Food - Page 471

February 24, 2021

'That Vegan Teacher' says TikTok ban won't silence her following petition, controversies

Kadie Karen Diekmeyer was allegedly booted off TikTok after a petition lobbying for her removal went viral, arguing her content violated the platform's community guidelines.

February 24, 2021

Popeyes is trolling Taco Bell over its 'Chicken Sandwich Taco' item, suggests alternate idea

On Tuesday, Popeyes appeared to take a not-so-subtle jab at Taco Bell’s forthcoming “Chicken Sandwich Taco” — a new menu item announced by Taco Bell on Monday — by instructing their customers to make their own “tacos” out of the existing Popeyes Chicken Sandwich.

February 23, 2021

Philadelphia airport offers robot food delivery to travelers

On Monday, the airport launched a robotic food delivery program using gita robots developed by Piaggio Fast Forward.

February 23, 2021

Biden nominee Tom Vilsack confirmed as agriculture secretary

President Biden’s Cabinet secured another key appointment Monday after the Senate voted to approve Tom Vilsack as the next agriculture secretary.

February 23, 2021

Chick-fil-A responds to complaints that busy drive-thru lines are negatively affecting nearby businesses

Chick-fil-A has addressed complaints that its busy drive-thru lines are negatively affecting other nearby businesses at various chains across the country.

February 23, 2021

Black McDonald's franchise owners launch 90-day protest at company headquarters, alleging discrimination

Activists have launched a 90-day protest at McDonald’s corporate headquarters in Chicago, demanding that the chain recognize and end the systematic racism they say has denied equal opportunities to Black franchisees.

February 23, 2021

French government outraged at Lyon mayor's reasoning for removing meat from school lunches

Lyon Mayor Grégory Doucet, a member of France's Greens party who took office in July 2020, is being skewered for his decision to remove meat from school cafeterias in the interest of streamlining lunch service and promoting more balanced meals amid the pandemic.

February 22, 2021

White truffle 'orchards' may help bring pricy pasta topping to the masses, French researchers say

French researchers discovered a way to produce rare Italian white truffles at an orchard in France outside of their natural element.

February 22, 2021

Taco Bell announces 'Chicken Sandwich Taco' will debut on menus nationwide in 2021

Just like basically every other fast-food restaurant in existence, Taco Bell has officially entered itself into the so-called “chicken sandwich wars."

February 22, 2021

Wisconsin DNR official illegally exchanged sturgeon eggs for caviar, prosecutors say

Prosecutors have charged Ryan Koenigs, a top sturgeon expert at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), with obstructing an investigation after he alleged that his workers were using valuable fish eggs for a scientific study, when instead some of those eggs were being taken to caviar processors.