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When it was released on October 2nd, Glenlivet’s video announcement about its new whisky cocktail capsules got a lot of attention, to put it mildly.

Private equity company VMG Partners has acquired popchips under its newly-created healthy snacks incubating platform Velocity Snack Brands (VSB) for an undisclosed sum.

Teenagers have lowered their self-reported annual spending by 4% from a year earlier, to $2,400, the lowest level in eight years, investment bank Piper Jaffray reported.

On Oct. 1, Yuengling announced its collaboration with Hershey’s on its new chocolate porter.

Edible enlightenment from our eatery experts and colleagues Richard Nalley, Monie Begley and Randall Lane, as well as brothers Bob, Kip and Tim.

The legendary Soho whisky shop Milroy's new venue features a bar with over 1,200 whiskies, a members' club, a cocktail bar, and a cigar terrace.

The town of Cognac has its own antique charms but it is also center of France's Cognac producers, many of whom welcome visitors.

An age-old marketing need is to identify a consumer base, its preferences, and the strength of a product’s message and presentation.

The deal is likely to take effect in January.

Carl’s Jr.’s Beyond Famous Star burger has been the chain’s most successful burger launch in the past two years, with more than 4.5 million sold to date, many to new customers.

Now Boston’s Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar, which has expanded to 425 locations—390 in Canada, 20 in the U. S. and 15 in Mexico—is on the rise.

Shiseido announced that it will spend $845 million to acquire Drunk Elephant, the female-founded clean skincare brand which has become one of the fastest-growing prestige skincare brands in history.

Tao Group Hospitality has created pink-themed food and beverage specials for World Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

American tea room and celebrity favorite, Alfred, is growing even more popular in Japan. But Why?

How do you follow up the first cocktail book to win a James Award? With a new title and a holiday box set.

The edible capsules made from seaweed are a small step towards a no-plastic future.

If you got the impression that McDonald’s had a split personality, you’d be right.

According to the NPD Group future of snacking report, almost 386 billion snacks was consumed by Americans last year. How is the industry changing in response to consumer demand for healthier products? Industry leaders and entrepreneur share their perspectives on the future of snacking

Stripes Group, an early backer of Seamless, now owns a substantial minority stake in Erewhon. The investment will bring the chain to Northern California for the first time. A big launch in New York City could come in a few years.

When I first started my career as a designer of cattle handling systems in the 1970s, I believed everybody thought in pictures the same way I did. Before I drew the plans for a steel and concrete structure, I saw the finished structure. But that’s not how most plans are designed, I now know.

AccelFoods’ managing partner Jordan Gasper on what strategies AccelFoods uses to identify future shopper trends and why more women are needed in the food and drink investment space.

The United Auto Workers strike at General Motors plants is now three weeks old, and workers are being offered food and deals.

'Amazon Primed' is a short recap of the larger stories that dominated the headlines this week surrounding everyone's favourite cardboard abuser, Amazon. If you want the full, deep look at what Amazon is doing every week, subscribe (paid) to the weekly 'What Did Amazon Do This Week' newsletter.

With just 79 sleeps to Christmas, the big chocolate companies are gearing up for one of the biggest confectionary showdowns of the year, but this year, the mass market chocolate brands are heading upmarket.

Remember the Tide Pod Challenge? Well, a new whisky drink advertisement had people talking.

Like using K-Cups but don't want a Keurig coffee machine? Here's a brew for you.

From a soothing eye gel to hydration supplements, here are the best products to fight your hangovers.

Is it too soon to call Lady Jaye’s barbecue bologna sandwich its all-time best seller?

In this southern area of Germany where Pinot Noir wines are gaining a following with their balance of juicy fruit, bright acidity and sense of place, another grape is quietly developing a niche market: Gutedel a.k.a. Chasselas.

Philomath is a destination in its own right and worth a day on your Willamette Valley Wine Country Itinerary.

Rick Bayless is plunging into Chicago's busy food hall scene, with a new place in the Willis Tower.

Oct. 4 is National Vodka Day. But here are recipes to help you celebrate all year long.

The city mixes bar owners with civic organizations to raise money and community pride

These two Wines of the Week, the Tignanello 2015 and the Castello di Albola Poggio alle Fate 2018, prove that value can be found at all ends of the price spectrum.

Although overall beer sales in the U.S. fell 1% in 2018, craft brewing grew by 4% over 2017 across all 50 U.S. states, which represented 24% of the $114.2 billion U.S. beer market (and 36% of the wine industry’s economic impact). Craft beer in 2018 was 0.4% of the U.S. gross domestic product.

In an exclusive excerpt from the renowned chef's new book, 'JGV: A Life in 12 Recipes,' Vongerichten reveals how one meal changed the entire course of his life.

Many chronic conditions, such as obesity and diabetes, are related to diet and nutrition, yet many doctors do not receive training in nutrition. A new report from Harvard Law School recommends increased nutrition education for doctors.

Brice Baillie traded ambiguity for accessibility, creating a wine that puts consumers first

President Trump responded quickly but not forcefully Wednesday after the World Trade Organization ruled in the favor of the United States and Boeing in a 15-year battle with the European Union and Airbus over illegal subsides He does not appear to be itching to get into a trade war on another fr...

In the fast food industry, August 2019 will be remembered as the month that Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen kicked off the Great Chicken Sandwich Wars.

According to a new report from the National Restaurant Association, off-premise sales now make up 60% of all foodservice occasions.

