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salon.com - Joy Saha - Are small-format, beverage spinoffs the future of fast food?
Are small-format, beverage spinoffs the future of fast food?
Salon

Back in 2023, McDonald's made headlines with its first-ever small-format, beverage-led concept called CosMc. The spinoff chain offers patrons an array of eclectic beverages, including Island Pick-Me-Up Punch, Tropical Spiceade and S'mores Cold…

bbc.co.uk - Stuart Harratt - Power cut destroys East Yorkshire food bank's frozen food - BBC News
Power cut destroys East Yorkshire food bank's frozen food - BBC News
BBC

Image source, Hessle and Anlaby Food Bank A power cut has destroyed more than £1,000 worth of produce stored in an East Yorkshire food bank's freezers. Volunteers at the Hessle and Anlaby Food Bank discovered the loss when they returned to…

forbes.com - Ann Abel - 10 Favorite Restaurants From A Food And Travel Writer In 2024
10 Favorite Restaurants From A Food And Travel Writer In 2024
Forbes

After reading too many restaurant obituaries during the pandemic years, it seemed like a good time to write restaurant love letters instead. Now that the fine dining world—and the fun dining one as well—is back in action, and more…

fastcompany.com - Elizabeth Segran - TikTok food trends are fleeting, but in 2024 they had real sales impact
TikTok food trends are fleeting, but in 2024 they had real sales impact
Fast Company

These days, scrolling through TikTok can make you hungry. Between dance videos and stand-up comedy, you're likely to get content related to a new, bizarre food trend. In 2024, some of the greatest hits were: The sleepy girl mocktail, a drink…

forbes.com - Erik Sherman - Fast Food And Convenience Stores Are Good Real Estate Investments Now
Fast Food And Convenience Stores Are Good Real Estate Investments Now
Forbes

Back in October 2024, Oxford Economics made a call for a “window of opportunity” for commercial real estate (CRE) investment. The take was that over the next 12 to 18 months — essentially through 2025, would “offer the…

newsweek.com - Jesus Mesa - Foods with the most plastic chemicals: Study reveals surprising results
Foods with the most plastic chemicals: Study reveals surprising results
Newsweek

✓ Link copied to clipboard! From popular brands like Burger King, McDonald's, Starbucks, and Whole Foods to everyday kitchen staples such as rice and salt, a new study highlights the alarming extent of plastic contamination in foods. These…

dailymail.co.uk - Nick Pisa - Man 'died of food poisoning' months before wife's cake killed three
Man 'died of food poisoning' months before wife's cake killed three
Mail Online

This is the grave of the man who died of food poisoning six months before his wife baked an ‘arsenic-laced' Christmas cake that killed three of her relatives. Zeli Terezinha Silva dos Anjos, 61, made the traditional Christmas treat for her…

seekingalpha.com - Clark Schultz - What to expect in the food sector in 2025 (NYSEARCA:PBJ)
What to expect in the food sector in 2025 (NYSEARCA:PBJ)
Seeking Alpha

The food and beverage industry is expected to see moderate growth in 2025, with dollar sales projected to increase between 2.0% and 4.0%. The growth is expected to be driven by price/mix growth of 1.5% to 3.5%, reflecting modest base price…

standard.co.uk - David Ellis - The year's biggest food and drink stories, from baked beans to the Yellow Bittern
The year's biggest food and drink stories, from baked beans to the Yellow Bittern
Evening Standard

Not what you'd call a quiet year, 2024: big elections here and across the pond; endless trouble in the Middle East; Russia and Ukraine still at it. P Diddy. Oasis reunited, while Taylor Swift continued to stake her claim as the most successful…

forbes.com - Laurie Werner - Wildlife, Maasai Culture, Local Food On A New Kenya Culinary Safari
Wildlife, Maasai Culture, Local Food On A New Kenya Culinary Safari
Forbes

Travelers go on safari in Kenya's Maasai Mara to experience wildlife in their natural, open habitat, that's a given. But those who also travel for gastronomic experiences will find both in a safari due to begin next December from Cottar's Safaris…

nzherald.co.nz - Honoured: My Food Bag's Nadia Lim and Carlos Bagrie
Honoured: My Food Bag's Nadia Lim and Carlos Bagrie
NZ Herald

Nadia Lim and Carlos Bagrie co-founded My Food Bag in 2013. Husband and wife co-founders of My Food Bag Nadia Lim and Carlos Bagrie have been made officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Both received the honour for services to the food…

salon.com - Ashlie D. Stevens - How to break your food delivery habit in 2025
How to break your food delivery habit in 2025
Salon

During the pandemic, food delivery became more than a convenience — it became a lifeline. For many of us, it's still a habit that feels hard to shake. But with rising fees, health goals unmet, and local restaurants squeezed by third-party…

seekingalpha.com - Steven Miller - Armanino Foods Stock: Powered By Pesto (OTCMKTS:AMNF)
Armanino Foods Stock: Powered By Pesto (OTCMKTS:AMNF)
Seeking Alpha

Armanino Foods is financially robust and debt-free. It consistently breaks sales and profit records that are driven by margin improvements and manufacturing efficiency. Armanino's solid fundamentals and growth potential make it a buy, but it is…

foxnews.com - Christine Rousselle - Restaurant leftovers spark debate about food, boxes and to-go etiquette
Restaurant leftovers spark debate about food, boxes and to-go etiquette
Fox News

Restaurant portions can be enormous today, so it's no surprise that those who dine out may feel stuffed to the gills with half their meal still on the plate. In these scenarios, servers often appear with a 'box' or 'doggy bag' ready to properly…

afaqs.com - afaqs! news bureau - Chef Vikas Khanna adds his touch to Lay's food truck in Gurugram
Chef Vikas Khanna adds his touch to Lay's food truck in Gurugram
afaqs!

The WaysToLays Food Truck is now at Sector 56 Marketplace, Gurgaon, expanding the concept launched earlier this year. The food truck brings new ways to enjoy Lay's beyond the traditional pack. Chef Vikas Khanna has added his signature touch to the…

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