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Whole Foods says that a product called “asparagus water” found in a California store earlier this week was a mistake. It has been pulled from shelves.(Photo: Tony Dejak, AP) Whole Foods (WFM) was just kidding with that $6 Asparagus Water. After the bottles — literally three stalks of asparagus in each bottle of water — were spotted on…
Soylent, the meal replacement that has caught on among brogrammers in Silicon Valley, has a new bottled version that makes it even easier to drink down breakfast, lunch and dinner without ever having to chew anything. Beyond the ease of consumption, Soylent’s marketing push revolves around offering maximum nutritional bang for the buck. At $2.42…
Whole Foods may be toast. Granted, it’s toast made from pricey, gluten-free, organic honey oat bread. But toast nonetheless. Shares of Whole Foods (WFM) plunged more than 10% Thursday after the high-end natural grocery chain reported sales and profits that missed analysts’ forecasts. Its outlook did not impress investors either. Whole Foods has been cutting…
It’s a normal part of human life to wonder about whether or not eating an excess of condiments could be lethal—specifically about the amount of ketchup it would take to not only disfigure you but take you to the big tomato patch in the sky. Well, your nightly wondering is over, and we’ve got an…
You’ll no longer need to leave the city for a box of Munchkins and a cup of what some say is the best cheap coffee in the country. Dunkin’ Donuts announced today its bringing the beverage and pastry chain to the San Francisco Bay Area. Parent company Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc., based in Canton, Mass.,…
Sticker shock has always been part of the shopping experience at the city’s Whole Paycheck luxury stores, but now it turns out some of these prices may be illegal. An investigation by the city’s Department of Consumer Affairs has uncovered some shady price tags at our fleet of Whole Foods stores that show customers have…
Last year, Burger King Japan released a pitch-black cheeseburger, which my colleagueLindsay Abrams speculated had something to do with red meat’s connection with climate change. If Abrams was right, I’m not totally sure what BK is trying to say with it’s new bright red burger, except that the chain is very, very angry. Kotaku’s Brian Ashcraft reports: Called…
Artificial trans fat will be banned from the U.S. food supply over the next three years under a ruling by regulators that the products pose health risks that contribute to heart disease, the leading killer of Americans. There’s no longer a scientific consensus that partially hydrogenated oils, the main source of trans fat, are generally…
Canada’s version even has mustard drizzled on top. Pizza Hut’s most frightening pie — with a crust that doubles as a hot dog — has been inching toward America for years (eight, to be exact), first invading South Korea, then infiltrating the U.K., and then Canada. The wait is over: Pizza Hut is finally inflicting…
When two titans of the food industry come together, the result is usually something amazing, delicious, and probably hazardous to your health. The newest fast food product is no exception. Taco Bell announced on Friday that their new dessert option, Cap’n Crunch Delights, will be available for purchase starting July 2. You can click on…