Food Trends & Trivia
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Burrito Season Is Real, and Chipotle Is Hiring 15,000 Workers To Prepare for It
Move over, swimsuit season, because burrito season is where it’s at. Every year from March to May, customers flock to Chipotle (and probably other burrito chains) in some sort of burrito feeding frenzy. The company attributes the phenomenon to various…
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Papa Johns’ Latest Gimmick To Get Pizza Fans To Like It: Cheese on the Bottom
Papa Johns has a terrible reputation. Not only do many consumers remember the racist rants that founder and spokesman John Schnatter engaged in before resigning as CEO, but lots of them think Papa Johns pizza just plain sucks. Like many…
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Tight Grocery Budget? Redditors Say This App Is a ‘Tremendous Help’
With eggs more than doubling in price in the past year, many families are feeling the pinch of inflation at the grocery store. To cut down on costs, budget-conscious Redditors on r/Frugal and r/PovertyFinance have turned to Flashfood, a Canadian…
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Frugal Redditors Are in Love With This Money-Saving Recipe App
Let’s be honest: When it’s the end of the week, you’re tired, and your fridge looks empty, nine times out of 10 you’re going to order takeout. After all, who can come up with a recipe using just a few…
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The Most Popular Items at Trader Joe’s
Trader Joe’s fans, the results are in. The cult-favorite grocery chain has released its annual list of customers’ favorite items in nine categories. To make the yearly survey more interesting this go-around, TJ’s recently pulled some of the most frequent winners…
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Meaning of ‘Organic’ To Become Clearer Under Tougher USDA Rules
Labels describing products as organic were once a rarity, but lately, it seems like every other item at the grocery store has one. That could soon change, though, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture is tightening its guidelines for labeling…
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Disney Debuts 2 Cereals To Celebrate 100th Anniversary
Disney is commemorating its 100th anniversary with merchandise, new attractions at its theme parks, and now, Disney-themed breakfast cereals, in collaboration with food-maker Post. The limited-edition cereals come in two flavors, fruity…
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Things You Never Knew About Pizza Hut
Pan pizza, hut-shaped red roofs, nostalgic red plastic cups — there are so many Pizza Hut staples that we all know and love. The restaurant has been around for seven…
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Man Survives on Ketchup and Rainwater While Lost at Sea for Weeks
Ketchup isn’t typically at the top of most emergency supply lists, but for one man lost at sea for over three weeks, the condiment proved to be a lifesaver. Elvis…
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Mountain Dew’s Baja Blast Now Available as a Hot Sauce
Of all the heinous flavors Mountain Dew has introduced over the years — from Flamin’ Hot to the fruitcake-flavored Fruit Quake — Baja Blast is probably the variety with the…
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Taco Bell is Bringing Back a Popular Game Day-Worthy Snack
Taco Bell is bringing back its popular chicken wings Jan. 26, but for two weeks only. The chicken wings were due to return Jan. 19, but the company said the…
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These Are the Most Trustworthy Grocery Stores in the US
Inflation might have shoppers searching for the cheapest store to score groceries, but the stores with the lowest prices might not necessarily be the most trustworthy. Market research firm BrandSpark…
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Waffle House Workers Hate Your Viral Menu Hacks
Complicated menu hacks for fast-food restaurants go viral on social media all the time, but now some Waffle House employees are fed up with the elaborate (and expensive) orders. These…
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TikTok’s Wildly Popular Pink Sauce Has Hit Shelves at Walmart
Despite its controversial beginnings and bizarre Pepto Bismol color, Chef Pii’s Pink Sauce has hit store shelves at Walmart thanks in part to a partnership with Dave’s Gourmet of “Hot…
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This Rapidly Expanding Fast-Food Chain Started in a Parking Lot
If you haven’t heard of Dave’s Hot Chicken, we can’t blame you. Started just five years ago as a pop-up in a Los Angeles parking lot, the chain of spicy…
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Foods That Sold for Big Money at Auction
It may be hard to believe, but food and beverages sell for exorbitant prices at auctions all the time. The reasons for the sky-high bids vary. Sometimes the item is a…
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White Castle Slides Into ‘Fine Dining’ for Valentine’s Day
Trying to decide where to take your sweetheart out for Valentine’s Day dinner? Here’s another restaurant to consider: White Castle. No, that’s not a mistake. White Castle is turning itself…
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Pepsi Says Goodbye to Sierra Mist and Introduces New Sprite Rival
Imagine Coca-Cola kissing Sprite goodbye. Sure, it’s not as popular as Coke, but fans of the lemon-lime flavored soda might raise an uproar if it was suddenly axed. PepsiCo, on…
