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Arcadia announces reduced-gluten wheat for breads, pasta
Davis-based agricultural technology company Arcadia Biosciences Inc. is adding a reduced-gluten wheat to its line of GoodWheat branded ingredients, with plans to have the first breads made with the product tested by the end of this year.
The commercial launch of the product could follow about a year later, the company said in a statement.
Arcadia (Nasdaq: RKDA) is also developing reduced-gluten Durum wheat for pasta.
Most Americans get about 25 percent of their daily caloric intake from wheat…
Bamboo’s boss on what Bain’s big investment will do for the sushi buisness
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Photos: Controversial Starbucks store opens in Yosemite National Park
Starbucks Corp. earlier this month opened a coffee shop in Yosemite National Park, despite an online petition with more than 25,000 signatures voicing their opposition.
The cafe is part of the remodeled Base Camp Eatery at the Yosemite Valley Lodge. It's the first Starbucks store in a U.S. national park and Yosemite's first LEED-certified retail location.
The Seattle-based coffee giant said the store doesn't have a sign outside, “just the warm glow from floor-to-ceiling windows that beckon visitors…
Eads sharecropper’s son builds sauce business with space in 70 Kroger stores
Almost everything about Memphis entrepreneur Tony Johnson is a surprise — from the one-of-a-kind event venue he runs to the fact his wing sauce can be purchased in 70 Kroger locations.
One of 10 children of an Eads sharecropper, Johnson didn't live in a home with an indoor toilet until he was in 10th grade.
He learned how to cook in the kitchen of Lakeside Behavioral Health System, where he started as a dishwasher at 18 years old.
From there, he went on to become director of Lakeside's food…
Cherry Cricket owners launching second location of iconic burger bar (PHOTOS)
Lee Driscoll and his business partners launched the Wynkoop brewpub when that concept was unknown, opened small breweries nationwide and debuted and shuttered restaurants across the Denver area for the past 30 years. But he may never have done anything as risky as he will do today, when he opens a second location of The Cherry Cricket.
The iconic Cherry Creek bar and restaurant, which has been going for some 50 years, will get a larger sister restaurant in the Ballpark neighborhood, taking up residence…
Custom doughnuts headed to the Legends
A custom doughnut shop — you read that correctly — is among a group of new tenants heading to Kansas City, Kan.
The Dapper Doughnut is opening a location in Legends Outlets Kansas City for the summer. The fast-growing Las Vegas-based chain offers mini cake doughnuts with more than a dozen toppings and sugars, along with a variety of dipping sauces, made in front of the customer.
The shop is set to open in a small spot near Panera Bread.
A Legends map also lists home decor retailer HomeGoods…
Street taco restaurant to open in Birmingham suburb
A vendor serving street tacos is coming to Trussville.
Maria Greguol and Francisco Garcia plan to open La Calle at Trussville Crossing Parkway in the coming week, according to the Trussville Tribune.
La Calle will serve a variety of tacos, along with chorizo and fish, as well as cakes, sugar gorditas, ice cream and popsicles.
La Calle will be located at 5915 Trussville Crossing Parkway in Trussville.
UC Davis launches World Food Center for second time
The University of California Davis is bringing back its World Food Center concept, with a goal making promising campus research known off-campus for potential commercialization.
“We want to go out externally to let people know what we have here at Davis. Even a lot of our faculty here don’t realize what resources we have here,” said Kent Bradford, interim director of the new World Food Center. Bradford is a professor in the department of plant sciences, and also director of the UC Davis Seed…
Column: How Oregon restaurants are sorting out new tip pooling rules
Removal of the rule means newfound flexibility and relief for certain segments of Oregon’s restaurant industry. However, in other cases, it’s still unclear.
Coca-Cola plots a Fresca comeback
Coca-Cola wants to introduce a new generation of soft drink lovers to Fresca.
The Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) announced on its website Monday that its Fresca soda brand is “plotting a comeback of sorts, even though it never left the marketplace.” The brand refresh includes a makeover to the no-calorie soft drink’s can and packaging for three new flavors: Original Citrus, Black Cherry Citrus and Peach Citrus. The goal, Coca-Cola said, is “reeling in a new generation of drinkers unfamiliar with the…