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  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    The Nasty Details of the Tuna Scrape Recall

    Since last month Gut Check has been following Moon Marine's voluntary recall of frozen Nakaochi Scrape, which is tuna backmeat that has been scraped from the bone. In the United States, consumers are most likely to encounter this product as the tuna inside spicy tuna rolls. In response to last week ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Was a Mouse Really Found in a Mountain Dew Can? Local Lawsuit Goes Viral

    ​Remember Ronald Ball, the Illinois man who's been suing PepsiCo on a claim that he opened a can of Mountain Dew and found a dead mouse inside? The Madison Record broke the story a year and a half ago, followed by the Daily RFT (here and here). But yesterday, websites from the Daily Mail in Great ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Bobby Flay's Spicy Mango Six Other Diet Pepsis No One Wants

    Thanks, Bobby Flay. The Spicy Mango Diet Pepsi and Pineapple Chipotle Diet Pepsi you commissioned for your "Tacos & Tequila" event last weekend most certainly increased the Patron consumption. At least PepsiCo had the good sense to not put these flavors on the mass market. They already have enough ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Attend a Tea Cupping at London Tea Room

    Image via​Care for a cuppa tea? Lipton might never forgive us for saying it, but the American tea market is pathetic. For years, the only options were Lipton or Celestial Seasonings. Now of course, the market is growing. The artisan coffee shops are doing their part to offer a wider variety ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    The New Coca-Cola Freestyle Machine Is Peachy Keen

    Ian FroebCoca-Cola's new Freestyle soda fountain at the Ferguson Wingstop​On Monday, Gut Check told you about the slick new devices from Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Pepsi's "social" vending machine is still just a prototype, but Coca-Cola's Freestyle soda fountain is now available in St. Louis at the Win ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Diet Pepsi Empowers with Women's Inspiration Network

    sodahead.com​ Diet Pepsi's taken some flak over the introduction of their new skinny can, intended to appeal to women concerned with the slimness and attractiveness of their diet beverage cans. The market of women who feel bad about themselves because of their soda cans is huge, we tell you. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    The Music of the Ice Spheres

    This week, in lieu of a restaurant review, I look at how the use of ice -- yes, ice -- is changing cocktail culture. One of the most fascinating advances in ice making is the use of a mold that creates perfect spheres of ice. To our knowledge, no mixologist in St. Louis employs one of these -- yet - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Beautiful, Confident Women Drink Diet Pepsi

    Image via​It's Fashion Week in New York City, and Diet Pepsi is marking the occasion by reveling in gender stereotypes.Yes, PepsiCo has unveiled a new Skinny Can to celebrate, quoting the press release announcing the can, "beautiful, confident women."Let's listen to PepsiCo chief marketing officer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    So If I Can See Through My Soda, It Won't Make Me Fat?

    Image via​Interesting story from Advertising Age: After several years of neglect, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Dr Pepper Snapple Group are preparing major marketing pushes for their lemon-lime soft drinks (Sprite, Sierra Mist and 7Up, respectively).OK, maybe not so interesting if you aren't a food-busin ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 4, 2009

    Gut Check: Kaldi's cops coffee kudos

    Image via​Interesting story from Advertising Age: After several years of neglect, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Dr Pepper Snapple Group are preparing major marketing pushes for their lemon-lime soft drinks (Sprite, Sierra Mist and 7Up, respectively).OK, maybe not so interesting if you aren't a food-busin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    FoodWire: GQ Names Kaldi's One of Ten Best for Coffee

    Oliver Strand of GQ magazine has named Kaldi's Coffee Roasting Company one of the ten best places for coffee in the United States. Kaldi's illustrious company on the list includes such nationally well-known coffee purveyors as Intelligentsia of Chicago and Los Angeles and Stumptown of Portland (Oreg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    Java Enabled's Day at the Roasters

    "It smells sweet, like candy," my friend said as I extended my wrist to his nose. My skin had absorbed the caramel flavors that had been wafting around me all day like a welcome second-hand smoke. It was the smell of coffee roasting.It was a bad day to hang out near a coffee roaster -- much less two ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    Breaking: Starbucks to Close 300 More Stores, Cut 6,700 Jobs

    MSNBC reports that Starbucks will close 300 additional stores and cut 6,700 jobs, both at those closed stores and at its corporate offices. The coffee giant saw its profit drop 69% during the first quarter of its fiscal year. No word yet on where and when the closings will occur.

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2008

    Jones Soda Lolcat Contest

    MSNBC reports that Starbucks will close 300 additional stores and cut 6,700 jobs, both at those closed stores and at its corporate offices. The coffee giant saw its profit drop 69% during the first quarter of its fiscal year. No word yet on where and when the closings will occur.

  • Dining

    January 18, 2006

    Jones Soda Company Holiday Pack

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  • Restaurants

    April 2, 2003

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