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Soy sauce-flavored Kit Kats? Beijing Duck-inspired potato chips? How about Pepsi that tastes like the nut from a Baobab tree? We have become so accustomed to the menu selections at our local fast food joint or grocery store that sometimes we forget that our tastes are not exactly the same as our...

They have some of the best-known brands in the world, growth opportunities in emerging markets and do a solid job returning cash to shareholders though dividends and buybacks -- but not all big beverage company stocks are created equal.

College basketball fans, we're getting into the thick of the NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Championship Tournament. Chances are between bracket bets and beer money, it's been a costly couple of weeks. But there are ways to watch the games and cut some corners. If you can't watch a game without...

Food isn't grown on Mars, Michael Pollan muses, which is why the food industry has had no problem with a message to consumers about how "local" their food is. After books by Barbara Kingsolver, Michael Pollan, and Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon became best-sellers by praising the consumption of...

For 18 months now, since chugging books by Barbara Kingsolver, Michael Pollan, and Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon in the span of a few weeks, I've been eating local, seasonal food as much as possible. In the winter this means I stuff myself with bacon, potatoes and celeriac; this week, thrilled...