Tag: Food and Beverage

A Gallup poll foundÂ Americans who drink alcohol prefer beer over other all other alcoholic beverages.Â (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Study shows U.S. beer industry brewed a quarter of a trillion dollars in 2014

Daniel Chaitin · July 29, 2015 4:42 pm

Corn is delivered to an ethanol plant in Shenandoah, Iowa. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Energy and Environment

New EPA ethanol rule would harm engines, refiners warn

John Siciliano · July 27, 2015 7:39 pm

On Friday, the FDA proposed putting added sugar on the nutritional label for packaged foods. (iStock)

FDA wants to add more sugar to nutrition labels

Robert King · July 24, 2015 7:07 pm

Nutrition labels are seen on food packaging on February 27, 2014 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Congress passes bill to prevent state GMO food-labeling laws

Sean Higgins · July 23, 2015 7:37 pm

People gather during a protest as participants, fast food workers and union members, call for a $15 minimum wage in New York, Wednesday, April 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

The SEIU’s fast-food gamble

Glenn Spencer · July 21, 2015 4:01 am

Pizza.

Extra toppings could cause extra headaches for pizza chains

Robert King · July 14, 2015 4:01 am

The Volkswagen Amarok pick-up is pictured during the second press day at the 80th Geneva International Motor Show on March 3, 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland.The show features World and European premieres of cars, and will be open to the public from March 4th to the 14th. (Photo by Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)

The chicken tax

Eric Peters · July 10, 2015 4:01 am

Fruit and vegetables are displayed at Bolton Market as figures for the Uk inflation rate show that it continues to slow on August 17, 2010 in Bolton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Yuck! Adults hate veggies and fruits too

Paul Bedard · July 9, 2015 6:37 pm

Calories are listed next to menu items in a Starbucks coffee shop July 18, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

FDA delays calorie count rule

Robert King · July 9, 2015 5:03 pm

Chipotle restaurant workers fill orders for customers on the day that the company announced it will only use non-GMO ingredients in its food on April 27, 2015 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Study: Minimum wage hike boosted price of Chipotle burritos

Emilie Padgett · July 7, 2015 7:22 pm

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., second from left, looks over a paper with 7-year-old Teresa Ruiz, third from left, as Bennet shares lunch with 7-year-old Sigifredo Orona, left, and 8-year-old Michael Zamarano during an appearance at Coronado Hills Elementary School in the north Denver suburb of Thornton, Colo., on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Beltway Confidential

Milton Friedman was wrong: I got a free (USDA-approved) lunch

Emily Leayman · July 7, 2015 4:05 pm

Study: Gluten-free health benefits are overhyped

Study: Gluten-free health benefits are overhyped

Emilie Padgett · July 6, 2015 8:38 pm