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Starbucks plans Value Meals to Compete in Tough Economic times

Starbucks is trying to compete in the tough economic times in the States right now, by creating value meals to see in their coffee shops. As McDonalds has branched out into coffee, now Starbucks has branched out...

Bills' offense flounders in third straight loss

"I don’t want to shortchange the defensive effort by the Patriots, especially the play of the front seven, but the Bills offense continued to be anemic in a 20-10 loss to New England. That makes three straight...

Local Food Celebration: The Four Corners of Carolina BBQ Road Trip

(1st Corner) Thick billows of smoke were fleeing from the windows of the gray cinder block building like spirits from an exorcism, but no shouts of alarm rose with the smoke, no sirens cut...

The Bright Side of the End of Bennigans

With the recent news that restaurant chains Bennigans and Steak and Ale have declared bankruptcy, a possible silver lining is starting to emerge from the dark clouds of the American casual dining scene; the rise...

California Fast Food Restaurants to List Calories

California became the first US state to pass a law that requires fast-food restaurants with more than 20 locations to list calorie information on their menus, in an effort to curb the obesity epidemic."Starting...

Pakistani kept in chains by family for 52 years

A shocking incident of human barbarity has surfaced in Arifwala area of Pakistan’s Punjab province. According to a report aired by Geo News television channel, a family in Arifwala has kept in chained one of its members for the past 52 years. The family of Syed Sarfaraz...

One-year ban on new fast-food restaurants in South L.A.

Is this the beginning of a new movement towards banning fast-food chains?Major corporations such as McDonalds is definitely going to fight hard over this decision. As of now, only South L.A. is doing this ban, but...

Revealed: how the restaurant chains pocket your tips

The UK has been slow in adopting the tipping habit and just as it does we find our restaurants (including some big chains) undermining confidence in the tipping culture by exploiting the staff - essentially taking...

New York can fine restaurant chains that don't post calories

New York City is going to start fining chain restaurants that will not post calorie counts on their menus by July.I like this idea, however I think it will make people eat out less as to know some of the calories...

UK food hygiene scandal on the high street

Th UK has a growing reputation for its high class high quality restaurants but buyer beware when eating out in many of Britain's high street food chain outlets. " Restaurants run by some of Britain's largest...

McDonald's, Tim Horton's And Many Others Ban Tomatoes From All Meals

If you're like me and enjoy a Tomato or two on your sandwhich or burger, you might be out of luck for the foreseeable future. Tim Horton's, McDonalds many other restaurants both big and small all across North...

California Sees No Rush Of Gay-Wedding Bookings

It would appear that many gay couples in California are holding off planning large wedding ceremonies until after the ballot initiative set for November, which could amend California's constitution to ban gay...

Rice hits U.S. 'birth defect'

"Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday that the United States still has trouble dealing with race because of a national "birth defect" that denied black Americans the opportunities given to whites at the country's very founding."Black Americans were a founding...

Ethical living? Stop taking cocaine

"Ethical living? Stop taking cocaine Posted on March 9, 2008 by MexicoReporter | Edit There is a great Leader in this Sunday’s Observer which makes a point I’ve often debated - how cocaine takers in Britain...

It’s Christmas... but Easter eggs are in the shops

"IT MAY only be the eighth day of Christmas, but Easter eggs are already being stocked in shops across Wales. Nutritionists yesterday warned that selling eggs and other Easter-related confectionery throughout the...

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