Food & Drink

As the beer industry grapples with how to remake itself into one that truly values and promotes inclusivity, the brewing community in one U.S. city is already setting what may be the world’s best example for how this can be achieved. Surprisingly, this city doesn’t register as a usual suspect for craft beer and it

A little over a year ago, Tractor Beverage Co’s better-for-you beverages were peddled at just over 300 retailers. Now they have a stronghold in over 3,500 ‘Pour Partners’ across the country, including Chipotle, Umami Burger, Pokeworks, Taim, and Jose Andres’ restaurants. By 2021, the brand expects to pull in a revenue of $40 million—up 470%

Kavita Channe’s entry into the world of wine was hardly a conventional one. The London native has a background in broadcast journalism. She’s reported live from NHL rinks and along NFL sidelines across the country. During more than a decade in the field, however, a passion was percolating for the grape game—spurned on by the

When Sichuan chili crisp brand Fly By Jing started in 2018, its founder set out to expand the idea of how complex and artful Chinese food is. But she didn’t plan for it to transform into a vehicle to reconnect with her own identity. While navigating viral growth in 2020, running the condiment startup took

This needs little reiterating but over the last few years, hard seltzer has dominated drinking culture. Brands like White Claw and Truly have commandeered the zeitgeist, finding its way into the hands of college students, moms, the health-conscious, and seemingly every other category of drinker in-between. Now, the category is on rocky ground. Sales of hard seltzers

Yum Brand YUM s reported another strong quarter Thursday, with sales at all four of its brands surpassing pre-pandemic 2019 levels. KFC U.S. same-store sales are up 11% over last year and a whopping 19% on a two-year basis, while Pizza Hut U.S. is up 4% and 9%, respectively, Taco Bell is up 21% from

The past year and a half has been a challenging one for many across the world with waves of the tide of coronavirus shutdowns, illnesses and deaths coming and going with intervals of brief breaks that would hint at normalcy here and there. No one can argue with the idea that this pandemic has been

Coca-Cola is harnessing its history of collectibles with a first NFT as marketers continue experimenting with the intersection of cryptocurrency and culture. The Atlanta-based beverage giant is selling a series of four NFTs—known as non-fungible tokens—that will be sold as a single asset with proceeds benefiting Special Olympics International. NFTs are digital assets backed by

If you’ve bought wild salmon from your local supermarket and had a less than stellar experience—a strong fishy taste, meat that was falling apart, or lackluster color—it was likely a freshness issue and not the fish itself. Kyle Lee, an Asian American fisherman from Cordova, Alaska, and the founder of Alaskan Salmon Company, is offering

Gloria Yip is a self-taught baker who creates Pokémon-themed desserts. Recently she started to make Poké Ball hot chocolate bombs, made up of chocolate, hot chocolate mix, and marshmallows. When hot milk is poured on the chocolate Poké Ball, the Pokémon is released. She creates these desserts as a hobby. For more, visit: https://www.instagram.com/miscellaneousmao/ https://www.facebook.com/miscellaneousmao

As the Fourth of July comes and goes, what were Americans filling their glass with? Nielsen NLSN has just filed their data for the two weeks ending July 10th—the period surrounding one of the largest drinking holidays of the year. While drink trends come and go, the holiday weekend has been particularly indicative of larger

The recent proposal of legislation to decriminalize cannabis in Congress by Senator Chuck Schumer highlighted the changing views in the United States about the status of the substance. Once vilified, the use of cannabis has spread widely across the country, with thirty-seven states plus the District of Columbia legalizing its use for medical purposes and

On July 26, the restaurant group by CHLOE. rolled out a full rebrand at all of its locations, repositioning itself as Beatnic. The new name is inspired by the vegan restaurant’s original Greenwich Village location, Beatnic aims to reflect its creative, inclusive, and vibrant cultural values in its new iteration. Following a busy year of significant challenges

Topline Despite widespread protests, France’s parliament Monday passed a controversial law requiring special “health passes” for people that choose to dine-in at restaurants or travel domestically, in addition to mandating universal vaccinations for healthcare and other essential workers, as the country attempts to combat a surge in coronavirus infections.  Key Facts All adults wishing to

Do me a favor. This weekend, if you’re shopping for wine or looking at a restaurant wine list or considering the wines you have at home, choose one grape and then choose two bottles of wine made from that grape in different parts of the world. Ideally they’d be from the same vintage but no

José Andrés, renowned restaurateur and hands-on philanthropist, undertakes dual roles as leader of both the nonprofit World Central Kitchen, known for its work delivering food relief in the wake of natural and humanitarian disasters, and as chef and owner of ThinkFoodGroup, a collection of nearly thirty restaurants, with more than a half dozen more opening in 2021

Bean there, done that. A study Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications is getting some attention because it showed that the extract from nattō beans, a traditional Japanese food item, could prevent Covid-19 coronavirus infections. However, before you start consuming nattō by the truckload, keep in mind that these findings may only apply if you happen

For many wine producers, harvesting the grapes is the most stressful time period as it can make or break the future of potential wines. Some harvests are easier than others with enough time to gather the grapes with the days and nights going exactly as planned and making it a truly wonderful celebration of gathering

With a flurry of Congressional activity that bodes both well and poorly for the future of paid medical and family leave at the same time as global business leaders are calling on elected officials to enact mandatory paid leave laws, the plight of the unprotected worker is grabbing a relatively rare position in the headlines

Food delivery giant Zomato, which became a household brand during the pandemic-induced lockdown, delivered a stellar performance when it debuted on the stock exchange Friday. Zomato’s shares soared as much as 82% to 138 rupees a share in early trading. They finished the day at 126 rupees, a gain of almost 66%.  The Delhi-based startup, now