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Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Constellation Brands is leaning into its Mexican beer offerings as its wine and spirits division saw double-digit declines in its most recent quarter, CEO Bill Newlands told investors on its earnings call last week. The company reported 20% sales growth for Pacifico, 3% for Modelo Especial and 4% for Modelo’s Chelada brews in the last quarter, while Corona increased its revenues, according to its earnings report. Newlands said the alcohol giant sees each of the three brands on a growth trajectory.…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed requiring a front-of-package nutrition label — also known as a nutrition info box — for most packaged foods. The agency is accepting public comments until May 16. “If finalized, the proposal would give consumers readily visible information about a food’s saturated fat, sodium and added sugars content — three nutrients directly linked with chronic diseases when consumed in excess,” FDA said in its announcement. The label would show whether a product had low, medium…
SIGEP World – The World Expo for Foodservice Excellence (18-22 January 2025, Rimini) is about to get underway. “With 138,000 square meters of exhibition space, 30 halls, and 1,300 exhibiting brands from 33 countries, the Italian Exhibition Group event is a reference point for the foodservice sector’s latest trends with a particular focus on sustainable innovations that will shape the future of the industry,” announces Corrado Peraboni, CEO IEG. “SIGEP, which this year includes Saudi Arabia as its guest country, is confirmed as the most international edition ever and the leading event for the gelato, pastry, chocolate, coffee, bakery, and…
Randy Clement, co-owner of Altadena’s Good Neighbor Bar, Everson Royce Bar, and Silverlake Wine, has been on a mission since the Eaton Fire ravaged the area. Clement, his wife and partner April Langford, and their two children evacuated their Altadena home on Tuesday, January 7, only to find themselves embarking on a task to help residents learn if their homes were burned or still standing. Access to the Altadena fire zone is heavily restricted except for firefighters, investigators, and law enforcement. Many Altadena restaurants were destroyed by the Eaton Fire, including Side Pie, Cafe De Leche, Rancho Bar, Little Red…
When Nina Raj saw the sky glow orange outside her Altadena home as the Eaton fire approached last Tuesday, the first thing that she packed for evacuation was her seed collection: Matilija poppy seeds, Engelmann oak acorns, California buckeye, sage and buckwheat seeds, along with so many others she had gathered around Eaton Canyon.“That first night we were down our block putting out fires,” she said. “We’re smoky, but safe.”Ms. Raj’s home is still standing, but hundreds of other homes and backyards burned as the Eaton fire devastated 14,000 acres in Altadena, including thousands of acres of woodlands, streams and…
AtmosphereLike a cute cafe in Puebla, Mexico, with colorful walls and shelves filled with cheery sundries like framed photos, plants and picture books. The piano in the front might make you wonder if you’d accidentally walked into someone’s living room.Noise LevelQuiet.Recommended DishesThe breakfast menu is the highlight, with masa pancakes, hibiscus “tinga” quesadillas, tortilla con huevo and the grilled cheese. Dinner standouts include mole negro, birria bone marrow and papas. Always ask for more tortillas. Breakfast and lunch dishes, $15 to $18; dinner dishes, $12 to $32.Drinks and WineAn interesting selection of beer and wine (mainly from Mexico) at dinner,…
As firefighters continue to work toward containing the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and Malibu, Eater reached out to restaurant operators across the area to understand how they are contending with the scope of the tragedy, which, for some, has made the future for their restaurants uncertain. Almost every commercial business in Malibu and Pacific Palisades has been temporarily closed due to a lack of utilities or access to the area. Much of Southern California is on a continued red flag alert as high winds have been forecasted again for the week of January 14 and January 15. In addition,…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Keurig Dr Pepper unveiled a series of changes to its executive ranks on Monday, including the creation of a position to oversee its fast-growing energy drinks business. Justin Whitmore, who previously served as the company’s chief strategy officer, will run the segment that includes Ghost and a stake in C4 Energy. The company named Eric Gorli as president of its $9 billion U.S. refreshment beverage operations that include soft drinks, tea and energy. Keurig Dr Pepper also named Sean Cronican as its…
A new report has found that several brands of store-bought protein powders contain high levels of lead and cadmium. Plant-based, organic and chocolate-flavored products, in particular, had the highest levels. The Clean Label Project, a nonprofit organization focused on food transparency and proper food labeling, conducted over 35,862 individual tests on notable contaminants, including lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury and bisphenols (BPA, BPS). “These chemicals, known for their potential to harm human health, can enter protein powders through environmental exposure, agricultural practices, and packaging materials,” the report specified. A total of 160 products from 70 of the top-selling brands, which represent…
James Beard Award-winning chef, author, and television personality Nathalie Dupree died on Monday in Raleigh, North Carolina, at 85. Dupree was an icon in Southern cooking, championing female chefs throughout the region. She is known for her nationally lauded cookbook, New Southern Cooking, which turned into a cooking series on PBS, The Learning Channel, Star TV, and the Food Network. She went on to write 15 cookbooks, including Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking and Southern Biscuits. Three of the cookbooks won James Beard Awards. Dupree also founded several U.S. chapters of Les Dames d’Escoffier, the international group dedicated to…