Taco Bell is bringing back a fan-favorite menu item
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Taco Bell is bringing back a fan-favorite menu item, but you have to act fast. Crispy chicken wings are back for a limited…
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Italy’s Friuli region is one of Europe’s best kept secrets
Silvia Marchetti, CNN Its mountains, canyons, beaches and lagoons make it one of Italy’s most beautiful and varied landscapes, but few people…
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Biggest pizza chains in the US
Stacker analyzed recent reports to determine the biggest pizza chains in America, based on their annual sales in…
Continue ReadingThe best meals follow 3 rules
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN There can be something anxiety inducing about big meals. Whether you’re gathering for a holiday meal or interrupting…
Continue ReadingSurging egg prices mean record profits for largest US egg producer
A spike in egg prices has squeezed customers. But even with rising costs of its own, the leading US egg supplier has found that it can make even more…
Continue ReadingOne thing you need in your kitchen to make cooking so much easier
By Casey Barber, CNN Before there were Crock-Pots and Instant Pots, slow cookers and air fryers, there was the Dutch oven. A multipurpose pot that…
Continue ReadingEgg prices exploded 60% higher last year. These food prices surged too
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Eggs, milk, butter, flour … if you were making pancakes last year, it would have cost you. Food prices surged in 2022.…
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Inflation has moderated some, but grocery shoppers still face high prices
For the last 12 months, Adams Publishing Group’s journalists from across the country collected local grocery price data, spoke with American…
Continue Reading‘Potatoes are a luxury’: Vital supplies dwindle as ‘eco-activists’ blockade a breakaway region guarded by Russia
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN In the village of Tegh, Armenia, stationary vehicles clog the mountainous route to a border crossing where a mysterious…
Continue ReadingEgg prices ‘expected to soar’ in Japan after record cull of 10 million birds
By Junko Ogura and Michelle Toh, CNN Japan has culled just under 10 million birds as it confronts a massive outbreak of avian flu, which is…
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WDE announces child and adult food program sites
The Wyoming Department of Education has announced the participating Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) organizations in Wyoming.…
Continue ReadingPizza Hut is bringing back a fan favorite from the ’90s
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Pizza Hut is bringing back a fan favorite after a nearly 25-year hiatus. Beginning February 1, the “Big New…
Continue ReadingM&M’s new packaging is causing a stir
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN M&M’S is making a statement with its latest candy pack, which features an all-female set of characters —…
Continue ReadingOnions are so expensive in the Philippines they’re being smuggled into the country
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN From salads to stews, the humble onion is a key ingredient in nearly every Filipino dish. But now, the vegetable costs…
Continue ReadingHere’s how to eat to live longer, new study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN You can reduce your risk of an early death for any reason by nearly 20%, just by eating more foods from your choice of four…
Continue ReadingTrue hot dog fanatics can apply to be an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile driver
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Ready to relish the role of a lifetime? Oscar Mayer is currently recruiting the next class of drivers for its iconic…
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How grocery purchasing power has changed in the U.S.
Experian created a hypothetical basket of commonly purchased grocery items to illustrate how food costs have shifted in the last two…
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From coast to coast: The best regional fast-food chains to try
From burgers to subs and even creamy milkshakes, these tasty fast-food chains, compiled by Stacker, are a must-try on your next road…
Continue ReadingThe soda market is flat, but not for Dr Pepper
In the pantheon of sodas, Dr Pepper is the odd one out: It doesn’t have the popularity or sales of Coca-Cola or Pepsi, you can’t use it in a standard…
Continue ReadingBeef burger or fish sandwich? These menu labels encourage people to eat less red meat, study shows
A little more information on restaurant menus could encourage people to choose meals with a lower climate footprint, according to a new study, which…
Continue ReadingWhy eggs have been so expensive this year
Several grocery items have gotten more expensive this year. But nothing comes close to the rise in egg…
Continue ReadingOne thing you need in your kitchen to make cooking so much easier
By Casey Barber, CNN Before there were Crock-Pots and Instant Pots, slow cookers and air fryers, there was the Dutch oven. A multipurpose pot that…
Continue ReadingSesame joins the major food allergens list, FDA says
By Kristen Rogers Sesame has joined the list of major food allergens defined by law, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. The change,…
Continue ReadingThey eat what? New Year’s food traditions around the world
Amanda Kludt, Special to CNN New Year’s Day is meant for fresh starts. But maybe even more, it’s meant for food. As the new year arrives…
Continue ReadingWhy that “free” Starbucks drink is about to cost you more
Starbucks is making changes to its rewards program, requiring members to spend more to earn some popular…
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38 Christmas side dishes
Stacker compiled this list of 38 Christmas side dishes using recipes from Allrecipes, including casseroles, puddings, stuffing, and potato…
Continue ReadingThe best holiday dessert for non-bakers is simple — and it will make everyone happy
