Food-Drink

Students and a professor at Tokyo University of Science created an enzyme that converts ferulic acid combined with an enzyme at room temperature to make vanillin.

Dunkin' is debuting a 40-ounce "Wicked Lahhhge" tumbler this summer. The tumbler is larger than any of Dunkin's single-serving beverages, including its "extra large" sizes, the company said.

A Massachusetts teenager died from eating a spicy chip in a social media challenge.

A Japan Airlines flight from Dallas to Tokyo last week was canceled after the pilot's alleged drunken behavior and slurred speech resulted in a noise complaint and call to police.

Traders and investors suggested yen-buying intervention by Japanese authorities as the explanation for why the dollar fell sharply to 156.55 yen from as high as 160.245.

Wawa has been handing out complimentary cups of joe as it commemorates six decades of retail operations. The free coffees are only available Tuesday.

A Canadian woman was stunned to find that her local supermarket was offering pre-cut and packaged fruit and vegetable platters for a hefty price tag.

Inflation strikes again and this time Easter is feeling the effects as the price of cocoa surges while shoppers look to buy chocolate to fill their Easter baskets.

Costco members in the U.K. are raving about an Easter-themed chocolate cake put out by Costco's Kirkland brand, which appears to have returned to some stores.

A U.S. District judge in California dismissed most of a lawsuit against Trader Joe's on Wednesday. The proposed class action alleged that certain chocolate products were unsafe.

Louie, a Miami-based pet raccoon, was recently named the winner of the 2024 Cadbury Bunny Tryouts from The Hershey Company, defeating a cat named Loki in the final vote.

Dunkin’ is celebrating the start of "Short King Spring" by renaming its small regular iced coffee to "The Short King."

Keurig Dr. Pepper has a single-serve Keurig coffee pod that doesn’t have any plastic in the pipeline. It is called the 'K-Round' and also doesn't have aluminum.

Nestle USA is recalling 440,500 mugs included in a 2023 Holiday Starbucks-branded gift set, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a notice Thursday.

Baxus is co-owned by Carrie Kellar and her partner Tzvi Wiesel. The two met when she was the head TA of a database course at Columbia University.

Founders of a canned coffee tonic company in Chicago shared how their sparkling cold brew is made and why they're committed to highlighting hardworking coffee farmers around the world.

No progress was made in a high-stakes meeting Thursday between executives from the United Steelworkers and the Japanese company Nippon Steel.

Logan Paul's Prime and WWE struck a deal on a global partnership Friday, which will put his beverage brand in the center of a ring, the company announced.

Hidden Valley Ranch and Cheez-It have teamed up to create Cheezy Ranch. Plus, six new ranch flavors are planned for release this spring. Here are the details.

Plant-based recipe choices and healthier eating is causing hot sauce sales across the U.S. to soar with a projected growth of over $2 billion by 2030.