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Clint Rainey

  1. lawsuits
    New York City Sues to Stop Company from Franchising Tavern on the GreenIt technically owns the brand.
  2. unpresidential
    Trump’s Steak Order Is Even Worse Than You ThoughtHe slathered a $54 New York strip in ketchup.
  3. animal welfare
    The Poultry Industry Wants Scientists to ‘Breed Out’ Chicken SufferingAlthough there’s at least one other way to free birds “from pain, injury, and disease.”
  4. lawsuits
    Wahlburgers Co-owners Sue Wahlbergs for Being Terrible Business PartnersTwo former friends say the brothers stole ideas, threatened physical violence, and hoarded profits.
  5. hard times
    Restaurants’ Rising Prices Are Driving More People to Eat at HomeA third of Americans are dining out less often than they were three months ago.
  6. the chain gang
    Papa John’s Still Blames NFL, and Not Its Terrible Pizza, for Declining SalesThe company even complained about the teams that made this year’s playoffs.
  7. food politics
    U.K. Farmers Warn Brexit Could Make Their Crops ‘Rot in the Fields’In a very familiar-sounding argument, they point out 20 percent of their workforce is foreign.
  8. feed your head
    Musician Licenses Song to Chick-fil-A, Immediately Donates Money to LGBT CharityGrace Slick let “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” appear in an ad, then gave the licensing fee to Lambda Legal.
  9. the chain gang
    America’s Independent Restaurants Are Closing at an Alarming RateAnalysts call it “the most significant drop” since the recession.
  10. the chain gang
    McDonald’s Is About to Make Its Coffee Even CheaperIt’s trying a new strategy to defeat Starbucks.
  11. video feed
    Pizza Hut Japan Is Bringing Back Its Store Run Entirely by CatsMaybe they’ve learned managerial skills since their last attempt?
  12. travesties
    Junk Food Now Responsible for Causing Obesity in the ArcticGood job, food industry.
  13. the chain gang
    Burger King’s Parent Company Is Buying Popeyes for $1.8 BillionRestaurant Brands swallows up another chain.
  14. whoops
    Roadside Diner in France Wins Michelin Star by MistakeThe restaurant has been “swamped” ever since.
  15. peeps show
    Walmart Will Unleash Peeps OreosIn mid-February, before real Peeps are even in stores yet.
  16. the chain gang
    Guy Proves He’s the One by Proposing With a Ring Inside a McNuggets Box“Her love for chicken nuggets is, I’m sure, more than she loves me.”
  17. boycotts
    A Boycott of Wegmans for Selling Trump’s Wine Has Seriously BackfiredAll eight of Virginia’s locations have either sold out or come close.
  18. Pet Owners Can Rejoice at Cat Wine TastingsFluffy can now decide if she wants the Mëow & Chandon or a Catbernet.
  19. fish fraud
    Court Makes Restaurant Pay $120,000 for Pawning Off Tilapia as Pricier FishYet another reminder that fish fraud doesn’t pay.
  20. who knew?
    PepsiCo Admits Nearly Half Its Revenue Now Comes Fom Healthier FoodsA sign of the times: Low-cal drinks, Baked Lay’s, Quaker cereal bars, and Naked juices are more popular right now.
  21. news you can booze
    Lawsuit Says Walmart’s New Craft-Beer Brand Is a ‘Wholesale Fiction’Trouble Brewing is mass-produced by Genesee and meets “none of the criteria” for craft beer.
  22. the chain gang
    McDonald’s Paid Aerospace Engineers to Invent the Straw of the FutureYou can finally get the perfect sip of Chocolate Shamrock Shake.
  23. food policy
    Kind’s CEO Pledges $25 Million to Fight Industry’s ‘Influence on Public Health’He says it has “undue influence in shaping nutrition policy and ability to disseminate biased science.”
  24. health concerns
    Your Gluten-Free Diet Probably Exposes You to a Bunch of Arsenic and MercuryA new study suggests it’s an “unintended consequence” of eating that diet.
  25. discounts
    Italian Restaurant Offers Parents a Discount If They Have Well-Behaved Children“I have only given it three times, which shows how rare good behavior is,” the owner says.