By Casey Barber, CNN Certain dessert traditions come to mind during the holiday season in general. There are pumpkin and sweet potato pies, rugelach…
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America’s favorite meal just got a major price hike
MoneyGeek analyzed menu prices for a burger, french fries, and soda across 145 major and local chains in the 50 largest cities in…
Continue ReadingA lettuce production problem cost Olive Garden owner millions
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN High lettuce costs are coming for Olive Garden’s never-ending salad. Darden Restaurants, which owns the casual…
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9-year-old’s food drive feeds raises nearly 2,500 meals
More than 2,500 cans fill the lobby at Cloverdale Elementary School all gathered for the Idaho Falls Community Food Basket as part of Tommy’s Food…
Continue ReadingUber Eats launches robot delivery service in Miami
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN The next time you order a meal from Uber Eats, it may be delivered by a robot — at least if you live in Miami.…
Continue ReadingInflation may be easing, but grocery prices are still way up
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Once again, food inflation is outpacing overall inflation. In the year through November, food got 10.6% more…
Continue ReadingLet your inner Cookie Monster out in December
By Casey Barber, CNN The calendar says December, but it should really read “Cookiember.” This is the month for bakers of all types and…
Continue ReadingMaking the case for an underappreciated but full-of-flavor ingredient
By Casey Barber, CNN Among foods that spark a strong reaction, anchovies are at the top of the food chain. Whether they’re adored or abhorred,…
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From smart kitchens to robocooks: 10 tech innovations transforming restaurants
Task Group analyzed news and trends across the restaurant industry to find 10 innovations pushing the forefront of technology when it comes to food…
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Runnin 4 Sweets: An 11 year journey to being a community staple
The next time you may find yourself walking or driving through Rexburg’s Main Street, there’s a shop nestled into one of the buildings near the…
Continue ReadingWhy 2022 is the year of the espresso martini
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business It might be 2022, but people are still ordering espresso martinis like it’s the 90s. The coffee-flavored drink…
Continue ReadingThis is what McDonald’s drive-thru of the future could look like
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business McDonald’s is hoping a drive-thru lane with a food conveyor belt, a pickup room for delivery workers…
Continue ReadingPepsi wants you to drink soda mixed with milk this holiday season
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business ‘Tis the season to mix milk into your soda. According to Pepsi, anyway. Pepsi launched a campaign…
Continue ReadingChick-fil-A is selling merchandise for the first time ever
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business If your holiday wish list includes a Chick-fil-A sauce-themed blanket or a chicken nugget pillow, look no further.…
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The worst beers in the world, according to Beer Advocate
Stacker compiled a list of the worst-rated beers in the world, using ratings from Beer Advocate. A maximum of five beers per brewery were…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s is giving people the chance to win free food for life
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business For the holidays, McDonald’s is giving away free meals for life. Well, sort of. Beginning December 5, every…
Continue ReadingYou cooked for 20 and fed 6 people. What to do with all of those leftovers
By Casey Barber, CNN After the last plate has been cleared from the table and everyone — except the person stuck washing dishes — has migrated to…
Continue ReadingDon’t blame the turkey. Here’s what experts say is really behind your food coma
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Do you believe in the holiday food coma? Many people do. A mainstay on the dinner table at this time of year, turkey contains…
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Lions Club to host Thanksgiving dinner in St. Anthony
Everyone who needs a place to go for Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday is invited to the St. Anthony Lions club thanksgiving dinner. The dinner will be…
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10 plant-based recipes for a big Thanksgiving table
This year, give your usual Thanksgiving table a plant-based twist thanks to Thistle’s list of meatless mains, sides, and…
Continue ReadingThe surprising reason why Ocean Spray cranberry sauce labels are upside-down
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Perhaps one of the greatest mysteries of Thanksgiving is the cranberry sauce — and we’re not even talking…
Continue ReadingChicken prices are finally starting to fall. You can thank busy roosters
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Over the past year, as some meat prices have fallen, chicken prices have remained stubbornly high. Strong…
Continue ReadingNeanderthals cooked meals with pulses 70,000 years ago
By Katie Hunt, CNN Stone Age cooks were surprisingly sophisticated, combining an array of ingredients and using different techniques to prepare and…
Continue ReadingThis $5.99 T-shirt will get you free Denny’s breakfast for a year
By Zoe Sottile, CNN This might just be the best Black Friday deal we’ve heard yet. Denny’s is selling a $5.99 T-shirt which will grant…
Continue ReadingHow Jell-O lost its spot as America’s favorite dessert
Story by Nathaniel Meyersohn, Video by John General, CNN Business Way in the back of the grocery store, at the end of the sleepy baking aisle, sits a…
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Exploring the world of island vineyards
Plonk Wine Club takes readers on a journey to explore the most prominent island vineyards around the world, from the Canary Islands to…
Continue ReadingWhat is Bud Zero, the only beer Budweiser can sell at the World Cup?
