Food and Drinks

Several worker advocacy organizations have filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleging that meat processing companies Tyson Foods and JBS have engaged in racial discrimination during the coronavirus pandemic.

With the surge in delivery and takeout in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, consumer preferences and behaviors are changing, and restaurants are adapting. 

Plant-based meat sells better in the beef aisle, a new study suggests

Starbucks will require customers to wear facial coverings while visiting all café locations because of a growing number of government mandates requiring people to wear masks while in public.

A drone startup has partnered with Rouses Market in Alabama to test a drone grocery-delivery pilot program this fall.

Mall staple Sur La Table filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after coronavirus-related shutdowns.

The New York State Liquor Authority suspended its license until further notice after receiving multiple violations for overcrowding in the bar’s street cafe space. 

Sonic Drive-In releases a new summer drink as seasonal menu competition heats up.

How this restaurant reservation app is pivoting to delivery and helping restaurants keep 100 percent of their profits.

Shake Shack is now selling summer camp boxes so families can bring the sleepaway experience home.

The Seattle-based coffee giant moved to expand its menu, offering up eight new drinks available to customers nationwide after reopening 95 percent of company-operated stores under guidelines designed to curb the spread of COVID-19

Popeyes confused Twitter users on Wednesday after tweeting, "Pizza."

The recall applies to the KIND Oats & Honey Granola with Toasted Coconut flavor which is sold in either 11-ounce or 17-ounce plastic packages.

More than 16,000 workers at meat and poultry processing plants in 23 states were diagnosed with coronavirus through May 31.

A total of 122 food justice, labor rights, animal welfare, and environmental justice groups wrote a stern letter to Tyson Foods demanding a better plan to protect its workers at its chicken, pork, and beef processing facilities nationwide from the coronavirus.

KFC has made its Secret Recipe Fries a permanent menu item.

Uber is launching grocery delivery services in several Canadian and Latin American cities.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez reversed course Tuesday, saying gyms and fitness centers can remain open, despite announcing they would close just one day earlier due to a surge in positive coronavirus cases in the area.

The popular burger chain lost an estimated $3.2 million in June sales because of store closures and reduced operating hours related to nationwide protests sparked by George Floyd's killing and the curfews put in place because of them.

Coffee and doughnut chain Dunkin' announced it will be permanently closing 450 stores by the end of 2020.