Amazon's palm payment tech is coming to every Whole Foods in the US

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Every US Whole Foods will have Amazon One palm payment technology by the end of 2023, the tech giant said Thursday.

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Quiznos is bringing back Spongmonkeys, its creepy rat-like mascots from 20 years ago, as the restaurant looks for a comeback

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Quiznos' corporate mascots, the Spongmonkeys, appear in an ad where both sit in a car. One, wearing a bowler hat, sits behind the wheel and sings, while the other, wearing a pirate hat, sits in the passenger seat and plays a guitar.
Quiznos has brought back the Spongmonkeys, its creepy mascots, which last graced its ads in 2005.

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A Chick-fil-A restaurant failed to build an extra lane to handle traffic, leaving city officials and the owner of a nearby funeral home fuming

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Chick-fil-A app rewards program
A Chick-fil-A store in Bradenton, Florida is opening without an extra traffic lane that the Southern restaurant chain promised to construct.

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Some DoorDash workers are demanding higher tips before delivery — and customers are freaking out

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Some DoorDash workers are asking customers for extra tips after they've already agreed to pick up an order.

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I shopped at a Dollar General food 'market' for the first time. I wouldn't go back unless it was my only choice.

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Alex Bitter, the reporter who wrote this piece, wears sunglasses and a light jacket while posing in the parking lot of a DG Market in Maryland.
The reporter in front of a DG Market in Maryland.

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A charcoal brand's failed price hikes are a perfect example of 'greedflation' gone wrong

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Kingsford charcoal
Clorox, the company behind Kingsford charcoal, raised prices more than rival brands during the first quarter of 2023. Now, it's worried about losing market share going into the summer grilling season.

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Beyond Burgers are popping up at Dollar Tree at $1.25 a pack, as the plant-based meat giant tries to boost sales

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Beyond Meat appears to be selling its burgers and breakfast sausages at Dollar Tree, according to videos posted by shoppers to social media.

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This is a 3D printed 'fish fillet.' Would you eat it?

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3-D printed grouper fish
The lab-made finger-length fillets could help solve environmental issues and alleviate overfishing problems.

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A mysterious website exposed Oatly conspiracies and scandals. It turns out, the company was behind it.

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Oatly's latest marketing stunt is a website called "F*ck Oatly" that dishes on the plant-based milk brand's missteps.

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I compared poke on the continental US with the authentic version from Hawaii, and now I'll only eat the real deal

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A photo collage combining a lighted sign for the Poke Papa restaurant in Washington, DC, with a picture of two poke bowls from the restaurant and an inset photo of Insider reporter Alex Bitter.
Poke has become popular far beyond Hawaii.

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