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Food Costs
Get Ready to Pay More for Chicken Wings Wholesale prices are up 30 percent from last year.
By Clint Rainey
Cilantro and Chicken Recalled; The French Are Wrong About Letting Kids Drink Plus low corn yields will likely keep food costs high; and Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s late husband gets a recipe tribute, all in our morning news roundup.
Mayor of Pat’s Steaks Shakes Her Fist at the Grim Reaper; Obesity Costs Plus: Whole Foods tests out Wellness Clubs; and Centre Hall newlyweds honeymoon in jail, all in our morning news roundup.
Robbery Is a Chilling Experience for Friendly’s Employees; Rachael Ray Plus: Food costs and inflation affect Sysco sales; and an L.A. psychic reads people’s energy and puts her insights inside fortune cookies, all in our morning news roundup.
The Deadline Looms For Amoroso Drivers; Many Produce Scraps Are Edible and Tasty Plus: Miami gets a food truck for pets; and deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak refuses to eat solid food, all in our morning news roundup.
Another Patron Gets Gunned Down at a Longtime Upper Darby Nuisance Bar; Pepsi Plus: Big forks make you eat less; and China stockpiles frozen pork, all in our morning news roundup.
Corbett’s Secretary of Health Wastes Taxpayer Money on New Windbreakers; Plus Katy Perry is latest celebrity to suffer food poisoning; and scientists say consuming invasive species could be a good thing, all in our morning news roundup.
Mobile Farmers Market Brings Produce to Camden’s Food Deserts; Better Plus: Colorado’s obesity rate is below 20 percent; and prisoners in California go on hunger strike, all in our morning news roundup.
By Collin Keefe
Corbett Taps GOP Crony For LCB Seat; House Republicans Won’t Side With Obama on Plus: Famous Food is called a ‘Train Wreck’; and rioting over food prices rattles Kenya, all in our morning news roundup.
Mobile Slaughterhouse Gives Small, Local Farms a Leg Up; San Francisco Jails Plus: Chefs resort to making their own soft drinks and condiments to avoid high fructose corn syrup; and one expert argues that high food costs makes farming a cash crop, all in our morning news roundup.
It’s ‘Battle Bovine’ in Upper Darby; Chili’s Installs Plus: Campbell’s Soup confirms its first female president and CEO; and the G-20 summit focuses on stabilizing food costs, all in our morning news roundup.
Soft Drink Tycoon Proposes Taxes on All Sugary Foods; Food Trucks Grow Up Plus: Mothers suffer the most in families that go hungry; and apples rank highest in produce contaminated by pesticide, all in out morning news roundup.
Two More Charged in Connection to Old City Bar Brawl; Red Bull Provides Murder Plus: The world’s most expensive kebab is ridiculously pricey; and old folks are unwilling to pay more for healthier dishes at restaurants, all in our morning news roundup.
Beverage Industry Launches a Campaign Against Mayor Nutter and Calls For Soda Plus: Restaurants cater to anti-social patrons with online ordering; and the U.N. says high food costs are here to stay, all in our morning news roundup.
Brawl Over Stolen Beer Ends with a Double Stabbing; Climate Change Could Double Plus: Fabulous go-getter Todd English goes to the gym when he needs a break; and daycare caterer Whole Green Kids is accused of scamming everyone, all in our morning news roundup.
City Allowed Feltonville Club to Open After a Shooting in January; Subway Plus: USDA encourages ear tags over brands for identifying cattle; and Uganda protesters take to the streets over high food costs, all in our morning news roundup.
Not-So-Good-Humor Man Stored Frozen Urine with Ice Cream; Officials Make the Plus: Starbucks gets sued after terminating a dwarf employee; and humans ate dogs 9,000 years ago, all in our morning news roundup.
Water Department Tries to Isolate the Source of Radioactive Contaminants in Plus: Women dominate at James Beard Awards; and many North Koreans eat wild grass to stave off hunger, all in our morning news roundup.
Drunken Brawls Still Plague Old City; KFC Commits ‘Crimes Against Food’ Plus: Schools around the country weigh chocolate milk bans; and ethanol subsidies may be to blame for high corn prices, all in our morning news roundup.
Brains Are Better than Brawn in the Bouncer Game; Flavor Flav Sued Over Fried Plus: Hilary Clinton urges action of rising food costs; and Vietnamese food is the next big thing in London, all in our morning news roundup.
City Councilman Kenney Wants Restaurants to Stop Taking Credit Card Fees From Plus: Ocean Spray plans to move its Bordentown facility to Pennsylvania; and Dunkin’ Donuts prepares to go public, all in our morning news roundup.
High Tech Upgrades Are Coming to PA Farmers Markets; Vegans Fare Better as Food Plus: Twenty-five years after Chernobyl, sheep are still scanned for radiation; and inflation won’t spare the cost of pizza, all in our morning news roundup.
Swarthmore Residents to Vote on Allowing Sales of Booze; Weight Watchers Gets Plus: Britney Spears hires willpower for her latest tour; and Wal-Mart tests online grocery ordering, all in our morning news roundup.
Proposed Legislation Could Be Big Boon For Local Brewers; Exposure to Pesticides Plus: Federal Investigators probe Chipotle; and McDonald’s expects to raise its prices, all in our morning news roundup.
