Photo: Carl Court (Getty Images) U.S. The federal government’s new dietary guidelines are out, and there are some surprising omissions. While the guidelines continue to emphasize the value of a balanced diet rich in fruits and vegetables, they do not recommend that American men should abstain from alcohol, contrary to …
Read More »Tab Tab B, Coca-Cola Diet-Soda Pioneer and the ’70s Sign, Is Going Away
The soda giant’s first diet cola was a culture icon in the 1970s and early ’80s, then pale after the launch of Diet Coke. Although the market share of Tab Tab became almost non-existent, the beverage company continued the brand for decades to please a fairly dedicated base known as …
Read More »Venezuela’s food chain is breaking, and Million Go Hungry
Anna Noise, a retired municipal worker in western Venezuela, says her diet often consists of just a few corn-flour pancakes, known as airspace. Even when she has the money to buy groceries at Maracaibo’s teaming flea market, she said that “instead of quality food they sell waste like animal hide …
Read More »Impossible sausage is coming to Burger King. Which means beyond the meat.
Text size The impossible sausage, served as a croissant sandwich. Courtesy of Burger King. Beyond meat‘s Impossible Foods is launching its fake sausage product in Burger King, a signal to investors that interest in alternative protein remains high and that competition within the burgeoning industry remains strong. Burger King, owned …
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