Food & Drink

When Trey Zoller founded Jefferson’s Bourbon in 1997 in the heartland of bourbon, Louisville, Kentucky, his hometown, he knew he was taking a chance. But that didn’t matter. All he knew was that he wanted to try his hand at crafting the spirit that he had heard about since his youth and that had been

Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s both have storied histories dating back over half a century, but the quick-service chains are now going through perhaps their biggest transformation yet. Parent company CKE Restaurants Holdings Inc. today announced a holistic reimaging effort that includes everything from updated exteriors to new kitchen equipment to technology upgrades. The effort is

May is National Barbecue Month and that brings up the age-old debate of grilling vs. barbecue. Despite the fact that these days the term barbecue is widely understood and used to refer to slow-cooked, wood-smoked meats, the food that people cook most often on their grill is chicken. That may be boneless, skinless chicken breasts,

Ready-to-drink alcohol products are arguably the most disruptive category the beverage industry has seen in recent years. According to a recent study by drink market analysis firm IWSR, ready-to-drink products have, since 2018, been growing faster than any other major drinks category and will command 8% of Total Beverage Alcohol by 2025. RTDs aren’t only

Laird Superfood, which was cofounded by famed big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton alongside his friend Paul Hodge, had a stellar IPO about two years ago, when the public was betting on the plant-based nutrition company’s potential of taking on legacy CPG with its natural and organic offerings, but it took a sharp turn almost immediately after:

Dine Brands proved in Q1 that consumers’ pent-up demand for a casual dining experience outweighs their trepidation about inflation. On Wednesday, the parent company of Applebee’s and IHOP announced year-over-year same-store sales growth of 14.3% and 18.1%, respectively. Further, the company’s gross profits increased by 9% year-over-year despite significant inflationary headwinds, and it didn’t see

You could say that there have been cereal complaints about Lucky Charms. On May 6, 2022, the website iwaspoisoned.com posted the following message: “Starting in late 2021 Lucky Charms food poisoning reports started to trend on iwaspoisoned.com. Now there are reports of over 7,300 sick.” Yeah, there probably aren’t too many people saying, “gee, I

Jim Demosthenes grew up in a restaurant family. His dad started the Plaza Diner in New Paltz, N.Y., right off the New York State Thruway, and imbued him with a love of operating restaurants. He started in the business at age 14 working the graveyard shift from 4 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Deisings Bakery

PEZ candies were created over 90 years ago They’ve been manufactured in the same factory since the early 1970s in Orange, Connecticut. We got rare access inside to learn how PEZ is made. Following is a transcript of the video:  Narrator: Recognizable for their brick shape and fun dispensers, PEZ is an American candy staple.First

With so many new restaurant openings in London, it’s difficult to keep track of what’s opening where and when. Here are some of the best new openings in recent months. 1.Roketsu, Fitzrovia Chef Daisuke Hayashi (Tokimeitē, Sake No Hana) showcases Kaiseki dining, a traditional multi-course Japanese style of eating. Hayashi is the first master to

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin I’m thinking a lot about food waste this week. Maybe it’s the millions upon millions of chickens, turkeys and egg-laying birds that have been killed due to avian flu. Big food companies like to tout their efficiency, but these consolidated supply chains don’t necessarily create less

After the pandemic slowed down a bit, Paris Baguette, the global bakery chain, saw its sales in the U.S. rise and started an ambitious franchising effort. Paris Baguette is owned by the SPC Group, a South Korean-based company that manufactures food and bread products and also owns BR Korea, a donut and ice-cream chain. Despite

There’s a lot to love about Dear Bella Creamery—their pink scoop shop in Los Angeles, their unique plant-based ice creams, the fact that they just launched nationwide shipping so that people outside of LA can also try their sweet creations (more on that later)—but the thing that jumps out at me having interviewed the passionate

Americans are in love with agave spirit. Not just on Cinco De Mayo, but on all days. Most of that love has been focused on tequila and mezcal, two of the fastest growing categories on shelves today. The Distilled Spirits Council reports that their total revenue climbed by $1.2 billion over the last year alone.

Yum Brands delivered another record-setting quarter for unit development in Q1, but its digital growth was perhaps a bigger takeaway from the company’s earnings call Wednesday morning. Digital sales were approximately $6 billion in Q1, a new quarterly record and a 15% year-over-year increase. The company’s digital mix also set a record, exceeding 40%. No

The announcement that the venerable beer publication, All About Beer, first published in 1979 and shuttered in 2018, has been brought back from the dead has generated enthusiastic responses from industry insiders and everyday drinkers. For decades, the magazine was one of the most influential chroniclers of the ever-changing and evolving beer market in the

Let’s say you want to save the planet, and you have a lot of cash to throw around. Be on the lookout for snake oil salespeople claiming they have the silver bullet solution in biotech meat aka cell-cultured meat. The fantasy of biotech meat is a dangerous distraction from the entrenched politics that made conventional

When they began their companies, importers of wine into Ukraine may not have thought of themselves as playing a pivotal role in a humanitarian crisis. But they — namely Good Wine and Wine Bureau Import & Distribution Company in Kiev — are a critical and common thread that is referenced repeatedly during conversations about the

As far as tequila goes, blancos are by far my favorite. And not without good reason: They’re eminently drinkable—whether in cocktails, on the rocks, or neat. They make for excellent pairings with a vast variety of dishes and cuisines. Plus, a significant number of high-quality expressions are easy to get your hands on at reasonable

The world’s biggest Starbucks opened this spring in Tokyo, Japan. At 32,000 square feet, it’s bigger than the previous largest, the Shanghai Reserve Roastery. The four-story building overlooks the Meguro River and was partly designed by Olympic Stadium architect Kengo Kuma. On the menu are Espresso Martinis, Cold Brews, cream sodas and whiskeys.  For more,