Category: Food & Drink

Popeyes Is Releasing a Brand-New Wing Flavor Just in Time for Football Season

Popeyes Lousiana Kitchen sign and logo

Popeyes is vying to be the “Official Wing of Watching Football.” And its brand-new flavor may just help make that happen. As Food & Wine reports, last week Popeyes announced the launch of a brand-new wing flavor, its Sweet’ N Smokey Chipotle, which it explains comes coated in Chipotle chilies to add “that smokiness and […]

Mars Is Acquiring Pringles’ Parent Company in a Sweet/Salty $36 Billion Deal 

Eyes in the food world widened this week with a big merger that links two major players in the world of candy and snacks. As Food & Wine reports, Mars, best known as the maker of M&Ms, Snickers, and its eponymous candy bar, agreed to buy Kellanova, whose crunchy lineup includes Pringles and Cheez-Its. Until last […]

Keurig and Green Day Celebrate American Idiot’s 20th with a New Limited Edition Brewer Kit 

the band Green Day at the Grammy Awards

Looking to make your morning a little more punk rock? Keurig has a brand-new collaboration just for you.  As Food & Wine reports, last week the ubiquitous coffee brand announced a new collaboration with punk rock legends Green Day for a limited-edition brewer kit in honor of the 20th anniversary of “American Idiot.”  “We are on the […]

Wally Amos, founder of Famous Amos Cookies, dies at 88

Wally Amos, the charismatic founder of Famous Amos cookies, has died at age 88, according to a statement signed by his children. As CNN reports, in the statement, his children said the cause was complications of dementia. “He was a true original Black American hero,” said the statement, signed by Sarah, Michael, Gregory and Shawn […]

Stanley is about to Enter the World of Barbie with its New “Quencher” Collection

You’ve witnessed the buzz around the Starbucks and Stanley collaborations. Now, Stanley has entered the world of Barbiecore. The collection introduces eight limited-edition thermos “Quenchers,” each celebrating a different era of Barbie’s fabulous history. And don’t worry, they didn’t forget about Ken. He’s got his own “’80’s Western Ken Quencher” and it’s just as cool as you’d imagine. This […]

Hellmann’s partners with QB Will Levis for Parfum de Mayonnaise

See mayo, taste mayo, smell mayo. This week, Hellmann’s® Mayonnaise is releasing the world’s first parfum de mayonnaise, Will Levis No. 8, in partnership with condiment icon and Tennessee Titans star quarterback, Will Levis. The fragrance was crafted to harness the tantalizing scent of the world’s most alluring condiment – mayonnaise. Developed to exude an aura of greatness, the curated scent […]

Whole Foods’ New $10 ‘Surprise Bags’ Offers a Great Deal while Trying to Reduce Food Waste

Whole Foods and Too Good To Go are teaming up to reduce food waste and give customers a little surprise at the same time. In mid-July, the grocery chain announced that it’s teaming up with Too Good To Go, a social impact company that operates an app for surplus food, to give customers the chance to […]

Dolly Parton is Releasing a New Cookie Mix full of Fall Flavors

Even though we’ve not finished sweating through August, brands and retailers are already looking toward mid-to-late autumn. The Home Depot has already launched — and sold out of — its now signature 12-foot-tall skeletons, supermarkets have Halloween candy displays, and Pumpkin Spice-flavored everything has started to arrive on shelves. Now, as Food & Wine reports, Duncan Hines is […]

Want Some More? August 10 is National S’Mores Day!

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. And where there’s a campfire, there are s’mores. On National S’mores Day, we celebrate the classic camper’s dessert. S’mores traditionally take the form of a chocolate bar and fire-roasted marshmallow sandwiched between two graham crackers. One version involves microwaving the s’more for 10-15 seconds when no campfire is available. Really, […]