TRENDS: Change In Presidential Dining Habits

Mr. McGregor’s Microgreens, a NIBBLE Top Pick. Bill Clinton liked to go out for McDonald’s. W preferred a barbecue on his Crawford ranch. While a waist watcher, Barack Obama enjoys fine cuisine, frequently patronizing Chicago’s Frontera Grill and Spiaggia. He’s keeping White House chef Cristeta Comerford, who knows how to deal with those massive state…
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NEWS: O.J. Has Bigger Carbon Footprint Than Water

According to the U.K.’s Carbon Trust consultancy, Tropicana has revealed that the carbon footprint of a liter of its Pure Premium orange juice—including packaging, distribution and orange growing and squeezing—emits 0.9kg of carbon dioxide. Thirty five percent of the emissions come from the fertilizer used to grow the oranges; the fertilizer alone is responsible for…
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CONTEST: Create A Cheesecake At CheesecakeFactory.com

Celebrate The Cheesecake Factory’s 30th anniversary by choosing the next cheesecake flavor. Through February 28, you can create your fantasy cheesecake flavor online and watch it be virtually “baked.” Submissions can be accompanied by a video, song, poem or photo, and the most creative submission could win a trip for two to the original Cheesecake…
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TRENDS: Valentine’s Day Chocolate Statistics

Raspberry Chocolate Hearts from Pierre Marcolini. According to The Nielsen Company: – Consumers are expected to purchase more than $345 million in chocolate candy during Valentine’s week, accounting for 5.1% of annual sales in the chocolate candy category. Consumers will purchase more than $448 million worth of total candy during Valentine’s week. – More than…
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CONTEST: Win A Year Of Chocolate

Bridge Brands’ “Chocolate By Numbers” collection. The San Francisco Chocolate Factory has changed its name to Bridge Brands Chocolate. To commemorate the new name and the company’s ninth anniversary, one lucky person will win a year’s supply of chocolate. But you have to tell the company why you deserve all that chocolate, by sending in…
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