An iced coffee can cost a latte these days, which can hurt the wallets of java junkies. Cups from cute coffee shops are usually the more expensive option, though coffee from fast-food and fast-casual chains can quickly add up. With coffee prices set to rise due to tariffs, many people…

The early bird gets the burger. Restaurants across the city are increasingly offering off-menu hamburgers only available to those in the know — and often in limited quantities and only during a specified time slot. While restaurateurs want to satisfy customers’ hunger for burgers — and be seen as neighborhood spots —…

If tomatoes are a fruit, is ketchup a smoothie? Heinz and Smoothie King have teamed up to create a tomato ketchup smoothie — and consumers are confused by the concoction. The blood-red beverage — which hit select stores on Wednesday — blends açai sorbet, strawberries, raspberries, apple juice, and Heinz’s…

Most Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, those super-tasty, energy-dense foods typically full of sugar, salt, and unhealthy fats, according to a new federal report. Nutrition research has shown for years that ultra-processed foods make up a big chunk of the U.S. diet, especially for kids and teens. For the first…

National brands are betting big on small farmers.  Food giants such as Chipotle and Sweetgreen have long emphasized close partnerships with small or local farmers, in many cases, due to corporate sustainability goals. Today, those relationships may be essential to the survival and resilience of the American agriculture industry, as the sector…

Call her Robin Food. A Lebanese influencer has divided people online after filming herself prepping mammoth meals for the poor to shame food-wasting celebrities. Surthany Hejeij, 33, has amassed over 15.7 followers on Instagram with her culinary clips, which always begin with a person discarding an obscene amount of food.…

Starbucks‘ grab-and-go windows are on their way out. The coffee giant plans to close a good portion of its 80 or 90 locations that only offer mobile order pickups during the 2026 fiscal year as part of its “back to Starbucks” initiative. As of now, Starbucks hasn’t specified which locations…

A bride was left horrified after she ordered her wedding cake from a bakery and received something far from what she had requested. Sharing her experience on the Reddit Wedding Shaming forum, the woman said the bakery made matters worse by refusing to refund the cake, which was clearly the wrong color.…

Fast food fans are grimacing over this revelation. McDonald’s has revealed that Grimace is a tastebud, according to a report from the Daily Mail. For decades, customers have speculated about what the amorphous character is supposed to be, with some theorizing that the purple personality was intended to represent a…

McDonald’s is lovin’ nostalgia. The fast-food chain has announced the launch of the new “McDonaldland Meal” — inspired by the “mystical world” they first created way back in 1971. McDonaldland is the fictional place where the fast food franchise’s beloved characters reside, and it features Apple Pie Trees and Hamburger…