Delaware Man Gets Jail Time For Exposing His ‘McNuggets’ at Mickey Plus: Is it safe to eat roadkill; and riots break out in Kenya and Uganda over rising food costs, all in our morning news roundup.
Crime Scenes
Apr. 15, 2011
Vegetable Bandits Are a Thing Now They’re in ur cargo trucks, stealing ur tomatoes.
By Alan Sytsma
Samuels & Son Halts Imports of Japanese Seafood; Point Breeze Restaurant Owner Plus: Re-energized Starbucks pushes forward on its plan to rule the world; and produce prices to come down as spring veggies come to market, all in our morning news roundup.
East Germantown Neighbors Struggle With the Loss of Their Supermarket; Food Plus: The European Parliament is deadlocked over regulating the use of cloned animals for food; and Taco Bell rebounds after their beef scandal, all in our morning news roundup.
Southeastern Pennsylvania Lacks Sources For Fresh Produce; Chickens May Have Plus: Sherry gains some recognition; and McDonald’s sales soar, all in our morning news roundup.
Suburban Caterer Sues Over Threats and an Unpaid Tab; Americans Are Fatter Than Plus: The world’s most expensive foods includes a $69 hot dog; and global food costs rose 2.2 percent in February, all in our morning news roundup.
Campbell’s Soup Co. Nourishes Canada’s Hungry; Get Ready For Plus: Two Nashville couples wed at a White Castle; and a new website re-creates movie recipes, all in our morning news roundup.
Local Groups Receive Grants For Maintaining the Region’s Food Systems; Plus: British airline EasyJet offers bacon and ham to passengers headed to Israel; and livestock farmers make a case for reviving the American bison, all in our morning news roundup.
Our Generation’s ‘Spud’-nik Moment Has Arrived Should researchers be spending their time perfecting potato chips, as opposed to, say, trying to stem global hunger?
By Collin Keefe
Rising Corn Prices Blamed For Delaware Chicken Processor’s Demise; Libya Plus: A House panel in Minnesota wants to prevent obese people form suing fast food chains; and rising food costs are fueling protests in Libya, all in our morning news roundup.
Deadly Gunfights Erupted at Five City Bars Over the Weekend; Teflon Is Lethal Plus: Domino’s “tweaked” its chicken wings; and chilly temperatures in Mexico are inflating US food costs, all in our morning news roundup.
L&I Deputy Commissioner Director of the Nuisance Taskforce Plus: By eliminating trays, college dining halls reduce food waste; and flavored shots of horse semen take center stage at a New Zealnd food festival, all in our morning news roundup.
FBI Probes L&I and Police For Alleged Extortion and Corruption; Aretha Franklin Plus: Catalan chef Santi Santamaria passed away; and a consumer group seeks a ban on the potentially carcinogenic “caramel coloring” that’s an ingredient in most sodas, all in our morning news roundup.
Use of Food Stamps in Philly Suburbs Grows; Global Rice Prices to Fall Plus: Kissing can trigger food allergies; and China’s wheat crops are at risk, all in our morning news roundup.
A Former McFadden’s Boss Accused of Discrimination in Philly Faces Plus: The ethanol industry puts a pinch on the nation’s corn supply; and lowered onion costs alleviate food inflation in India, all in our morning news roundup.
Vetri-Starr Projects on North Broad Will Create Hundreds of New Jobs; Camden and Plus: There’s some speculation that rising food costs brought about uprisings in Egypt; and competitive eating champion offers advice on stuffing your face, all in our morning news roundup.
Cinnaminson’s Acme Is Another Casualty of the Grocery War; As Protests Plus: Believe it or not, Rachel Zoe does eat; and rising food costs in India force citizens to cut discretionary spending, all in our morning news roundup.
PA House Leader Wants the State’s Liquor Stores Sold By May; UK Expert: Plus: World cocoa prices are going up; and as food prices continue to climb, discount grocers rapidly expand, all in our morning news roundup.
Acme’s Unionized Workers Reject Buyout Bid; Everything That’s Plus Michelin stars lose prestige in the UK, and despite roast beef supposedly being the “next big thing,” Wendy’s/Arby’s group looks to unload Arby’s all in our morning news roundup.
French Fries Provoke Shooting in Old City; Breakfast Pizza: It’s Not Just Plus flooding in Sri Lanka decimates food crops and drives up costs, and any legislation to sell off PA’s liquor stores will likely review all issues related to alcohol sales in the state, all in our morning news roundup.
LCB to Give ‘Worst Idea Ever’ Another Chance; Walgreens Brings Food Plus wonky weather could drive up food costs, and an organic vending industry is growing, all in our morning news roundup.
McFadden’s Settles Discrimination Lawsuit; French Fast Food Chain Plus bartending can take a serious physical toll, and meat, milk, eggs and cheese prices are on the rise, all in our morning news roundup.
Cindy McCain Accused of Stealing Another Recipe; Midwest Floods Are Bad News for Plus, spicy food actually can cause restless sleep, why Europeans like Italian food, and more, in our morning digest of news and gossip.
How New York Kitchens Cut Costs From Queens to the Upper West Side, restaurants cut costs and hope that you’ll still eat out.