Fast-food workers strike in US for pay, union rightsFast-food workers in Miami and New York went on strike Thursday to demand pay hikes and the right to unionize in a protest also observed in other cities around the world.
17 May 2014
Mango ale? Florida soaks up craft-beer boomFlorida is known for its sunshine and beaches -- and increasingly for its quality craft beer, good enough to compete with microbrewed ale from anywhere in the United States.
Truck crash kills 23 in HaitiA truck filled with food and street vendors overturned Saturday in Haiti, killing 23 people and wounding two dozen others.
04 May 2014
Denmark's Noma reclaims world's best restaurant titleDenmark's Noma restaurant on Monday reclaimed the title of world's best restaurant, becoming a four-time winner having lost the title last year to Spain's El Celler de Can Roca.
Juicy court case leaves Coca-Cola on defensiveCoca-Cola was taken to task by the US Supreme Court on Monday, with justices questioning whether a drink sold as fruit juice was the real thing.
22 April 2014
Powdered alcohol poised to hit US storesJust add water and stir. A US company says its new powdered alcohol product has been approved by US regulators and is poised to hit stores in the coming months.
22 April 2014
Marks & Spencer reports rising Q4 salesBritish high street retailer Marks & Spencer posted rising fourth-quarter sales on Thursday, boosted by strong performances for clothing and food, and also at its international division.
Pig virus threatens US outdoor grilling seasonA dark cloud is menacing the cherished US summer season of outdoor grilling: a deadly pig virus that has been sweeping through farms and driving up pork prices.
China hit by new flood of dead pigs in riverChinese authorities have found 157 dead pigs in a river, state media said Wednesday, a year after 16,000 carcasses were discovered in Shanghai's main waterway, underscoring the country's food safety problems.
19 March 2014
US yogurt bar founder jailed for attacking beggarA co-founder of the Pinkberry US frozen yogurt chain was jailed for seven years Friday for using a tire iron to attack a homeless man begging for money.