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  1. news you can booze
    How Corona Could Benefit From a Potential Trump LossHis defeat could make Mexican beer even greater.
  2. recalls
    Soylent Says It Figured Out What’s Making Its Customers SickThe company will remove an algae-based flour from future meal-replacement formulations.
  3. the chain gang
    Arby’s Is Selling Out of Its Venison SandwichesCustomers in “heavy deer hunting areas” snatched them all up in as little as 15 minutes.
  4. blue chips
    World’s Most Expensive Chips Will Set You Back $11 ApieceThey’re seasoned with rare mushrooms.
  5. the chain gang
    McDonald’s Is Finally Testing Mobile OrdersBecause, yeah, it’s 2016.
  6. problem solving
    Starbucks Demands Baristas Be the ‘Promise of America’ in These Dark TimesCEO Howard Schultz wants them to rise above the “lack of political role models.”
  7. got a break
    Hershey Gives College Kid 6,500 Kit Kats After Savage Steals One From His CarThe thief left a note saying, “I am sorry and hungry.”
  8. the chain gang
    McDonald’s Put Its Make-Your-Own-Burger Program Out of Its MiseryThose fancy $10 sandwiches somehow weren’t a hit.
  9. food waste
    New App Lets You Buy Cheap Leftovers When Restaurants CloseFood for All plans to sell excess food at a 50 to 80 percent discount.
  10. real faux pas
    Workers Claim Trader Joe’s Happy-go-lucky Workplace Has Become ‘Toxic’Complaints include getting fired for not smiling enough, workplace hazards, and callous managers.
  11. news
    Federal Agents Finally Charged Someone in L&B Spumoni Gardens Co-owner’s KillingSo far, it doesn’t look like there were any Mafia ties.
  12. start-ups
    The ‘CHiP’ Promises to Be the Keurig of CookiesIt offers 27 types of ten-minute pod cookies.
  13. soda taxes
    Michael Bloomberg Has Reportedly Spent $18 Million Supporting a Soda TaxHe’s almost dropped as much as the entire soda industry.
  14. grocery wars
    Whole Foods Will Launch a Rewards ProgramThe struggling organic grocer is pulling out all the stops.
  15. meal kits
    Blue Apron Shipped Food for 3 Years Without Proper Government ApprovalIt registered last month, three days after a damning report came out.
  16. studies
    Energy Drinks Look to Be Even Worse for You Than Previously ThoughtDoctors warn they could cause acute liver damage.
  17. regulators
    The Government Wants to Know How Much Nutella You EatFerrero is asking that the spread be treated as a non-dessert item.
  18. sad!
    A Texas Restaurant Changed Its Name to ‘Trump Cafe’ Ahead of the ElectionIts new menu offers only “American, Trump-themed” foods.
  19. the chain gang
    Will Steve Ells Be Forced Out at Chipotle?Investors say his leadership represents “a direct risk to shareholders and the public at large.”
  20. kind of creepy
    Totally Stand-up Craigslist Guy Seeks Foodie to ‘Cruise’ City’s Restaurant SceneSomehow, this guy is “between girlfriends these days.”
  21. head scratchers
    Domino’s Won’t Force Delivery Guy to Repay Money Stolen From Him After AllPer company policy, the chain could have demanded it back, though.
  22. bad sport
    The NFL’s Bad Ratings Are Hurting Pizza and Wing ChainsTen percent of traffic is tied to football, so executives at sports-bar chains are getting skittish.
  23. conspiracy theories
    The Far Right Thinks Chobani Is Trying to ‘Drown the U.S. in Muslims’The founder’s support for refugees has the fringe right issuing death threats.
  24. lawsuits
    McDonald’s Will Pay $3.8 Million in Its First-Ever Legal Settlement With WorkersAnother victory for workers’ rights.
  25. crime scene
    Armed Robber Killed by Pizza Hut Employee Who Brought His Gun to WorkThe worker has been placed on leave.
