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Dining News Elsewhere: Ketchup Makeover, Restaurant Decline

  • – Finally! Heinz has redesigned the ubiquitous ketchup packet. [NYDN]
  • – Foregin food aid is hitting Haiti's black market. [NYT]
  • – The number of restaurants in the U.S. has declined, but not as much as was expected. [NRN]
  • – Burger King and its franchisees may still be bickering, but profits are up. [NRN]
  • – How Rachael Ray magazine's March Madness pizza decisions were made. [Slice]
  • – There isn't going to be an Alinea bar anytime soon and if it does open, it isn't going to be called "Boom." [GS: C]
  • – The E.U. is pondering banning all commercial bluefin tuna fishing. [NYT]
  • – Touchscreens, the future of vending machines. [WP, via GS: B]
  • – The "drunkest" cities in the U.S. [USAT]
  • – Shatter-proof pints may help reduce drinking-related violence. [Independent]
  • – Ever wonder what it would be like to eat two pounds of meat, two sides, a cupcake and a 32-ounce drink within an hour? Wonder no more. [GS: NY]
  • – NBC is in some hot water for a now-removed Black History Month menu. [Vulture]
  • – Making due in Afghanistan for six weeks on Spam. [Guardian]
  • – Related: Army chefs recreate Iron Chef in Iraq. [FTL Lamp, via Eater]
  • – Google Maps is now photographing the inside of stores, are restaurants next? [SearchEngineLand, via TechMeme]
  • – Cat food taste test. [Fork in the Road]
Published Friday, February 05, 2010 12:09 PM by BuzzEditor

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