  26. protests
    José Andrés Is Closing His Restaurants Tomorrow to Protest Immigration Policies“A Day Without Immigrants” could have a big impact.
  27. empire building
    Vita Coco Warns Its Coconut Products Will Soon Overtake the Entire SupermarketThe coconut-water maker is rapidly nearing $1 billion in sales.
  28. nice try
    Domino’s Customer Gets Pizza Order Offering MDMA, Cocaine, and ‘Much More’Unsurprisingly, the person who delivered that pizza is under police investigation.
  29. Here’s Where to Get Free Valentine’s Day Food, If You’re That DesperateHooter’s will give you a coupon if you shred a photo of your ex.
  30. sweet science
    Here’s How Science Says to Achieve the Perfect Ketchup PourA professor gets all Newton on a bottle of Heinz.
  31. Melania Trump Says Michelle’s Vegetable Garden Won’t Become a Putting Green“The First Lady has a deep personal commitment to her role as caretaker and nurturer.”
  32. big soda
    Somebody Hacked Mexico’s Soda-Tax Advocates with SpywareMexico is Coke’s biggest market in terms of per-capita consumption.
  33. Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s Had to Fire 1,200 Undocumented Workers in 2014The headaches continue for Labor secretary nominee Andy Puzder.
  34. lawsuits
    NYC’s Salt Warning Label Gets a Green Light from Appeals CourtThe National Restaurant Association continues to call it an “onerous burden” on restaurateurs.
  35. the chain gang
    McDonald’s Is Testing All Sorts of New Gourmet FoodYay?
  36. security breaches
    Arby’s Warns It Has Suffered a Massive Security BreachAn industry insider calls it “probably one of the biggest numbers I’ve heard.”
  37. food waste
    U.K. Supermarket Chain’s New Delivery Trucks Will Run Entirely on Food WasteWaitrose says the vehicles can run 500 miles on biomethane, a by-product of rotting food.
  38. gimmicks
    Domino’s Now Has a Wedding RegistryIt give couples “the chance to register for something they both truly love as much as their partner.”
  39. grocery wars
    Whole Foods Will Downsize for the First Time in Nearly a DecadeSix straight quarters of sales declines are forcing the company to close nine stores.
  40. video feed
    Escaped Cow Leads Police on Two-Hour Chase to Taco BellWho wouldn’t pick making a run for the border over the slaughterhouse?
  41. news you can booze
    Restaurateur Could Go to Jail for Ruining Cops’ Underage Beer StingNebraska police say he compromised two 17-year-olds’ identities by tweeting their photos.
  42. bag men
    State Lawmakers Have Voted to Block NYC’s Plastic-Bag FeeThe bill goes to Governor Cuomo’s desk seven days before the fee starts.
  43. travel ban
    Starbucks Is Now Offering Employees Legal Advice on Trump’s Travel BanBaristas worried about the executive order have access to the free service.
  44. trade
    Farmers in Trump’s Heartland Now ‘Very Worried’ About His Position on NAFTAThey already face industrywide surpluses without the addition of new trade barriers.
  45. lawsuits
    The Feds Are Investigating Tyson for Chicken Price-fixingIt faces a subpoena following claims that Big Chicken has artificially inflated prices for eight years.
  46. health concerns
    Bad News: You’re Probably Eating Fleece Every Time You Have SeafoodResearch shows you’re getting more out of that Patagonia jacket than you bargained for.
  47. Cheeto Shaped Like Harambe Sells for Low, Low Price of $99,900 on eBaySeriously.
  48. gave him apizza her mind
    Voter Uses Pizza Order to Beg Senator to Reject Trump’s Cabinet PickOrrin Hatch’s phone lines were busy, so a woman added a special message to her order.
  49. the future
    Amazon Reportedly Wants Robots to Run SupermarketsThe stores supposedly only need three human workers.
  50. making america great again
    Restaurant Reminds Guests Immigrants Make America Great and Also Cook Their FoodIt stuck a line on receipts that says, “Immigrants make America great (they also cooked your food and served you today).”
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