The VanCouver courier.com: T&T Supermarket is celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Dog in style this month. Walk into any T&T right now and you’ll be greeted by a blaze of red and gold, as the stores gear up to celebrate Chinese New Year-which this year includes a more polished offering of T&T’s popular table-ready, takeout Chinese New […]

Iconoculture: Mothers of Organic – otherwise known as M.O.O. – is an online beehive of pro-organic moms. The maternal healthnuts share info and inspiration about how to raise healthier, happier kids and steer clear of pesticides, preservatives, and pollutants. The all-natural network was created by farmer-owned food label Organic Valley. Nutritionists, organic chefs, wellness experts, and celebrity activists (like Raffi!) […]

USATODAY: Leaning out the window of her SUV, Tami Cornwell orders the same drink she gets almost every day: “Double-tall, four-pump vanilla caramel Macchiato.” A high-tech recruiter, she’s gotten hooked on the growing number of drivethrus Starbucks has been opening in recent years. “On weekends, I like to go into the store,” she said one morning at a drivethru north […]

Five Star Reviews: We were excited to see a new product that celebrates the value of water without trying to transform it into a sickly sweet diet beverage or loading it with gimmicky supplements. In the fast growing bottled water market, HINT stands out for what it is AND for what it is not. Founded by Kara Goldin, San Franciscan […]

Yenra: Pearl Persephone super-premium pomegranate-flavored vodka combines the balance and smoothness of Pearl Vodka with the flavor of the pomegranate. The resulting flavored vodka has a fresh bouquet and subtle sweetness that makes it a satisfying discovery for vodka connoisseurs. “Today’s consumers are constantly searching for unique flavors,” said Todd Nickodym of David Sherman Corporation. “Its delicious flavor caters to […]

Fort Worth Business Press: Justin Avery Anderson, 18, came up with the idea for his product, Anderson Trail’s Original Premium Moist Granola, on a trip in the mountains of New Mexico when he was 16 years old. There, he visited a bed and breakfast that served granola that didn’t damage his braces, as crunchy food can. He offered to buy […]

TrendCentral: As research geeks, nothing gets us more excited than a good quantitative study. So when we saw that, according to a recent survey conducted by Dunkin’ Donuts, more adults would give up sex before coffee, we knew we had to investigate. Turns out, we knew that most people need a daily coffee fix, but had no idea to what […]

TrendCentral: While young drinkers (21 and up, of course) aren’t dropping cheap beer anytime soon, the trend for more “refined” beverages seems to be going more mass lately, with affordable wines being marketed heavily to older Gen Ys and young Gen Xers. Qualitatively, we’ve already seen the beginning of the “hip” wine market with Sofia Coppola’s mini champagne cans, and […]

Entrepreneur: The saying goes, what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. In Patrick Meiering’s case, what’s good for the owner is good for the pet. In 1995, Meiering was out on a four-hour hike with his chocolate lab, Zuke, when he noticed his canine companion was looking a bit worn out. He shared some of his Clif […]

Springwise: Benjys Delivered is a service that definitely delivers: it’s a fast growing ‘mobile pop up’ business owned by Benjys, one of the biggest sandwich retailers in the UK. Fully equipped vans unfurl into actual sandwich and coffee shops, delivering sandwiches, salads, hot pies, snacks and bean-to-cup specialty coffees to hungry office workers in food and beverage challenged business parks. […]