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The vegans who accused Burger King of deceptively marketing its “Impossible Whopper” didn’t put enough meat on their legal claims, a federal judge ruled. The aggrieved diners failed to prove the fast-food giant duped reasonable consumers into thinking its meatless sandwich would be cooked on a different grill than its beef and chicken products, US …
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Padma Lakshmi has sampled countless dishes throughout her 16-season run as host of “Top Chef,” often consuming over 7,000 to 8,000 calories daily during filming. “Those chefs are cooking to win, so they’re putting in as much lard and butter and salt as they can,” Lakshmi recently told Women’s Health of the Bravo series where, …
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Bennie’s Thai Cafe is about to become the latest restaurant casualty of the coronavirus in Lower Manhattan. The popular eatery at 88 Fulton St. is calling it quits on July 26 — the 24th anniversary of its opening in 1996. “We made it through the dark days of 9/11, the recession and Superstorm Sandy, but …
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Chipotle Mexican Grill said on Wednesday it plans to hire as many as 10,000 employees over the next few months to help support the expansion of drive-thru lanes at its restaurants. The COVID-19 pandemic has curtailed dining-in at restaurants across the US, resulting in a surge in online orders. Chipotle intends to cater to this …
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Robots that can cook — flipping burgers and baking bread — are in growing demand as virus-wary kitchens try to put some distance between workers and customers. Starting this fall, the White Castle burger chain will test a robot arm that can cook french fries and other foods. The robot, dubbed Flippy, is made by …
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Introducing the new and improved Whopper — now with fewer cow farts. Burger King is serving a version of its signature sandwich made from cows that spew less methane, a nasty greenhouse gas that’s contributing to climate change. The cows that produce the special patties — which go on sale in five cities Tuesday — …
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Starbucks is beefing up its breakfast menu — without the beef. The java giant added a sausage egg and cheese sandwich on Tuesday that uses a plant-based sausage patty from Impossible Foods. The new Impossible Breakfast Sandwich — priced at $4.95 to $5.25 — is part of the Seattle-based company’s commitment earlier this year to …
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Hundreds of workers at Tyson Foods poultry plant in Arkansas have tested positive for coronavirus, though most of the workers who tested positive are asymptomatic. Out of 3,748 Tyson employees tested in Benton and Washington Counties, 481 were found to have coronavirus, with 455 of those patients reporting no symptoms. The outbreak was centered at …
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McDonald’s said it would hire about 260,000 restaurant staff in the US this summer, as stores reopen for diners after serving them through delivery, drive-thru and takeaway for weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this week, the burger chain said its US sales fell in April and May due to the health crisis, but …
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The vegans who accused Burger King of deceptively marketing its “Impossible Whopper” didn’t put enough meat on their legal claims, a federal judge ruled. The aggrieved diners failed to prove the fast-food giant duped reasonable consumers into thinking its meatless sandwich would be cooked on a different grill than its beef and chicken products, US …
