A new American Express study found that “ultra-affluent” consumers boosted their fast-food spending by 24% in the second quarter, compared with the year-earlier period, while fast-food spending among the rest of U.S. consumers rose 8%. Wealthy consumers increased their spending on fine dining, too, but not by as much, suggesting that although the economy has [...]
The Obama administration and the food industry are deep “in the weeds,” working to revise front-of-the-product nutrition labeling standards, Zeke Emanuel, a senior adviser to the Office of Management and Budget said today at the Washington Ideas Festival. Emanuel and Sam Kass, a White House chef and local D.C. heartthrob, updated the status of the First [...]
A game that encourages kids to learn healthy eating habits and ski with their digital creature in the living room, another that challenges gamers to stack food without breaking a virtual scale, and an app that pairs physical activity with food choices – like 2600 sit-ups to offset an afternoon candy bar – are among [...]
