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Diet soda sales fizzle as health-conscious consumers turn to other drinks

by Aaron Schrank
Oct 5, 2017
Today we want beverages with “ingredients you can pronounce.”
By the end of 1983, Diet Coke was the top diet drink in the country.
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"Milk Street" wants to take home cooking in a new direction

by Adriene Hill
Oct 3, 2017
Christopher Kimball is loosening his bow tie and having more fun in the kitchen.
Instead of focusing on the technique, Kimball says, the key to a good home meal is all about big flavors.
Courtesy of Christopher Kimball's Milk Street
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It's expensive to launch a new restaurant — so these guys did fried chicken and donuts instead

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 25, 2017
Mike Solomonov and his restaurant partner Steven Cook opened Federal Donuts with a group of friends. They didn't expect it'd actually be successful.
“The beauty of Federal Donuts is that the financial success really came second,” said Steven Cook.
Photo courtesy of Mike Persico
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"We could be seeing the beginning of the end of pumpkin spice everything"

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 20, 2017
A reporter from The Washington Post decided to try every pumpkin spice product she came across. She shares her verdict.
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Blue Bottle could gain shelf space but lose chic with Nestle majority stake

by Annie Baxter
Sep 15, 2017
Like many startups, getting bought by a huge company is the dream for many small entrepreneurial food and beverage brands. Global food corporations are facing backlash, and specialty and craft focused products can help them increase sales. Blue Bottle leadership will retain some control and its headquarters in Oakland, California, but translating its very specific […]
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Asian-inspired night markets are becoming a staple of Southern California

by Andy Uhler
Sep 4, 2017
Vendors serve up dishes like ramen tacos and chicken skin nachos at 626 Night Market, where 100,000 people converge on summer weekends.
Hundreds of pop-up restaurants spend weekends in the summer serving food at the 626 Night Market in Arcadia, California.
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Your pumpkin pie is a lie

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Aug 15, 2017
In "BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts," Stella Parks tells how corporations popularized many treats (and yes, there are recipes, too).
Butternut Pumpkin Pie.
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As soda sales lose their fizz, Pepsico looks to healthier drinks and snacks

by Aaron Schrank
Jul 11, 2017
PepsiCo reports second quarter earnings today. The snack and beverage conglomerate has consistently beaten estimates in recent quarters — even as Americans drink less soda than they have in three decades. Can PepsiCo keep the streak going?  Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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Soda pop gives a family-owned grocery store a new life

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Jul 6, 2017
John Nese of Galco's Soda Pop Stop in Los Angeles shares the history of his store and the soda it sells.
Galco's owner John Nese.
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What an Amazon-Whole Foods store may look like

by David Brancaccio
Jun 16, 2017
The online retail giant is buying the grocery chain for $13.7 billion.
Customers shop for produce at a Whole Foods market in San Francisco.
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