Food & Drink

Sunday, July 17, is National Ice Cream Day. But before you celebrate ice cream Sunday by eating or smearing your entire body with ice cream, make sure that you check out a July 13 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ice cream recall announcement. If you recall, I covered for Forbes on July 1 a

Topline Stocks surged higher on Friday—recouping some of their losses from this week—as investors assessed the latest batch of corporate earnings from major banks and markets got a boost from stronger-than-expected retail sales. Key Facts Markets rebounded Friday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 2.2%, over 600 points, while the S&P 500 gained 1.9% and

Often these days, when an alcohol brand is looking to launch a new product line, they will roll out a marketing campaign that focuses on their key demographic—usually, young Millennials. To reach them, they will work with social media influencers that closely resemble their target customer. It’s a tried and true program that, while garnering

Because you need an official holiday to drink pink! Officially known as Fête Nationale Française or French National Day, but more commonly called Bastille Day, July 14 is the anniversary of the 1789 Storming of the Bastille, a major act of the French Revolution. It was an early first victory of the people of Paris

Ernest Hemingway’s escapades in the Caribbean are well-known and documented, including his love for rum and the daiquiri that bears his name, created at El Floridita bar in Old Havana. Now, his family has partnered with a spirits industry veteran to honor Hemingway’s loves – rum and the sea. Helmed by founder and CEO Steve

Over the past decade, Patrick Schwarzenegger has been one of the most impactful investors in Consumer Products. After the success of his first investment, Blaze Pizza, Schwarzenegger has gone on to be an early check in breakout successes like Super Coffee, Olipop, and Liquid IV. In his latest investment, he’s turned to the role of

Your to-dine list just got a lot longer. On Wednesday, July 15, The Michelin Guide announced 25 additions to its New York City selections, a predecessor to the revered guide’s announcement of Bib Gourmand and Star awarded restaurants later this year. The list is to help food lovers and adventurous diners explore these restaurants prior

Last month the Indoor Agtech Innovation Summit was held in New York City. It featured the technologies and businesses associated with “Controlled Environment Agriculture,” or CEA which includes everything from greenhouses that still utilize sunlight to “vertical farms” that are completely independent of the outdoor environment. The CEA sector has drawn a great deal of

As the restaurant industry continues to recover from two years of restrictions and consumer anxiety, weary operators may have to brace for even more impact as a new, highly contagious Covid-19 variant begins to proliferate. Could this wave mean a return to mandates, like proof of vaccination or masking indoors? Could it deter consumers from

If New Yorkers know anything, it’s how to sniff out a good piece of smoked salmon. Ask anyone, and they’ll tell you Acme Smoked Fish is the place to go for the best smoked fish products in NYC. Producer Spencer Alben visits the 100-year-old, family-owned factory for a behind-the-scenes tour and learns how the business

You’d imagine opening a bar no-one could find would be the stuff of nightmares for a new business. And that’s generally true—bar the opulent exceptions of London’s Cache Cache. Nestled in a secret location under Covent Garden’s Piazza, the restaurant-cum-cocktail club is one of the city’s best-kept secrets. In fact, as Özgür Karakaş (COO at

Last week, the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles hosted their first wine competition dedicated to sparkling wines. Held in Bairrada, Portugal, the sparkling wine session featured 65 international judges who tasted nearly 1,000 sparkling wines in just two days. The prestigious panel of judges was flown in from the USA, UK, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Luxembourg, France,

Each time one reads an article about what founder and CEO Sam Polk is trying to accomplish with Everytable, his inexpensively-priced take-out food outlet, he’s portrayed as an entrepreneur driven by a mission, more than profit. Everytable is known for introducing inexpensive prepared meals to Los Angeles, and charging different prices based on the customer’s

Picnic Works recently expanded its partnership with Chartwells Higher Education to expand its footprint to several college campuses. This expansion follows a successful pilot program at Texas A&M and the University of Chicago, and it could have broad implications for the future of foodservice in general. That’s because it so far proves the success of

Bill Smith is a North Carolina culinary treasure. If his Crook’s Corner predecessor, Bill Neal’s legacy was shrimp and grits, Bill Smith’s* legacy is Atlantic Beach Pie. Because he has popularized this simple regional pie, it is no longer just a recipe written on a faded index card or in an old community cookbook. It

Stranded in a catamaran at sea when its mast broke in the Hamptons Bay during Labor Day in 1994, two friends, Vittoriao Assaf and Fabio Granato, vowed if they survived, they’d open their own Italian restaurant one day in New York City. “When Italians are in distress, they talk about food or love, or maybe

Topline The stock market opened slightly lower on Friday despite solid gains earlier this week, as investors assessed a stronger-than-expected jobs report amid ongoing fears that the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate hikes could plunge the economy into a recession. Key Facts Markets opened lower: The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%, nearly 100 points, while

Topline The stock market moved higher on Thursday, looking to build on recent gains a day after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed its commitment to bringing down inflation with more big rate hikes and tighter monetary policy, a move which helped ease recession fears somewhat. Key Facts Stocks added to modest gains so far this week:

The early history of Charles Heidsieck Champagne in America is not exactly auspicious. Not, that is, when you look at some of the “highlights” of the biography of Champagne Charlie (as he was known then) in the decades leading up the Civil War, when the French-born Charles-Camille Heidsieck journeyed to America several times in search

Topline Federal Reserve officials reaffirmed their commitment to fighting inflation with big rate hikes and pledged to use “more restrictive policy” as needed, especially amid “significant risk” that high consumer prices could become “entrenched” for longer, according to the minutes from the central bank’s latest policy meeting. Key Facts The Federal Reserve doubled down on