WEEKEND READING – 8/26/2017

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Here are a few interesting junk food-related stories from the past week or so. Enjoy.

KFC’s New Employee Training Game Is a Virtual Reality Nightmare (via Eater)

Burger King Is Allegedly Launching Its Own Cryptocurrency (via Munchies)

Zomething Different: The Rise, Fall, and Recent Comeback of Zima (via Mental Floss)

Fast Food Probably Won’t Make You Grow Man Boobs, But It’s Complicated (via Munchies)

General Mills loses bid to trademark yellow color on Cheerios box (via Are Technica)

WEEKEND READING – 8/19/2017

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Here are a few interesting junk food-related stories from the past week or so. Enjoy.

How Oreos Got Their Name: The Rise of an American Icon (via Serious Eats)

Taco Bell’s Naked Egg Taco Is Really All About Instagram (via Munchies)

The quest to find the perfect replacement for sugar is looking hopeless (via Quartz)

The Best Item In An Astronaut’s Care Package? Definitely The Ice Cream (via NPR)

$2.9 Million Pizza-Making Robot Is Still Struggling to Make a Pizza (via Munchies)

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WEEKEND READING – 8/12/2017

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Here are a few interesting junk food-related stories from the past week or so. Enjoy.

The Optimal Time to Dunk an Oreo, According to Science (via Mental Floss)

What Brands Are Actually Behind Trader Joe’s Snacks? (via Eater)

The A.V. Club’s exhaustive guide to fast food sauces (via A.V. Club)

Painting Hamburg water tower like a burger is back on the burner (via The Buffalo News)

Lawsuit Claims Dunkin’ Donuts Blueberry Bakery Items Don’t Contain Actual Blueberries (via Consumerist)