Rotten Tomato Kingpin Gets Six Years In The Slammer
Scott Frederick Salyer's widespread scams boosted his profits while embroiling companies like Frito-Lay and Kraft in his downfall.
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Make It Stop! Now Doritos Will Launch Taco Bell-Flavored Chips
These two are starting to resemble a couple that can't quit with the PDA.
The Eleven Most Shockingly Gross Food-Industry Settlements
Salmonella-tainted chicken, hepatitis-A-tainted tacos, finger-stuffed sandwiches: Join us for a look back at some of the food industry's worst mishaps.
Crooked Tomato Kingpin Pleads Guilty
Frederick Scott Salyer faces up to twenty years for running a scheme that involved players from Kraft and Frito-Lay.
The James Weird Awards: Lobster Looters, Phony Food Inspectors, and Taco Bell’s Latest Creation
Plus: baby ducks at Chick-fil-A, a munchies robbery, and Flava Flav's bounced checks, all in this week's roundup of weird restaurant news.
The Abbey Pays Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor; Starbucks Eyes China
The departed actress once told the nightclub's owner that it was her favorite pub.
Now Frito-Lay Wants a Piece of the Pie Trend
Frito Pies are a real thing, says the giant chip manufacturer.
Frito-Lay Wants You to Think Tostitos Are Kind of Like Facebook
A new campaign aims to bring people together.
Diner’s Fire Snuffs Out Camaraderie Among Its Regulars; Frito-Lay Revamps Its Product Lines
Plus scientists map the cacao genome, and a look back on food trends shows the artisinal movement could soon be over, all in our morning news roundup.
Criminal Misdeeds Catch Up with Cali Tomato Industry
A major investigation is launched into illegal produce practices.
Peerless Coffee Still Unmatched; Julio Chavez Plans Knockout Restaurant
• After 85 years, Oakland's family-run Peerless Coffee is still the top choice for local restaurateurs. [SF Chronicle] • Napa Valley grape growers are fighting invasive moths with other, sterile moths. [Press Democrat] • A California-based tomato-processing executive has plead...
Julio Cesar Chavez Enters The Restaurant Ring; Whole Foods' Sales Pick Up
A boxing champ becomes a restaurateur and a health food mega-store has a good end to a rough year.
Will Schrager Ban Batali? Coat Checks Chill During Recession
Plus: NYC's first female master sommelier, and how to boil pasta, all in our morning news roundup.