National Pork Rind Appreciation Day is celebrated on Super Bowl Sunday each year. Time to grab a bag of pork rinds and settle in for a fun day! Pork rinds (known as “chicharrones” in Mexico), which are crispy snack chips that have been made from deep fried pieces of pig skin, have found renewed popularity […]
Would you like a candle that smells like your favorite classic childhood soups, you know, “Mm, Mm, Good?” Recent year have brought scented candles that smell like a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder, IKEA meatballs, and Miller Lite’s version of a dive bar. So, what about soup? With soup, the aroma and warmth are part of the […]
As a neutral spirit made from little more than alcohol and water, vodka can be distilled from all sorts of ingredients, including corn, quinoa, and even old Twinkies. Hey, to each his own. But historically, the classic vodka comes from potatoes. So perhaps it shouldn’t be too much of a stretch to hear that Lay’s […]
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating a Listeria outbreak linked to Dole packaged salads that has resulted in two deaths so far. The outbreak has also sickened 17 people and resulted in 13 hospitalizations across 13 states. The Dole salad recalls began at the end of December and are for […]
Valentine’s Day is almost here and in celebration of the romantic holiday, Baskin-Robbins is launching an unexpected new ice cream flavor as their February Flavor of the Month, as well as bringing back a February holiday favorite. On Tuesday, February 1st, the new flavor Secret Admirer launches in Baskin-Robbins locations. “Secret Admirer” is a pink […]
Following the release of their Seltzer Hard Soda, Bud Light is now adding a zero-carb beer to its beverage lineup. Thanks to new brewing breakthroughs nearly ten years in the making, the Bud Light NEXT offers a crisp and refreshing 4% ABV beer at zero carbs and just 80 calories. “Today’s consumers are all about […]
Duncan Hines is launching a new line of Southern-inspired desserts with beloved GRAMMY® Award-winning artist, noted philanthropist, international icon, and “angel here on earth” (personal opinion – no evidence has yet appeared of Ms. Parton’s angelicness), Dolly Parton. This new line includes cake mixes and frostings inspired by some of Dolly’s favorite family recipes like Coconut […]
To recap: 2020 was an unprecedented disaster. 2021 was just depressing. So for 2022, things have to get better, right? Well, Sweethearts, the candy conversation hearts that are ubiquitous every Valentine’s Day, are sure doing their part to make it so. Sticking with their trend of updating some of their sayings on an annual basis (last year, it was […]
Can a group of multicolored candy characters change the world? The marketing minds behind M&M’s certainly hope so. The brand just announced its multi-pronged approach to “creating a world where everyone feels they belong and society is inclusive,” and it apparently starts with makeovers for each of those colorful M&M’s characters that star in the […]
Goldfish — the classic crackers made by Pepperidge Farm — are a perfect kids’ snack: tiny for small fingers and mouths plus delightfully fish-shaped because… well, animals are just super cool. You know you’ve popped more than a few in your day, although truthfully, those Goldfish have not quite garnered as much adult cred as, […]