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Baguettes straight from the vending machine
John Laurenson Nov 10, 2011
In Paris, a baker has invented a vending machine that will satisfy your midnight snack attack for fresh bread.
Starbucks profits up 29% last quarter
Eve Troeh Nov 7, 2011
Starbucks profits were up last quarter, but it has plans to increase profits even more through the sale of K-Cups.
Coca-Cola cans go white
Adriene Hill Nov 3, 2011
The soda maker will begin issuing white cans in an effort help out its old friend: the polar bear.
Mid-day Extra: When Obama dines at your restaurant
Nov 24, 2011
Yesterday, Obama dropped in on a Los Angeles institution: Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles. When the president makes a visit, does it make a difference in food sales in the months that come?
Mid-day Extra: Saying "adios" to a Mexican food great
Nov 24, 2011
The parent company of El Torito and Chevys Fresh Mex declared bankruptcy earlier this month. But it left a legacy of bringing a regional cuisine to the rest of the country.
'Make the Bread, Buy the Butter'
Tess Vigeland Nov 10, 2011
We learn what's cheaper -- and tastier -- to make at home and what you should just buy from the grocery store.
Pistachio growers face vote to expand industry oversight
Jennifer Collins Oct 6, 2011
The market for pistachios has become an unlikely growth market. If growers in the U.S. vote to increase industry oversight, it could mean a bigger market for exports of the nut.
The new standard for chocolate
Adriene Hill Oct 3, 2011
The discovery of new cacao varietals in the Peruvian highlands could establish the first ever chocolate terriors.
Organic strawberries may not be
Adriene Hill Oct 6, 2011
A loophole in federal regulation allows "organic berries" to be grown from conventionally raised plants
Deaths from tainted cantaloupe mount
Alisa Roth Sep 30, 2011
Cantaloupe contaminated with bacteria has killed at least 13 Americans. As the toll likely rises, how long will it take for the melon industry?