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business In a surprise reversal, Qatar announced a ban of alcoholic beer at the eight stadiums hosting the World Cup. That…
Continue ReadingAfter 7,000 years, Turkish wines are hitting the big time
Feride Yalav-Heckeroth, CNN As one of the world’s oldest wine producers, with history that goes back around 7,000 years, Turkey’s…
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Donate turkeys to families in need
The Idaho Foodbank’s Hope for the Holidays Campaign is in full swing.…
Continue ReadingThanksgiving dinner will cost 20% more this year because of inflation
By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business Thanksgiving dinner will cost a whopping 20% more than it did last year, according to a new survey released…
Continue ReadingRestaurant sales are going up. But dining out is on the decline
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Chain restaurants have been reporting growing sales in the third quarter. But more sales don’t mean…
Continue ReadingDrink this type of milk to keep you and the planet healthy
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN When it comes to which milk is better for the planet — dairy or plant-based — environmentalists will say there’s no…
Continue ReadingWhere to eat in Dubai: Hottest new tables for 2022
By Chris Dwyer, CNN Dubai is known around the world as a center for fabulous indulgence and ambitious innovation and its restaurant scene is no…
Continue ReadingKraft Heinz turns to gimmicks and nostalgia to revive its ‘dusty’ brands
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Oscar Mayer. Velveeta. Capri Sun. Kraft Heinz CEO Miguel Patricio admits: Some of the company’s iconic…
Continue ReadingWealthier shoppers turn to Walmart for groceries
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Wealthier customers pinched by inflation are switching to Walmart for groceries, boosting sales at…
Continue ReadingThis is the best dish you could serve at Thanksgiving
By Casey Barber, CNN As iconic Thanksgiving dishes go, stuffing is likely runner-up only to turkey as the dish most often on the dining table.…
Continue ReadingHere’s what’s getting more expensive at the grocery store
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Food is still getting more expensive, but at a slower pace than earlier this year. In the month of October,…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Wendy’s is selling its first-ever holiday Frosty
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Wendy’s is adding a holiday-themed Frosty to its menu for the first time ever. Beginning next Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingChocolate is having a moment
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Between warnings of a recession, high inflation and layoff fears, the news is bleak. Why not have some…
Continue ReadingWhy Costco and Trader Joe’s stopped selling your favorite food
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Chances are, you’ve been there: You head to Trader Joe’s to buy caramel popcorn, churro bites and…
Continue ReadingTurkey prices are flying higher this year — here’s how to have an affordable Thanksgiving
By Casey Barber, CNN If you’re feeling ruffled by recent reports that turkey prices are on the rise, don’t panic. There’s no need…
Continue ReadingThe chicken sandwich isn’t enough for Popeyes anymore
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business When Popeyes launched its crispy chicken sandwich in 2019, the menu item sold out in just two weeks. When it…
Continue ReadingHere’s how to get a free sandwich on National Sandwich Day
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Who can resist a sandwich — especially if it’s free? November 3rd marks National Sandwich Day (yes,…
Continue ReadingGrocery prices are soaring. But this food favorite is getting cheaper
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business There’s at least one item in the grocery store that is getting less expensive: avocados. A significant supply…
Continue ReadingThe world’s best cheese for 2022 is revealed
By Barry Neild, CNN When you gather 4,434 cheeses from 42 countries in one room to find out which is best, there’s inevitably a sense of…
Continue ReadingThanksgiving dinner will be a lot more expensive this year, report finds
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Looks like Thanksgiving will be a lot pricier this year. Market research firm IRI predicts that your…
Continue ReadingThis is what Starbucks’ 25th anniversary holiday cups look like
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business This year marks the 25th anniversary of Starbucks’ holiday cups, an annual tradition that unofficially rings…
Continue ReadingWorkers vote against first unionizing effort at Home Depot
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Workers at a Home Depot in Philadelphia overwhelmingly voted against becoming the first store in the chain to be…
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How your eating habits could be affecting your sleep
Sunday Citizen identified how eating habits could influence sleep quality by researching scientific literature about food and nutrition and their…
Continue ReadingChick-fil-A operator has a winning recipe for employees: three-day workweek
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business What staffing shortage? One Miami Chick-fil-A owner/operator has been deluged with applications after switching his…
Continue ReadingWheat and corn prices jump after Russia quits Black Sea grain deal
