Food Biz
Starbucks Expects to Break Record of 2 Million Gift Cards Sold in One Day
Pink Slime Lawsuit: ABC Looking to End $1.2 Billion Defamation Lawsuit
Lawyers for ABC News asked a South Dakota circuit court judge on Tuesday to dismiss a defamation lawsuit related to its coverage of a meat product called lean, finely textured beef. Morton's Steakhouse Apologizes For Mistreating Cancer Patient
The upscale steakhouse chain, Morton's, in Nashville has been forced to apologize, after a waitress allegedly mistreated a cancer patient, who wanted to wear his hat while at the restaurant. Banana Fungus Threatens to Drive World's Fruit Supply into Extinction
That bunch of bananas on your kitchen counter, could be wiped out within the next couple years. A new deadly new fungus has been found on several plantations and has the potential to wipe out the world's banana supply. Celebrity Chef Emeril Lagasse Targeted by BP: Oil Company Takes Out Ad on Chef Over Oil Spill Payment
BP is not too happy with Emeril Lagasse. BP is not too happy with Emeril Lagasse. According to Eater, the oil company has taken a out a full-page ad in the New York Times on Thursday, bashing the chef's New Orleans restaurant in the oil spill settlement claim. Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver Closes Four Branches Eatery, Union Jacks Pizza
Chef Jamie Oliver is shutting down one of his restaurant ventures, his Union Jacks pizza restaurants James Bond an Alcoholic; 007 Consumes 92 Drinks A Week
He likes it "shaken not stirred." He likes it "shaken not stirred. " According to the British Medical Journal's, three doctors have tried to break down James Bond's drinking habits and have concluded 007 has a serious problem. USDA Announces Emergency Plan to Help Battle Against Citrus Greening Disease
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announce Thursday a unified emergency response plan to battle against the citrus greening disease, in order to save Florida's citrus crop. DiGiorno Drops Dairy Supplier, Wiese Brothers, After Video Shows Farm Abusing Animals (VIDEO)
DiGiorno announced Tuesday that they will no longer accept milk products from Wiese Brothers Farm in Appleton, Wisconsin, after NBC News showed undercover footage taken by an animal rights group of workers brutal abusing the dairy cows. Diet Soda Sales Decrease 7 Percent in A Year Amid Research on Potential Health Issues
Apparently, America's love affair with diet soft drinks seems to be dialing down. Apparently, America's love affair with diet soft drinks seems to be dialing down. Yauk's Specialty Meats Recalls 90,000 Pounds of Meat Due to 'Unsanitary Conditions'
Ninety-thousand pounds of meat and poultry is being recalled after they were reportedly produced under "unsanitary conditions." New Food-Tech Start-up Aims to Replace Eggs
A new food technology start-up is planning to find a substitute for eggs. A new food technology start-up is planning to find a substitute for eggs. According to the Associated Press, Hampton Creek Foods, a startup in San Francisco's tech-heavy South of Market neighborhood, is looking to replace chicken eggs in all recipes. Eating A Handful of Nuts A Day Can Lower Death Risk By 20 Percent
Nuts including Almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts and pistachios have long been called heart-healthy, and a new study has linked eating nuts and longer lives. Former McDonald's Worker With Hepatitis C Sent to Prison For Spitting in Officer's Food
A Washington man will be spending more than two years behind bars for a nasty prank he played on a police officer while working at McDonald's. Starbucks Debuts Cafe On Switzerland Train (PHOTO)
Starbucks, always looking for new places to expand its brand, has put a Starbucks store on a Swiss train.
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