  26. just desserts
    Chef Rants on Facebook to Defend a Restaurant’s $25 Cake-Cutting Fee“You want free cake cutting then go to your mumma’s house.”
  27. gmos
    New Report Suggests GMOs Have Had Zero Effect on Lowering Pesticide UseOr, for that matter, increased crop yields.
  28. marketing gimmicks
    Roastery Introduces Coffee So Hard-core, You Have to Buy It on the DarknetGet your Bitcoins ready.
  29. food waste
    Walmart Stores Caught Trashing Food That Hasn’t Even Expired YetThe CBC dug through the company’s trash in Canada and found items that still “appeared to be fresh.”
  30. lawsuits
    Daniel Boulud’s Restaurant Fined $1.3 Million for Serving Diner a Piece of WireThe jury called it a warning to the industry about wire brushes near food.
  31. bitter brew
    Yuengling Facing Instant Boycott After Owner Decides to Back Trump“We need him in there,” the billionaire beer baron says.
  32. works of art
    Server Who Broke Priceless Museum Statue Definitely Had a Worse Workday Than YouThe employee’s catering company has not been invited back.
  33. empire building
    Vegan Chain Veggie Grill Raises $22 Million for Massive ExpansionSeoul Bowls could be headed for the Midwest and East Coast.
  34. Petition Demands Amnesty for All of New York’s Bodega CatsIt asks why dogs can lie around restaurants if cats can’t guard delis.
  35. 2016 election
    Chef José Andrés Has Joined Hillary Clinton on the Campaign Trail“Let’s elect a leader who knows everybody belongs.”
  36. the chain gang
    Arby’s Will Begin Selling a Venison SandwichAt least that deer meat is free-range.
  37. food start-ups
    Nearly All Meal-Kit-Delivery Customers Bail After 6 MonthsData shows that half of Blue Apron’s leave after the first week.
  38. lawsuits
    Woman Claims Jimmy John’s Sandwich Left Her Incapable of SpeechAn ordering snafu allegedly caused a serious enough allergic reaction for her to sue the company.
  39. empire building
    Tim Hortons Threatens to Expand All Across AmericaIt’s possible we’ve hit peak coffee.
  40. news you can booze
    Self-Driving Truck Makes 100-Mile Beer RunThe future arrives. And it’s got cases of Budweiser.
  41. tie-ins
    Get Ready for Girl Scout Cookie CerealFinally.
  42. lawsuits
    Jared Fogle’s Ex-Wife Claims Subway Hid Her Husband’s Horrible Behavior“The safety of kids was not a priority but Subway’s bottom line was,” she says in a new lawsuit.
  43. video feed
    World’s Best Dog Is a Regular at His Local Ice-Cream TruckNothing gets in between this English bulldog and his Popsicle.
  44. lawsuits
    Woman Sues KFC for Underfilling Its BucketsShe’s demanding $20 million to make sure “they feel the hurt.”
  45. health concerns
    Coca-Cola Caught ‘Monitoring’ Its CriticsAfter funding pro-soda research, this is a bad look.
  46. the chain gang
    Malaysia Tells Auntie Anne’s People Are Taking Its ‘Hot Dogs’ Too LiterallyThe government wants pretzel dogs to have a less confusing name.
  47. food delivery
    Facebook Has Launched a Food-Delivery Service, TooThe site’s newest feature lets you order directly from a restaurant’s page.
  48. no good deed goes unpunished
    A Restaurant’s ‘Pay What You Want’ Policy Failed SpectacularlyThe owners lost $15,000 in a week.
  49. the chain gang
    Why Starbucks Is Doubling Down on Fancy CoffeeIt plans to open 1,000 new upscale cafés in an effort to be taken more seriously.
  50. dumb ideas
    Sonic Fired a Worker After Someone Posted a Pic of Her Chilling in the Ice BinAnother name for the World’s Dumbest Fast-Food Employees Hall of Fame.
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