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Prices of wheat and corn on global commodities markets rose on Monday after Russia pulled out of a deal that had allowed…
Continue ReadingThe Happy Meal inventor says McDonald’s didn’t want it at first
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business McDonald’s said this week that it sold half of its new Happy Meals geared toward adults –Cactus…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s stock hits all time high
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business McDonald’s stock hit an all time high Friday as Wall Street cheered the company’s third quarter…
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Most common fast food chains in Idaho
Stacker compiled a list of the most common chain restaurants in Idaho using data from the Friendly City Lab at Georgia…
Continue ReadingThe Italian region where tomato is off the menu
Julia Buckley, CNN Ah Italy, the land of pizza, pasta and plenty of tomato sauce. At least, that’s the impression many visitors have when…
Continue ReadingAs prices soar, consumers turn to McDonald’s
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Inflation is relentlessly high and food prices in particular are soaring. In this environment, customers are…
Continue ReadingWorld’s best spicy foods: 20 dishes to try
By Terry Ward, CNN Some like it hot — and some like it hotter, still. When it comes to the world’s best spicy dishes, we have some of the…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s McRib is returning to menus — but it’s a farewell tour
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s McRib is soon returning to its menus — and this could be the last time. The chain said the…
Continue ReadingKraft Heinz CEO: Inflation and supply shortages are here to stay for a while
By Christine Romans, CNN Kraft Heinz CEO Miguel Patricio says higher inflation and supply issues are coursing through the food industry, forcing…
Continue ReadingFood waste is a huge climate problem. A new candy has a sweet solution in time for Halloween
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The end of October is a sugar avalanche as kids don their Halloween costumes and snag as many sticky sweets as they can. But…
Continue ReadingThis is Gen Z’s favorite restaurant, survey says
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN It’s been a good year for Chick-fil-A — a recent survey ranked it as Gen Z’s top restaurant, with 15% of…
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Scouts collect 7,500 pounds of food
The local Boy Scouts of America are helping feed the less fortunate with this year’s Scouting for Food event. Scouts from all over Southeast Idaho…
Continue ReadingShould you let Halloween be a candy free-for-all? Maybe, experts say
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Limiting your child’s candy this Halloween might be more of a trick than a treat, experts say. Once you’re a…
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An Old Fashioned Harvest Festival to save historical park
The North Bingham County Historical Park in Shelley, lost access to water last spring. Now volunteers are holding “An Old-Fashioned Harvest…
Continue ReadingUK inflation back at 40-year high as food prices soar
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Rising food and energy costs drove UK inflation back to a 40-year high in September, but it could be nearing a peak as…
Continue ReadingHate cilantro? Love olives? Why some foods are so polarizing
Terry Ward, CNN For as long as she can remember, Isabella Silvers has despised the taste of cilantro. The 30-year-old British-Punjabi journalist…
Continue ReadingPizza Hut is finally selling slices — with a twist
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Pizza Hut is getting more personal beyond its personal pan pizzas. For customers who find ordering a whole pie…
Continue ReadingYelling, cursing and fine food: Secrets from the world’s toughest dining scene
By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN Hong Kong is widely considered one of the most challenging cities in the world to operate a restaurant — a roiling…
Continue ReadingWhat this mega supermarket merger could mean for your grocery bills
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business In a mega-deal that could have a huge impact on grocery shopping in America, Kroger and Albertsons announced…
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How the price of consumer goods changed in November
Stacker found which goods and services have seen the largest price fluctuations using the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price…
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Grocery items that rose in price the most in November
Stacker used monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to find the 10 grocery items that experienced the largest price increases in the last…
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Grocery items that dropped in price the most in November
Stacker used monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find the 10 grocery items that experienced the largest price decreases in…
Continue ReadingThe Italian town with a boozy secret
Silvia Marchetti, CNN It’s super strong, fennel-flavored, as transparent as water — and in many households across Sardinia it’s…
Continue ReadingBest Chinese food: 32 must-try dishes
By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN With one of the world’s most diverse food scenes, China makes it nearly impossible to put together one single list…
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