redesign. Not all of them—the original and double-stuffed versions are still available, but now so is their new, slimmer younger sibling, the Oreo Thins.
This morning, fast food aficionados all over New York began planning their next trip to Brooklyn, as the foodie-favorite Shake Shack announced that its three burger joints in the borough are offering a new sandwich for a limited time: the ChickenShack.
The Supreme Court of the United States’s most recent term included some major decisions—gay marriage! Obamacare! abortion!—perhaps giving the impression it was a particularly busy year for the highest court in the land. However, the total number of cases decided, at 74, was less than half of what it was forty years ago and the second fewest since at least 1960. And this isn’t an anomaly.
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Maybe they’re just not Rolling Stones fans.
Per Se, the critically acclaimed, super pricey, New York City eatery owned by Chef Thomas Keller, will pay $500,000 to its current and former waitstaff, after the New York Attorney General’s office found that it violated state wage and tipping laws.
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Just before everyone left for the Fourth of July weekend, the White House announced a plan for a major undertaking: A review of the laws regulating genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
The latest case study in really bad marketing ideas comes from PepsiCo brand SoBe Lifewater.
It was a day like any other. The sun was shining. The air was crisp. None of us knew, though, because we were sitting inside in front of our computers. And that’s when it happened.
Following up on the 152-pages of dietary guidelines it released in November 2014, the Brazilian government has created a four-and-a-half minute video on YouTube with helpful advice for anyone trying to stick to a healthy diet, in Brazil or anywhere else.
People drink tea for many reasons. Sometimes you need a caffeine boost, an appetite suppressor, or a reminder of being British.
