Contemplating the impact of the McDonald's Moscow, journalist Thomas Friedman suggested that nations that hosted the hamburger chain won't fight each other.
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Coca-Cola are just two examples of higher consumer prices because transport and ingredient costs have gone up.
Just like tipping wages vary from state to state, so too do arguments from servers, kitchen staff, and restaurant owners for keeping or eliminating them.
Sort of like the licensing exams required by government for certain professions, the wine industry also determines the credentials of its master sommeliers.
Whether about cows or chicken nuggets, sometimes seemingly insignificant new food technology can have an unexpectedly massive impact.
When one bottle of single malt Macallan whisky sells for more than $1 million, we can ask if it was superior taste or some other reason.
When a firm like Dunkin' Donuts does some rebranding with a name change, it is trying to send a new message to its customers
When we pay through an honor system, retailers depend on our economic honesty while researchers are trying to understand it.
Another good reason for diminishing the size of the gender gap in Europe is the impact it will have on men's health and their life expectancy.
Reflecting our new food preferences, what we've been eating for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even for dessert has changed.
As a leading indicator for business activity during a natural disaster, the color coding for the Waffle House Index provides a handy forecast.












