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President Obama Proclaims Favorite Food Is Broccoli
Paula Deen Extorted: New York Man Arrested for Demanding $250,000 From Celebrity Chef
The Celebrity chef was asked $250,000 in order to not release information that would effect Deen's case. Golden Corral Dumpster: Employee Posts Video of Raw Food Stored Next to Outdoor Garbage
Golden Corral employee films the raw meat stored next to outdoor dumpster while restaurant preps for health inspection. Twinkies Return Next Week With a Longer Shelf Life
The iconic snack will be back in store on July 15 and will have a longer shelf life. Twinkies are coming back with longer life span when they return to store selves next week. KFC Threatens to Sue Thailand Restaurant For Replacing Colonel Sanders with Hitler (PHOTO)
Restaurant in Thailand changes KFC iconic image of colonial into dictator Hitler. Kentucky Fired Chicken (KFC) is threatening to file a lawsuit against a fired chicken restaurant in Thailand called "Hitler" for replacing their iconic image of Colonel Sanders with Adolf Hitler. Long John Silver Responds to CSPI 'Worst Meal in America' Report
Following reports by Center for Science in Public Interest's (CSPI) which labeled Long John Silver's Big Catch meal the "Worse Restaurant Meal in America," the company responded to the claim. Celebrity chef Paula Deen loses more deals, but book sales soar
U.S. celebrity chef Paula Deen saw more lucrative deals evaporate on Thursday despite her renewed apologies for using a racial slur, as retailer Target Corp and drug company Novo Nordisk A/S joined the list of sponsors distancing themselves from the doyenne of Southern cooking. Food Addiction and Milkshakes: What's the Connection?
Foods that are high in refined carbohydrates may trigger addictive behavior just like nicotine or cocaine, U.S. and German researchers say. Pope Says Wasting Food is like Stealing from the Poor, 1.3 Billion Tons Wasted Every Year
Pope Francis took denounced consumerism on Wednesday by calling it the "culture of waste" of modern economies when it comes to food. He likened food wasting to stealing food from the poor and hungry. AmazonFresh to Sell Groceries Online, Testing in Los Angeles Before Nationwide Roll Out
Amazon has a new service called "AmazonFresh" which will be selling groceries online. The giant Internet retailer is said to be prepping a major expansion into the grocery market, planning to offer eggs, strawberries, and everything else in dozens of cities, sources tell Reuters. Smithfield Foods Takeover: China Growing Need for Food Supplies
Shuangui International made news yesterday after announcing its $4.7 billion buyout of Smithfield Foods, which is poised to become the largest-ever Chinese takeover of a U.S. company. US consumers have been left concerned about their meat supply. World Chefs: Noma co-founder hopes to forage in Hong Kong
Chef Mads Refslund, co-founder of Noma - long rated the world's top restaurant - and an early proponent of the foraging movement, looks forward to getting a sense of the lay of the land and forage in Hong Kong when he visits there next month. Free Smashburger to Anyone with Certain Last Name, CEO Predicts Store Growth Before IPO
Who doesn't love free food, especially if it's a juicy burger? In celebration of National Hamburger Day on May 28,Kalamazoo's Smashburger will be offering a free burgers, but the catch is you have to prove you have "burger" or "berger" in your last name. Seamless and GrubHub Merging to Form Mega Food-Delivering Company
Seamless and GrubHub Inc. announced Monday the companies will merge to create a new company covering more than 20,000 restaurants in 500 cities across the U.S. McDonald's cuts Angus Burgers, Wraps, Some Salads from Menu
McDonald's said it's cutting the Angus burger, wraps, Chicken Selects and Fruit & Walnut Salad from its menu in the United States.
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