Whole Foods is often credited with reinventing the supermarket, and today it is undeniably the king of the healthier grocery store category. It has plenty of competitors.
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Fast-Food Companies Probably Can Afford to Pay Workers More
Nationwide fast-food strikes are ramping up today, as thousands of low-wage restaurant workers are walking off the job, demanding the right to organize and wages as high as $15 per hour.
The issue of fast-food worker pay has been in the news a lot lately, after McDonald’s published a much maligned sample budget for its low-income …
Fast Food Strikes Go Viral: Workers Expected to Protest Low Wages in 35 Cities Thursday
A growing movement among fast food workers to demand higher wages is expected to gain momentum this Thursday as strikes and protests against the country’s biggest restaurant chains spread to the South and the West Coast.
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In the Craft Beer World, a Pecking Order Emerges
Not all suds claiming the “craft beer” label are created equal. Which beers are considered to be the height of pure unadulterated craft production, and which do beer geeks consider barely a step up from Bud?
That Craft Beer You’re Drinking Isn’t Craft Beer. Do You Care?
Beer drinkers don’t encounter the word “microbrew” much anymore. The preferred term now is “craft beer.” But there’s much discussion—and quite a bit of bitterness—about which brews are truly deserving of the label.
Foodie Havens Where They Once Never Could Have Been Imagined
For years, if your stomach was rumbling at the mall, an airport or a baseball stadium, the pickings tended to be slim, if not grim. Now that the foodie craze has gone fully mainstream, even these destinations are welcoming celebrity chefs and fancy dishes that transcend the old mall food court.
Turns Out You Only Think You’re Spending Less Money
American consumers claim that they’re not spending as much money this year on restaurants, bar tabs, home purchases, and other key categories. The actual consumer spending data tells a different story.
Meet the Low-Key, Low-Cost Grocery Chain Being Called ‘Walmart’s Worst Nightmare’
Retail analysts say the world’s biggest retailer has reason to fear a small grocery chain that’s based in Idaho and boasts a business model that allows it to undercut Walmart on prices.
You’ll Never Guess Where the Nation’s Best Craft Beer Is Brewed
There are only nine craft breweries in tiny Delaware, according to a recent count. But the state hosts what’s been named the nation’s best craft beermaker in a new poll.
Waffles & Pretzels: The Hot, Quirky Features on Fast Food Menus Everywhere
In the quest for new and surprising menu items, fast food chains like Taco Bell, Wendy’s, and Popeye’s have jumped on two comfort foods—waffles and pretzels—and they’re being served in ways you’d never imagine.
At Long Last, a Bar at the Supermarket – With $1 Bottles During Happy Hour!
Suddenly, going out to the grocery store doesn’t seem like such a chore.
Big Beer’s Sales Slump – And Yet Profits Rise
The latest beer-consumption data demonstrate that drinkers will pay more for a product they deem as superior—be it locally brewed craft beer or an upscale mass-market beer like Budweiser Black Crown.