Starbucks now offers sandwiches and platters for folks who want lunch with their latte, including turkey and tarragon chicken sandwiches and fruit trays. ...more

February 10, 2009

Serving smaller hot dogs, plastic juice pouches and fewer of the kids' favorite chicken sandwiches can go a long way in shrinking the food budget. ...more

January 6, 2009

An off-duty firefighter saved a fast-food customer's life Saturday morning by performing the Heimlich maneuver. ...more

December 6, 2008

<7:05 p.m. Disappointed voters seeking freebies can be spotted wandering the University Mall. It seems the Ben and Jerry's ice cream shop at the mall closed five weeks ago leaving area voters without their free scoop of ice cream for voting. The woman at the mall information desk said she's been questioned all evening about the location of the ice cream shop. ...more

November 4, 2008

Overseas consumers spent more at McDonald's Corp. in August than Wall Street expected, leading the nation's No. 1 hamburger chain to surprise investors Tuesday by posting a big rise in global same-store sales. ...more

September 10, 2008

Around lunchtime, when the day betrays itself as endless and you find yourself doodling distractedly, your mind hears your stomach grumble and wanders toward that wrapped package you carried in from home. ...more

September 12, 2007

More than a decade ago, Sidney Cooper moved his family from St. Louis to Pinellas County. He was supposed to be retiring, but then a new business venture caught his eye. ...more

September 5, 2007