Food & Drink

Do me a favor. This weekend, if you’re shopping for wine or looking at a restaurant wine list or considering the wines you have at home, choose one grape and then choose two bottles of wine made from that grape in different parts of the world. Ideally they’d be from the same vintage but no

With a flurry of Congressional activity that bodes both well and poorly for the future of paid medical and family leave at the same time as global business leaders are calling on elected officials to enact mandatory paid leave laws, the plight of the unprotected worker is grabbing a relatively rare position in the headlines

Food delivery giant Zomato, which became a household brand during the pandemic-induced lockdown, delivered a stellar performance when it debuted on the stock exchange Friday. Zomato’s shares soared as much as 82% to 138 rupees a share in early trading. They finished the day at 126 rupees, a gain of almost 66%.  The Delhi-based startup, now

Direct-to-consumer company Daily Harvest, which offers a line of frozen, plant-based smoothies, veggie bowls, and other meal items, is preparing for an initial public offering, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter, after it reached over $250 million in revenue to-date. Sources, who told me not to be identified due to sensitivity of the

Travel retailer Gebr. Heinemann is opening up a new sales option in European airports as it seeks to diversify its business which is heavily skewed to duty-free shopping. Earlier this month the Hamburg-based company opened the first iteration outside Germany of a retail concept that includes food and beverage (F&B) through a joint venture called

It’s National Hot Dog Day! Once a year the nation gets together to celebrate the many variations of sausage in a bun. Hot dogs became popular in the U.S. in the early 20th century, perhaps nowhere more so than in Chicago, where Chicago-style hot dogs are as much a symbol of the city as the

One of the hottest new brands in the spirits market has also been one of the unlikeliest. Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey has tapped into drinker’s zeitgeist and has used that to explode across America, recently depleting their one-millionth case in less than two years. Along the way, it has gathered a plethora of awards and

Entertaining this summer just got a bit easier as BarBox just released its two newest flavors. This St. Petersburg, FL-based ready-to-drink company just released its first extension to its original lineup since its founding in November 2020. Joining its Cosmopolitan, Negroni, and Vodka Sour, are Gin Lemonade and Margarita.  “When we launched, we knew it

Surprises, fresh stories and deep-dive insights continue to be revealed about Anthony Bourdain — inimitable author, chef, TV personality — who touched the hearts of millions of people all over the globe with his wisdoms (sometimes cheeky, sometimes witty, sometimes endearing, sometimes profound, always incisive) spotlighting travel, food, humanity and the powerful connections they weave.

Industry innovation pivoting to reducing sugar and portions  This year’s annual get-together of the snacks and confectionery industries, the Sweets & Snacks Expo, was held in Indianapolis last month. The usual assortment of desserts, candy, snack food and other treats were part of the lineup. But the big surprise was the number of new items

Well known in the both the wine world and the world of horses, businesswomen Barbara Banke and Peggy Furth hardly seem like the type of people who need to add another line to their already impressive resumes. However, after partnering on two previous ventures, WholeVine and Vine To Bar Chocolate, the two joined forces to

It’s National Ice Cream Day. In recent years the meaning of ice cream has taken a turn, mirroring the changing eating preferences of Americans. According to Gallup, while just 5% of US citizens are vegetarian or vegan, nearly 25% have cut back on eating meat. What’s more, 41% of Americans have tried plant-based meats. And

Plant-based meat was experiencing significant momentum in 2019 before the pandemic grinded innovation to a halt and forced restaurants to significantly pare down their menus. Now the gears of plant-based product development are starting to churn again. Little Caesars, for instance, just announced a “Planteroni” pizza, with the market’s first plant-based pepperoni, while Panda Express

One of the first things you will notice when approaching 49th State Brewery is the throngs of people milling about in the large fenced-in dirt courtyard around multiple fire pits and picnic tables. Worn Carhartt pants and faded flannel shirts seem to be the clothing of choice, and there are numerous dogs of all shapes

Doing the right thing, being honest, demonstrating transparency; all appear to be ethical principles that many companies are incorporating into their advertising and brand messaging these days. Trust appears to be the prevailing priority for businesses of all sizes across a variety of industry segments. In the food business there’s no hiding from the ingredients

There are certain wines that send a spark up one’s spine with an intense thrill that is all encompassing – that kind of ‘epiphany wine’ can range in style and place of origin as it is different for each person. For Remi Cohen it was the Comtes de Champagne – tête de cuvee (top wine)

When longtime food blogger and private chef Angela Davis, also known as TheKitchenista, first encountered Darius Williams online, she noticed something weird about his recipes. They didn’t appear to work. “This was back in 2014. I started seeing some of his videos circulating, and I was not a fan of the cooking techniques, I’ll be

To become an itamae (chef) of sushi one must train for decades. After several years of apprenticing you may earn the honor of making sushi rice. Once this technique is mastered you can perform tasks such as filleting fish, slicing vegetables and grating daikon. It is a slow, steady process that produces the highest level

The activist investors behind Spruce Point Capital revealed Wednesday the results of an extensive investigation into Oatly that says the oat milk darling will never become profitable or meet investors expectations.  Oatly shares dropped more than 5% Wednesday before recapturing around half of that by the close of trading. Shares were down 2% as of

Despite challenges that had many judges and producers and even the organizers themselves wondering if it would be held, the 28th session of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles took place in Luxembourg in June. An international competition in which thousands of wines are entered to be tasted by a global panel of experts, the event