A customer views a digital menu at the drive-thru outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Peru, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Fast-food restaurants are caving to consumers’ inflation-weary wallets by returning value pricing to their menus — for a limited time. McDonald’s is offering a $5 value menu this month. Wendy’s is rolling out … Read more
RistoArnaudov | Getty Images Research into the humble mushroom — an important dietary staple for many of us — suggests that the waste left over from growing fungi could have a surprising sustainable use. A study by researchers from Utrecht University in the Netherlands found that the residual waste from the cultivation of white button … Read more
A picture taken on February 21, 2024 show the logo of Swiss food giant Nestle on the company’s headquarters in Vevey, western Switzerland. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images The meteoric rise of weight loss drugs means consumers’ nutritional needs are “shifting” which provides new opportunities for food companies, Nestle CEO Mark Schneider told … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reaffirmed the importance of properly cooking wild game after six people became sick from a parasite traced to undercooked bear meat that was served at a family reunion in South Dakota. The six — one in South Dakota, four in Minnesota and one in … Read more
On a recent trip to Giant Eagle, my local grocery store in Pittsburgh, I noticed something new in the fruit section: a single pineapple packaged in a pink and forest-green box. A picture on the front showed the pineapple cut open, revealing rose-colored flesh. Touted as the “jewel of the jungle,” the fruit was the … Read more
From beans to greens, there are many foods that make up the traditional diets of people in the Blue Zones, a handful of areas in the world where people tend to live longer. My family is from the Greek Blue Zone of Ikaria — I spend about half of every year on the island and … Read more
In this photo illustration, dried cannabis flowers are displayed on April 30, 2024 in San Anselmo, California. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced plans to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and designate it a Schedule III controlled substance instead of a Schedule I drug where it is currently listed. Justin Sullivan | … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on lowering costs for American families during a visit to Goffstown, New Hampshire, on March 11, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden took a victory lap after Target announced it was lowering prices on groceries and other items — and hopes voters will give him the credit. … Read more
An exterior view of a Wendy’s fast-food restaurant in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, on May 19, 2024. Paul Weaver | SOPA Images | Getty Images Wendy’s will offer a $3 breakfast combination meal starting Monday, as restaurant chains look for new ways to drive sales while consumers pull back on dining out. The deal will include a … Read more
In college, Edward Tirtanata had a brewing love for coffee, so much so that he’d order “one huge cup” every day from either Dunkin’ Donuts or 7-Eleven. Today, the 35-year-old CEO and co-founder of venture-backed unicorn coffee company Kopi Kenangan, still has his cup of joe daily — except that he’s upgraded it to three … Read more
