Salads Become Art With Eataly’s Vegetable Butcher

September 22, 2010 Stefanie Cohen, New York Post

Jennifer Rubell is a conceptual food artist and the “vegetable butcher” at Eataly, the new Italian food emporium in New York.

Retailers Scramble To Accommodate Budget Consumers

Walmart is asking dollar-store suppliers to create small, under-a-dollar packages for its stores.

Wendy’s Is Waking Up To Breakfast Opportunities

Wendy’s is investing about $8 million this year to advertise breakfast offerings in three test markets, as part of the chain’s plan to rapidly ramp up a new morning menu and capture breakfast sales.

Obesity Rates Are Heading In The Wrong Direction

September 22, 2010 Reuters

Federal health officials say U.S. obesity rates have increased in the past 10 years even though the government set a goal of reducing obesity rates to 15 percent of the population by 2010.

Coupon Sites Spur Mixed Feelings Among Restaurant Owners

Denver-area restaurateurs have mixed feelings about the outcomes of recent marketing efforts on daily-deal coupon sites such as Groupon and LivingSocial.