Tag: Food and Beverage

For the second time this week, President Trump held a meeting with the goal of trying to work out a compromise between the renewable fuel industry and oil refiners on how to resolve concerns over the Environmental Protection Agency's Renewable Fuel Standard. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Energy and Environment

Trump brings oil refiners, ethanol companies to White House

John Siciliano · March 1, 2018 5:42 pm

"The NFL and Papa John's have made a mutual decision to shift from their official league sponsorship to a focus on partnerships with 22 local NFL teams, presence in broadcast and digital media, and key personalities in the sport," the league and franchise said in a joint statement. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg)

Papa John’s ends sponsorship with NFL after protest controversy

Katie Leach · February 28, 2018 12:54 am

McDonald's popular Szechuan Sauce caused riotous behavior in adult "Rick and Morty" fans last year. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Beltway Confidential

McDonald’s released Szechuan Sauce again. Can all the ‘Rick and Morty’ fans just relax this time?

Philip Wegmann · February 26, 2018 8:47 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said President Trump directed the EPA and the Agriculture Department to sit down with him and the senators to find a regulatory fix. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Energy and Environment

Ted Cruz pits refinery workers against Wall Street to fix ‘broken’ ethanol mandate

John Siciliano · February 21, 2018 9:35 pm

USDA: Federal food delivery is an ‘innovation’ that will save billions

Pete Kasperowicz · February 20, 2018 7:51 am

The unit's XO, Lt. Cmdr. Jason M. Gabbard, was relieved after being found wearing only boots after getting intoxicated at a gathering for chiefs and officers. Both Cmdr. James J. Cho, and Command Master Chief Jason K. Holden were also fired for attempting to cover up the incident, according to a report. (Photos courtesy: U.S. Navy)

National Security

Three Navy leaders fired after executive officer found drunk, naked in the woods

Katelyn Caralle · February 14, 2018 6:07 pm

Earlier this week, the Trump administration floated a proposal to change conventional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits into a program where poor families would instead get "a USDA foods package," a government-assembled, government-sanctioned box of food the government believes you should eat. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Trump’s ‘Blue Apron’ food box idea is terrible for freedom, and probably really popular with the Right

Kristen Soltis Anderson · February 14, 2018 4:44 pm

Taco Bell CEO Brian Niccol is expected to bring new menu items and marketing strategies to Chipotle.

Taco Bell CEO named next Chipotle chief

Diana Stancy Correll · February 14, 2018 2:37 am

Before leaving office earlier this month, Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., signed into law a policy introduced by Democratic Assemblywoman Annette Quijano that has otherwise become known as the "Drunk Droning Law." (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

New Jersey outlaws drunken droning

Anna Giaritelli · February 13, 2018 5:01 am

Rep. Robin Kelly's bill would raise the cap to 20 percent if the extra produce is sold or donated in "food deserts," poorer areas where high-quality groceries are lacking. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP)

Illinois lawmakers take on ‘food deserts’

Steven Nelson · February 13, 2018 5:00 am

The Food and Drug Administration has opened an investigation into a range of brands that offer wet dog food. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

FDA opens investigation into dog food contaminated by euthanasia drug

Kimberly Leonard · February 10, 2018 9:44 pm

Consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader took aim at President Trump on Twitter Thursday for the administration's opposition to Obamacare-mandated food labels. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Ralph Nader tweet-rips Trump over ‘fat, sugar and salt’ and ‘big, costly military parade’

Daniel Chaitin · February 9, 2018 2:54 am