DoorDash and Dollar General Expand SNAP/EBT Access to 16,000+ Stores

DoorDash and Dollar General announced a new offering to bring SNAP/EBT payment capabilities to more than 16,000 of Dollar General’s stores on the DoorDash Marketplace. With the addition of Dollar General, DoorDash’s network of stores that accept SNAP/EBT online payments on the DoorDash Marketplace nearly doubles to over 35,000 stores.

“Unlocking the ability for SNAP/EBT recipients to shop online and have groceries delivered straight to their door through DoorDash provides even more accessibility and convenience,” said Tony Rogers, SVP and...

Get Dinner on the Table Fast with Express Delivery from Kroger

The Kroger Co. today shared how its Express Delivery service can help customers in a pinch by bringing items they need from the store to a customer's door and fast. From a missing ingredient for dinner to cold remedies on a sick day or ingredients customers might have forgotten in their grocery haul, Express Delivery powered by Instacart—the retailer's fastest same day delivery service—can be shopped directly from Kroger's website and digital app, boasting the same great prices, savings and rewards found in-store... 

First Dual-Branded Applebee’s® | IHOP® Restaurant in the United States Opens in Texas

Dine Brands Global, Inc., the parent company of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar®, IHOP®, and Fuzzy’s Taco Shop® restaurants, announced the grand opening of its first dual-brand Applebee’s | IHOP restaurant in the U.S. in partnership with franchisee Ramzi Hakim Group. The new restaurant opened to the public on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, in Seguin, Texas, just outside of San Antonio.

At the dual-branded Applebee’s | IHOP restaurant guests can enjoy all...

KFC® Teams Up with Mike's Hot Honey for a Match Made in Flavor Heaven

KFC® is bringing the heat—and the sweet—to its menu like never before with a new menu item available for a limited time only. The home of world-famous Original Recipe® fried chicken has teamed up with Mike's Hot Honey®, America's favorite hot honey brand, to create a mouthwatering, unforgettable new take on KFC's famous finger lickin' good® chicken.

Starting Feb. 9, just in time for the big game, savor the irresistible combination of KFC's world-famous...

Perdue Farms Continues Support for North Carolina Center for Poultry Education Mission

Second-generation Perdue Farms poultry farmer Steven Brake is passionate about educating the next generation on where their food comes from and agriculture’s role in feeding the world. So much, that he created the North Carolina Center for Poultry Education (NCCPE) on his farm in 2019 in Pinetops, North Carolina.

To help Brake continue his mission to educate thousands of students and anyone else interested in understanding the processes involved in food production, Perdue Farms has invested $15,000 in the nonprofit Center for Poultry Education...

Chipotle X Strava Partnership Goes Global: Introducing "The City Challenge"

Chipotle Mexican Grill today announced that its partnership with Strava, the app for active people with more than 135 million users in more than 190 countries, is back and bigger than ever in 2025. Chipotle is launching its first-ever international Strava segment challenge for participants to compete to win free Lifestyle Bowls for a year, plus free Chipotle for their city.2 New in 2025, the initiative extends beyond the U.S., connecting and motivating Chipotle's running community across 25... 

The Meat Institute and the American Meat Science Association Announce

The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) and the Meat Institute today announced a partnership to manage the popular Meat Buyer’s Guide (MBG) with editions to publish in 2024 and 2025.

This agreement will ensure the continuity and future development of an essential industry resource. The phased upgrade of the Meat Buyer’s Guide is set to begin with an initial print run in December 2024, followed by a comprehensive update and re-release scheduled for 2025.

The MBG, first published in 1961, summarizes the USDA’s Institutional Meat Purchase...

McDonald’s USA, Syngenta and Lopez Foods Collaborate to Help Produce Beef More Sustainably in the US

McDonald’s USA, one of the largest fast food restaurant chains, Lopez Foods, a multi-protein producer and long-term supplier to McDonald’s, and Syngenta North America, a leader in agricultural technology, today announced a collaboration that aims to increase feed efficiency and help reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions released per pound of meat produced, as part of efforts to improve the sustainability of beef production.

Enogen® corn is an in-seed innovation available exclusively from Syngenta, that...

Wendy's Celebrates 25 Years of Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants" with "Krabby Patty Kollab" 

Fans have eagerly speculated and imagined how this iconic patty might taste, and Wendy's is bringing its Krabby Patty Kollab Burger to land for a limited time, best paired with a first-of-its-kind Pineapple Under the Sea Frosty. The Krabby Patty Kollab Burger is Wendy's take on the most coveted recipe in all of Bikini Bottom, available starting October 8 in restaurants nationwide and on the Wendy's app.

The Wendy's Krabby Patty Kollab includes:

• Pineapple Under the Sea Frosty: Wendy's...

Papa Johns Announces PepsiCo as its Beverage Partner in North America

Today, Papa John's International, Inc. announced its selection of PepsiCo as its exclusive beverage supplier for restaurants in North America through a 10-year contract renewal. The extension of this partnership showcases the brand's ongoing commitment to deliver exceptional value to its customers and franchise partners by offering quality products that customers expect.

The partnership will also underscore the brand's strategy by supporting Papa Johns marketing efforts through additional investment from Pepsi, while also encouraging North American development expansion through incentives to drive new store growth...

ADM and Farmers Business Network(R) Launch Gradable Joint Venture 

ADM and Farmers Business Network(R) Launch Gradable Joint Venture to Accelerate Adoption of Regenerative and Sustainable Ag Practices

Expansion of the technology platform will support farmers and buyers in meeting rising demand for sustainable farm products

Farmers Business Network and ADM today announced that they have launched a joint venture, Gradable, creating a new company to expand the Gradable technology platform and enable more farmers and buyers to confidently pursue and derive value from grain produced using sustainable and regenerative practices.

First introduced in 2020, the Gradable platform tracks...