California Edges Closer to a Statewide Soda Tax
Sacramento lawmakers are currently considering a measure to tack a one-cent surcharge on to every fluid ounce of sugary drink.
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City of Richmond To Be The First to Vote on a Soda Tax
A penny-per-ounce penalty seeks to help fund playgrounds, sports fields, and an anti-obesity program for kids.
Soda Tax: Still Not Fizzled Out; Curry Can Combat Blood Triglyceride Levels
Plus: Freebirds burrito chain scores 27 new locations in the Midwest; and North Philly club-goer gunned down, all in our morning news roundup.
Research Shows Soda Taxes Can Save Lives; Sushi Makes Men for Fertile
Plus: Quizno's expands to the Philippines; and Food Lion will close more than 100 stores nationwide, all in our morning news roundup.
Nutter Sticks to His Guns and Turns Down ‘Big Soda’ Money
The administration said it will combat the obesity program in its own way.
Soda Tax Goes Flat; Police Arrest NFL Star Raheem Brock After He Stiffed Copabanana
Plus: Lady Gaga's meat dress lands at the Rock and Roll Hall of fame; and Ferran Adria shills for Pepsi, all in our morning news roundup.
Georges Perrier Lays Some Heavy Bread on West Catholic’s Culinary Program
The Le Bec-Fin owner gave the kids some cues on cooking and dug deep to help keep their culinary program afloat.
‘Big Soda’ Pours Millions Into Efforts to Block Proposed Soda Tax; Rush Limbaugh Hawks Ice Tea
Plus: President Obama raffles off an opportunity to enjoy dinner with him; and chain restaurants are stepping up their smartphone apps, all in our morning news roundup.
Soda Industry and City Council Members Oppose Funding Schools With Soda Tax; Veggie Burgers Gain Wider Acceptance at Burger Chains
Plus: Sleepiness makes fatty foods more tempting; and a Georgia woman calls 911 because she received the wrong Chinese-food order, 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.
Nutter’s Ultimatum: Soda Tax or Increased Property Taxes; Too Much Coffee Can Lead to Auditory Hallucinations
Plus: Scientists are very close to producing "super wheat"; and McDonald's in Europe gets hip to sustainable fish, all in our morning news roundup.
Beverage Industry Launches a Campaign Against Mayor Nutter and Calls For Soda Tax; Groupon Gets in on the Grocery Game
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.
Nutter Proposes Soda Tax to Close City Schools’ Budget Gap; Was Bin Laden Taken Out With a Pork Bullet?
Plus: Kids in California spend 24 hours in a Denny's to set a Guinness World Record; and fast food jobs become desirable in the tough economy, all in our morning news roundup.
Philly Takes Its ‘War on Soda’ to the Next Level
Though the proposed tax on soda is long dead, the city's Department of Health is behind a new fight against sugary beverages.
Subway Employees Beat a Thief With a Skillet; Wildwood’s Boardwalk Starts Serving Booze
Plus pork bell prices reach an all-time high, and New Hampshire's oldest family-operated farm goes out of business, all in our morning news roundup.
Ronaldo Seduced Local Waitress; Oldest Bottle of Drinkable Champagne Found Undersea
A one night stand in L.A. may have lead to a baby for a soccer superstar, while Baltic divers unearth 200 year-old bubbly.
Beverage Lobbyists Killed Soda Tax
The health freaks had much less money to spend on ineffective advertising.
Gulf Spill Affects Seafood Prices; Bohemian Hall Turns 100
Plus: New York seafood prices rise, and soda-makers fight taxes, all in our morning news roundup.
Powder-Filled Balloon Didn't Come from Food Network; Gulf Shrimpers Ignore Guidelines
Plus: soda makers fight taxes, and Con-Agra reinvents the sweet potato, all in our morning news roundup.