McDonald’s sold its AI tech to IBM to scale voice ordering at drive-thrus.

People love candy corn. People hate candy corn. Most importantly, they buy it.

@BoyWithNoJob has 1.6m followers on Instagram. The man behind the account -- Ben Soffer -- just launched a 100% canned wine cocktail.

Everytable uses big kitchens and small stores to keep costs down, while basing store prices on the neighborhood.

As with the cost for pretty much everything, more goes into the cost of milk than meets the eye.

Plus: YouTube has 1k+ people texting video creators daily, and Jennifer Gates’ pricey wedding.

Digital updates and menu upgrades are turning the business around.

Pea milk is a rising star in the alternative proteins world. But 1 supplier says it might be getting more expensive.

A recent study found that speed isn’t the only thing diners care about when it comes to drive-thrus.

According to search trends, Americans were all about Burger King and Starbucks drive-thrus this past year.

Data shows West Virginians would kill for pumpkin spice products. Hawaiians are less fond of the trend.

The USDA wants input on how cell-based meat -- meat, fish, and poultry grown in labs from animal cells -- should be labeled.

Insectta is a startup that uses flies to combat food waste, and create a variety of byproducts.

You might want to rethink calling something “onion snacks” if it doesn't contain any onion.

Sweetgreen acquired Spyce, which only has 2 store locations but a lot of salad-making robots that can sear, steam, and assemble meals.

Apeel, now valued at $2B, uses plant materials to make a coating that helps produce last longer.

HTeaO is a Texas drive-through chain that specializes in iced tea, and business is booming.

Plus: Online groceries, an asteroid, and kids’ diets.

Coca-Cola joins the growing list of consumer brands experimenting with NFTs with its recent launch.

John Harrison was so good at his job -- tasting ice cream -- that Dreyer’s once insured his taste buds for $1m.

A puffy Doritos chip is the latest in a long line of rare snack discoveries selling for big bucks.

Plus: plant-based beat sales are up and Pokémon Go is going hard.

Weber is going public after throwing the business equivalent of a lit Fourth of July backyard BBQ.

Plus: Video games are raking it in, and ‘Black Widow’ is selling tickets.

Demand for almonds is higher than ever, but so is the risk in growing them.

Customers are clamoring for beverages with collagen (for skin), nootropics (for mood), and melatonin (for sleep).

The alcohol industry is currently experiencing higher aluminum, transportation, and cardboard costs. It may soon pass the price on to consumers.

Beef prices are surging… and the Big 4 meatpackers (Cargill, JBS, Tyson Foods, National Beef) are pulling in the profits.

Wingstop sales hit $71m in Q1, +28% YoY. Now, it hopes to score the same success with chicken thighs via a new brand called Thighstop.

Pasta packaging can be very wasteful. Flat-packed pasta that changes shape in boiling water could be the solution.