Author: Dee-Ann Durbin
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Last-minute love: Many Americans procrastinate when it comes to Valentine’s gifts
Valentine’s Day is meant to celebrate romance and the depths of feeling we have for loved ones
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Coca-Cola overcomes falling demand in North America and puts up strong fourth quarter sales
Coca-Cola reported higher-than-expected revenue in the fourth quarter as growth in Mexico, Germany and other markets offset lower sales in the U.S. The Atlanta-based beverage giant said Tuesday its revenue rose 7% to $10.8 billion for the October-December period
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Coke hopes to excite younger drinkers with new raspberry-flavored Coca-Cola Spiced
From Flamin’ Hot Cheetos to Sweet Heat Starburst, America’s snacks are getting spicier
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Fans raise a red Solo cup to honor Toby Keith, who immortalized the humble cup in song
Red Solo cups are usually synonymous with good times
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‘Father of Peeps’ marshmallow candies Bob Born dies at 98
Ira “Bob” Born, a candy company executive known as the “Father of Peeps” for mechanizing the process to make marshmallow chicks, has died. He was 98. Just Born Quality Confections, the 100-year-old family-owned company Born led for much of his life, said Monday that he had died peacefully on Sunday. Born began his life in…
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Vaccine delays leave grocery workers feeling expendable
NEW YORK (AP) As panicked Americans cleared supermarkets of toilet paper and food last spring, grocery employees gained recognition as among the most indispensable of the pandemic’s front-line workers. A year later, most of those workers are waiting their turn to receive COVID-19 vaccines, with little clarity about when that might happen. A decentralized vaccine…
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Chick-fil-A will no longer donate to anti-LGBTQ organizations
Chick-fil-A is ending donations to three groups that oppose gay marriage in an effort to halt protests and broaden its customer base. But the move has angered some of the fast food chain’s fans. The Atlanta-based company said Monday that starting next year, it will focus its giving on three areas: hunger, homelessness and education.…
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Auto industry icon Lee Iacocca dies
DETROIT • Lee Iacocca, the auto executive and master pitchman who put the Mustang in Ford’s lineup in the 1960s and became a corporate folk hero when he resurrected Chrysler 20 years later, has died in Bel Air, Calif. He was 94. Two former Chrysler executives who worked with him, Bud Liebler, the company’s former…
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Levi’s, Yelp join coalition pledging not to discriminate
Levi Strauss, Yelp and Lyft are leading a coalition of 1,200 businesses and cities that are pledging not to discriminate against employees or customers based on race, sexual orientation, or other characteristics. Normally, making a promise to serve every customer might seem like a no-brainer. But the Open to All coalition is launching in a…
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Delivery without drivers: Domino’s, Ford team up for test
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — No ring of the doorbell, just a text. No tip for the driver? No problem in this test, where Domino’s and Ford are teaming up to see if customers will warm to the idea of pizza delivered by driverless cars. Starting Wednesday, some pizzas in Domino’s hometown of Ann Arbor will…