WEEKEND READING – 7/15/2017

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

The Business Strategy Behind Oreo’s Constant, Weird New Flavors (via GQ)

Here’s Where To Get Your National Ice Cream Day Deals This Weekend (via Consumerist)

Tim Hortons’ Operators Fret It’s Losing Its Canadian Culture (via Bloomberg)

This New Site Sells Food and Household Essentials-All For $3 or Less (via Fast Company)

People can’t stop stealing plastic table tents from Whataburger (via A.V. Club)

WEEKEND READING – 7/8/2017

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

Man Tweets at KFC for a Year Until They Bring Back His Favorite Dish (via Munchies)

25 Ice Cream Flavors You Won’t Believe Exist (via Mental Floss)

Chipotle Employees Fume Over Customer’s ‘Brilliant’ Menu Hack (via Munchies)

Here’s How A Global Cyber Attack Affected The World’s Snack Stash (via Consumerist)

So Long, Hamburger Helper: America’s Venerable Food Brands Are Struggling (via MSN via The Wall Street Journal)

WEEKEND READING – 6/24/2017

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

Will McDonald’s customers wait for the new Quarter Pounder? (via Reuters)

Behold This Giant List Of Restaurants Offering Birthday Freebies & Discounts (via Consumerist)

Wait, How Do Brands Actually Shoot Food Into Space? (via Eater)

Those Trendy New Snacks You’re Eating Might Be Bankrolled By Cheerios Money (via BuzzFeed)

It’s So Hot in Arizona Right Now that You Can Literally Cook Pizza on the Sidewalk (via Munchies)