NEW YORK — Dunkin’ Donuts is testing delivery and on-the-go ordering. The doughnut and coffee chain said Wednesday delivery will be offered in Dallas this week and spread to Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington in coming weeks. Delivery orders need to be made on the app or website of DoorDash, the delivery company that […]
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Study: Coffee drinkers may live longer
A study conducted at the Harvard School of Public Health found that moderate coffee drinking might be tied to lower risk of death. Researchers looked at death trends in groups with varying amounts of coffee consumption and found that death from heart disease, neurological disease, and suicide was less common among coffee drinkers. According to […]
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It’s no yolk; nog makers egg each other on
It’s the battle of the nog. In reaction to a national egg shortage and price spike, Hood is making eggless Holiday Nog for the first time. But, traditional eggnog, made with eggs, will continue to be made — only for New Englanders — according to a spokeswoman. Oakhurst, meanwhile, sent out a release Monday, touting eggs for […]
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Whole Foods recalls curry chicken and deli pasta salads
BOSTON — Whole Foods Market has recalled curry chicken salad and deli pasta salad sold in its stores in seven Northeast states because of possible listeria contamination. The salads sold in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey were sold prepackaged, in salad bars, in chef’s cases and in sandwiches […]
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WHO concludes bacon, sausage, processed meats cause cancer
A research division of the World Health Organization announced Monday that bacon, sausage and other processed meats cause cancer, and that red meat probably does, too. The report by the influential group stakes out one of the most aggressive stances against meat yet taken by a major health organization, and it is expected to face […]
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Pumpkin flavor: A smashing success
The taste is EVERYWHERE (except in kitty litter and Luke’s beer), and $361 million in 2014 sales explains why.
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Whole Foods to cut 1,500 jobs
NEW YORK — Grocery chain Whole Foods is cutting about 1,500 jobs over the next eight weeks as it looks to lower prices and keep up with competition. Whole Foods has a store in Portland. The cuts represent about 1.6 percent of its workforce. But Whole Foods Market Inc. said in a regulatory filing on […]
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Shriners meet in Lewiston thanks to rise in local restaurants, lodging
LEWISTON — Organizers of the Northeastern Association Fall Field Days worked hard to bring the annual event to the Twin Cities this week — and they’re working just as hard to keep the 2,000 expected Shriners in town for the duration of the convention. “We really are trying to showcase not just Kora Shriners but […]
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UMaine System aims to serve 20 percent local food by 2020
BANGOR — Officials with the University of Maine System say the state’s public universities are launching a program to use local growers and producers for a fifth of their dining hall expenditures by 2020. The approximately 35,000-student system says it expects purchases from local producers to exceed $1.5 million by 2020. The system released a […]
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Goat cheese! The award-winning tastes at York Hill Farm
Near the end of a dirt road in New Sharon, surrounded by green pastures and grand vistas, you’ll find a small but busy place called York Hill Farm. For John and Penny Duncan, it has been home since the early-1980s. “We were back-to-the-landers,” says John, who, prior to becoming a farmer, was a respiratory therapist. […]