What do Metallica and Lindt have in common? Both are famous for heavy metal. But while one has been known since the ‘80s as the go-to band of biker bars, the other recently became the must-sue brand of contaminated chocolate bars.
March 2024 was a historic month: Beyoncé released her album Cowboy Carter, a paraplegic patient played online chess using a nano-chip implant, and Edna Ransom purchased a box of saltines.
Prebiotic sodas are all the rage right now. And unfortunately for their makers, so are class-action lawsuits in the “healthier alternative” food and beverage industry.
Global food and beverage manufacturer JBS has committed to “net-zero emissions” by 2040. Its impressive five-step plan includes $1 billion of infrastructure investments, $100 million of R&D and 100% renewable electricity.
No “reasonable consumer” would think that a Mango Dragonfruit Refresher contains mango or dragonfruit. At least, that’s what Starbucks says. In a recent class action filed in New York District Court, consumers said product names and “premium prices” led them to believe menu items like the Strawberry Açaí Refresher contained açaí.
Never enough time in the day. Holidays, work, family – – never enough. But Amanda Ramirez and Velveeta Shells & Cheese are changing that for us – – forever.
Call me crazy, but I want food labels to tell me what’s really in the container. If I open a can labeled “chili con carne” and get sardines, I’m irritated.
When I engage in adult beverages, I drink WhistlePig 10-year-old straight rye whiskey. 100 proof. $75.95 a bottle. Good stuff. I never thought much about if there was anything in it besides whiskey.
When I was on the road between appointments before Covid 19, I’d find a Starbucks where I could have a cup of coffee, get on the free Wi-Fi and do some work.