From a bevy of beautiful wineries, restaurants and The Menhaden, a new luxury boutique in the heart of Greenport, here's your essential guide for exploring the North Fork this fall.

New nutrition recommendations have met a lot of criticism, including from the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Want an espresso machine that won't break the bank? These devices give you your bst shot.

Hungryroot will increase their variety of plant-based groceries by teaming up with several packaged food brands.

Not only was Firebirds Wood Fired Grill named one of the country’s top 50 emerging restaurant chains by a leading industry trade magazine, but it has new private equity ownership that wants to expand it.

Only 3% of investment dollars and 7% of deals out of 8,000 agriculture and food-tech investments from 2015-2018 went to female-founded startups.

Hot restaurants, happening bars, great culture and a cheap price tag. Welcome to the world's coolest neighborhoods.

The latest $7.5 billion round of tariffs on goods from the E.U. comes from a dispute about planes.

Amazon is moving forward with plans to open a chain of grocery stores in the United States. The company signed multiple leases in Los Angeles, according to the Wall Street Journal. Michelle Engle, senior vice president of marketing at Valassis, shared what this means in an interview.

All of the products and technologies that existed prior to the establishment of Boveda were “one-way” devices that could either add moisture or remove moisture, but they couldn’t do both.

When visitors walk into TMK Creamery in Canby, Oregon, they probably aren’t expecting to taste vodka.

Seven new ways to look for opportunities in food waste.

Rated one of the top 50 emerging restaurant chains in the U. S. by a leading industry publication, Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurant is taking a breather before it expands again.

Firehouse Subs is a business where the heritage and brand name are inseparable. Started in 1994 by brothers Robin and Chris Sorensen, they came from a lineage of over 200 years of firefighter experience in their families and today Firehouse is one of the largest restaurants in the country.

Seventy years ago Smarties founder Edward Dee moved to New Jersey to launch the iconic candy company.

Lowell Café serves both food and marijuana through a legal consumption license from the City of West Hollywood.

Like its famously irreverent owner, the eclectic new tasting room, cocktail bar and coffee shop will serve playful drinks with a serious sense of humor

There are more than 30,000 edible plants that exist, but the majority of the world’s plant-derived calories come from just three foods: wheat, corn and rice. Five superfood entrepreneurs give advice on how they pioneered everything from chia to coconut water.

This week, McDonald’s customers in Canada are getting the first taste of the fast food giant’s first effort at a plant-based burger.

The Presidio is San Francisco’s most exciting neighborhood destination for art, history, recreation, dining, and simply getting away from it all.

Our oceans, ice sheets and glaciers are absorbing the bulk of rising temperatures and the impacts are already evident, from the top of the highest mountain to the bottom of the oceans.

Online conversations about health & wellness have since 2017 grown more quickly with beverage alcohol (up 48%) than in the food and beverage category overall (up 25%).

The fast-service restaurant Taco Mahal started because of the owner’s father’s newsstand.

Olo has partnered with Google to enable consumers to order their food from its restaurant brand partners via Google’s Search, Maps and Assistant properties.

“We didn’t give up on each other, we didn’t give up on our dream and we didn’t give up on the life we want for our family.”

We always joke that you can plan for everything, then the one thing you can’t control is the thing that goes wrong.

Soon, New York City commuters will be able to try the newest type of Starbucks store.

With 10 chapters worldwide, the society considered the U.S. a notable absence

More than 170 food products have been identified as potential causes for allergies, and eight are considered the top food allergens in America. Eating out is a challenge for many people with allergies, and Simon Bocca, chief growth officer at Fourth, shared how tech can help in a recent interview.

Chablis and oysters are the ultimate merroir and terroir pairing.

The bottles and cartons may look serene in the grocery store aisles, but dairy wars are happening behind the scenes as companies compete for your attention and money. Jeff Richards, the founder and CEO of Mooala, shared more information about banana milk in an interview.

This year’s Wine Region of the Year nominees include two European regions, two North American regions and one South African region. Here’s a look at these places, a statement on why they were nominated and wines to try in advance of what’s sure to be a bucket-list visit.

Cabot, best-known for its world-class golf destinations (Cabot Cliffs and Cabot Links are rated #9 and #43, respectively, by Golf Digest), has just announced two luxury real estate ventures, one on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia and one in Santa Lucia, a Caribbean hotspot.

Having been immersed in big NYC law, I quickly became cynical of the phenomenon that wealth seems to always be created at the expense of other people and cannabis felt like an interesting opportunity to veer away from that ideology.

Continuing the team beer trend are the Carolina Hurricanes, who today announced the launch of its own team-branded brew. Dubbed Storm Brew, the beer was produced by R&D Brewing of Raleigh.

How to Make Your Morning Coffee Ritual Less Wasteful with Reusable Metal and Cloth Filters.

McDonald's is tip-toeing into the plant-based burger with a test in Canada.

Robin Currey’s University of Michigan professors were taking them on a field trip to the same plot of land they had visited before, but with one professor, she saw it in a completely different way, and it changed the course of her career.

Enter the Ritz-Carlton Cancun, where Old World service meets New World beach life, a destination for any length stay in the Zona Hotelera for business or pleasure.

Cheers to Ken Grossman and many more decades of Pale Ale.

As the spotlight is put on Oktoberfest celebrations around the world during the month of September, so, too, is the experience of sharing beer in a communal setting.