McDonald's is putting up royalty fees for new restaurants, marking the first increase in nearly 30 years

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Kraft Singles' hard-to-remove wrappers were the number one complaint for customers. Now, the wrapper is causing a recall.

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Kraft Heinz has issued a recall.

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Why Kamebishi 20-year-aged soy sauce is so expensive

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Kamebishi's 20-year-aged soy sauce is the most expensive soy sauce in the world, sometimes selling for $125 for less than 4 tablespoons. The soy sauce has been made using the same family recipe since 1753 and follows the traditional mushiro koji method, in which each step takes years to complete.

After Instacart's IPO, the CEO will have stock worth $15.5 million. But the company's gig workers just took a pay cut.

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Instacart CEO Fidji Simo

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The price of olive oil surges more than 100% to all-time highs as a Mediterranean drought threatens supplies

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The typical brown bag school lunch costs 50 cents more this year, and it's a perfect example of how little daily costs from inflation add up to a big expense

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Each day's packed lunch is about 50 cents more this year than last year – assuming a very rough 10% combined increase in prices for ham sandwich supplies, plus sides.

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If a single farm produced all the food wasted in the US, it would be the size of California and New York combined. We're the culprits.

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Shuggie's, a San Francisco restaurant, uses food that would otherwise go to waste to create meals.

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Ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz admits he once shunned the Frappuccino

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CEO Howard Schultz worried that the Frappuccino would dilute Starbucks' reputation as a coffee company, according to a recent interview.

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SunnyD Vodka Seltzer and other alcohol that looks like juice is everywhere. Some states are cracking down to avoid confusing shoppers.

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SunnyD Vodka Seltzer and Simply Spiked Lemonade are boozy versions of popular non-alcoholic drinks.

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You can't get bananas at Starbucks anymore, and no one seemed to notice for over a year

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