Sara Rosso loves Nutella. So much, in fact, that in 2007 she founded World Nutella Day, a celebration of the hazelnut-chocolate spread made by Ferrero. The annual event, which takes place on Feb. 5, encourages fans of the product worldwide to post pictures, videos and blogs expressing their ardor online. Restaurants and bakeries often participate with Nutella-themed specials. But all that could come crashin ...

Popeyes for breakfast? Beginning today, the fried chicken chain is experimenting with a two-day breakfast menu at a single location in Mooresville, N.C. According to a press release, the breakfast includes items like grits; bacon, sausage or chicken breakfast wraps; a country fried steak biscuit; a sausage, egg and cheese biscuit; a bacon, egg and cheese biscuit; a "Louisiana's Best Chicken" biscuit; and a ...

One of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's restaurants will be fined more than $12,000 after it served regular pasta to a customer with celiac disease, sickening her, according to news reports. The Sun first reported on the incident, which occurred in 2011 when 38-year-old Kristy Richardson dined at Jamie's Italian in Porstmouth, U.K. Richardson has celiac disease -- which is a condition where the immune system r ...

Kellogg's provides debuted two new Pop-Tarts flavors: peanut butter and frosted peanut butter. The "Gone Nutty" varieties, which both include a peanut butter filling, pack a sugary punch -- the peanut butter flavor is topped having a sprinkling of sugar crystals and also the frosted chocolate flavor features a frosted chocolate crust. "Peanut butter is certainly the most requested flavor by means of our fan ...

If you're dining in Manhattan, ketchup's going to cost you. Many McDonald's franchises in the borough are charging customers extra to drench their Big Macs in the condiment. On recent visits to 35 McDonald’s restaurants south of Central Park, a DNAinfo New York reporter found that at least 15 charged customers who asked for extra ketchup. Meanwhile, trips and calls to 40 more Mickey D’s in Brooklyn, The Bro ...

The company that gave America the Bacon Sundae opened with a big splash in South Africa – but no bacon. Burger King South Africa CEO Jaye Sinclair says people lined up for hours at the weekend launch in the coastal resort of Cape Town. But a few customers called Talk Radio 702 Monday to complain there were no bacon dishes and ask why the company was catering to a minority. Sinclair said the company respects ...

Subway may seem like a healthier fast food option than McDonald's, but a recent study says that teenagers often consume roughly the same number of calories at both chains. The study was conducted by experts from a host of lauded research institutions, including UCLA. It draws its conclusions from the habits of 97 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 21 who purchased meals with their own money at McDonald' ...

Coca-Cola says it will make lower-calorie options and clear calorie labeling more widely available around the world, intensifying a push against critics who say its drinks pack on the pounds. The Atlanta-based company, which makes Sprite, Fanta and Minute Maid, already offers diet drinks in most markets. But there's no consistency in their availability, particularly in emerging markets such as China and Ind ...

Let's paint a picture, shall we? It's the morning of Mother's Day. You're taking Mom out for a nice meal. Your car pulls into a restaurant. Is it an upscale brunch spot with mimosas? Is there classical music playing? Nope! It's Hooters! If her reaction is, "Wow, awesome!" and not, "I'm never speaking to you again," then you might want to take advantage of the original breastaurant chain's Mother's Day promo ...

Wendy's is trying to reinvent itself as a purveyor of relatively higher-quality fast food. The problem is that its competitors are aggressively promoting cheap eats and stealing away price-conscious customers. The Dublin, Ohio, company, which is known for its square hamburger patties and Frosty shakes, on Wednesday reported a first-quarter profit that met Wall Street expectations. But sales fell short of Wa ...