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On its way: Packaging you can eat
Gregory Warner Apr 16, 2012
Researchers are coming up with edible membranes to package tomato soup and hot chocolate. But whether people would want to eat the whole product is another story.
Food Network eats into OpenTable's business
Stacey Vanek Smith Apr 16, 2012
OpenTable seated 89 million people in North America last year. The Food Network’s owner plans to compete with lower fees for restaurants.
Bringing fresh food to everyone in New Orleans
Tess Vigeland Apr 13, 2012
It's been six years since Hurricane Katrina, and grocery chains are still hesitant to return to New Orleans. Actor Wendell Pierce is trying to fix that by launching his own grocery store chain.
Red Lobster building huge aquafarm in Malaysia
Elizabeth Wynne Johnson Apr 10, 2012
The parent company of Red Lobster will create a 35-square-mile aquafarm to help keep its restaurants from running out of lobster.
Brazil delivers on hunger promise
Cecilia Vaisman Apr 5, 2012
The government made food a human right. Then it found that ending hunger takes a lot more than a declaration.
Waiters to get $8.5 million back in tips
Sally Herships Apr 3, 2012
A New York banquet hall settles a lawsuit to pay waiters tips it never handed over. It’s the latest and biggest payback for jilted waiters.
How Cuties marketed Mandarin oranges from fruit to brand
Kai Ryssdal Apr 2, 2012
Smithsonian.com blogger Sarah Rich talks about how those little, seedless Mandarin oranges became a ubiquitous brand.
Would you spend $15 for a burger?
Jennifer Collins Mar 22, 2012
A Los Angeles high-end burger chain is looking to expand east.
Consuming white rice linked to risk of diabetes
David Brancaccio Mar 22, 2012
Publishing in the British Medical Journal, researchers looked at four studies covering 350,000 people in Asia and the West.
McDonald's woos cash-strapped customers
Sally Herships Mar 8, 2012
McDonald's hopes to boost sales by expanding its options for value-conscious customers, including a new "Extra Value Menu."
