TrendHunter: It was only a matter of time until someone applied the green-business model to pizza. Pizza Fusion offsets 100% of energy used with renewable wind. They use hybrid vehicles. They use 100% certified organic ingredients in their sauce, dough, and vegetables. The chicken they use is all-natural, free-range. The beef is 100% certified organic and is free of any […]

Creative Match: An observational study and consumer workshops revealed just how peckish people get when they see and taste this delicious, healthy snack and Ziggurat Brands. The new Munchy Seeds tubs will be launched in September, feature a host of hungry birds created by hand models and a skilled body painter. A toucan, goose and rooster appear to peck at […]

Treehugger: Downtown Manhattanites with a case of the lunchtime munchies can mosey down to Battery Park for a bite at Picknick, a new sustainable food kiosk that considers itself a “mini-model of consumer and eco-conscious food service.” Serving a medley of sandwiches, salads, and sweets, Picknick sources most of its ingredients from small farms and local businesses, while any global […]

Springwise: Heineken is about to soft launch a sparkling cider brew for the fair sex. Christened Charli, the drink combines cider, barley malt and fruit flavours. Although barley malt is one of Heineken beer’s main ingredients, Charli is marketed to the 63% of women who, according to Heineken, don’t like its main product. The brew is also being presented as […]

TrendHunter: The Heart Attack Grill, located in Phoenix, Arizona, features everything that’s bad for you. The menu is full of heart clogging food, plus dangerous combos like cigarettes and beer with your meal. The staff is dressed in (sexy) nursing attire to help complete the imagery (and anger residents). Here’s a nice bonus: If you can finish the Quadruple Bypass […]

Ubercool: Tongue-in-cheek references to the illegal is a trend propelled by Generation X-tasy. First there was Cocaine Energy Drink, which caused a stir earlier this year, leading 7-Eleven to pull the drink from its shelves. Then there’s Meth Coffee. Both were preceded by Pimp Juice – introduced in 2003 by St. Louis’ Fillmore Street Brewery and based on a Nelly […]

Scientific American.com: Organic chocolate sales are booming as more U.S. consumers seeking untreated natural ingredients are choosing the sweet treat to satisfy their cravings, and mainstream companies are entering what was once considered a high-end market. Chocolate is the largest growing snack segment in the U.S. organic market, according to an industry study, with organic sales tallying a 49 percent […]

Entrepreneur Daily: Some food connoisseurs in Paris, London, Sydney and Beijing seem to think so. That’s right, the new trend in dining is to enjoy your meal without being able to see it. According to this New York Times article, the idea is that by depriving one’s sight, their other senses will be heightened. So how does this work? Some […]

Response Source: Enjoyed by the British since the reign of Queen Victoria, Worcestershire Sauce is surely one of our more versatile and well-loved “secret ingredients”. So when Geo Organics decided to produce a version that is not only organic but vegetarian and gluten-free, they knew they faced a challenge to meet the exacting standards of Worcestershire Sauce fans. Geo Organics […]

TrendHunter: If you believe ‘the better the water the better the ice’, then how about sealed ice cubes made from spring water from the Vendee Region of France? You will have to freeze them, but the water is hermetically packaged in disposable recyclable containers. Ice Rocks – Prepackaged Ice Cubes from French Mineral Water [TrendHunter]