@PattonLes

I write about household products (toilet paper, cleaners!) for @BloombergNews. Musings and opinions are my own.

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Chatting chicken (and some other meats and non-meats) today at 4pm ET on Reddit with @matt_townsend and @deenashanker reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1…

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Food Inflation Jumps 10.4% in June, But Pain Is Worse in Parts of US

Some US metro areas like New York City are seeing 11% increase in grocery prices

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Cost of production vs. total output in poultry has fallen to a third of what it was 30 years ago. Farmers haven’t figured out how to achieve the same for other animals. “It’s become the most economic meat” - Tai Lin, managing partner of Proterra Asia bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

How Chicken Became the Only Meat Everyone Agrees On

As inflation puts beef and pork out of reach for many, poultry’s lower cost is making it the world’s No. 1 protein source.

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The world is flocking to chicken bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

How Chicken Became the Only Meat Everyone Agrees On

As inflation puts beef and pork out of reach for many, poultry’s lower cost is making it the world’s No. 1 protein source.

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love this Shrinkflation story in which Subway puts less meat on sandwiches but says it's an improvement on the product bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Fewer Nuggets, Smaller Salads: Shrinkflation Hits US Restaurant Diners

Portions are getting smaller, but prices are staying the same, or sometimes even going up.

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Teachers are bailing out schools bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Teachers Pay for PPE So U.S. Schools Can Reopen

Out-of-pocket classroom spending could top $2 billion.

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Faux meat sales are surging bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Coronavirus Lockdown Spurs 264% Boom in Plant-Based Meat

Americans turn toward healthier options with increased purchases of all kinds of beans, while passing on donuts and desserts.

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New bans from the world's biggest retailer bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Walmart Boosts Restrictions on U.S. Travel for Staff and Vendors

Walmart Inc. has tightened U.S. travel restrictions for its corporate employees and told its vendors not to visit its offices, updating rules it laid out just last week due to the accelerated spread...

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Burger King is cutting artificial flavors and additives from its menu, but at least one controversial ingredient is sticking around @deenashanker @pattonles @lydiamulvany bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @business

Burger King Trims Artificial Additives—With One Big Exception

Burger King is cutting artificial flavors and additives from its menu, but at least one controversial ingredient is sticking around.

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Taco Bell is offering $100k to be a manager at its restaurants AND it's committing to make all of its customer packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025. via @PattonLes bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

You Can Now Make $100,000 Working at Taco Bell

Wanted: Restaurant manager. Competitive salary: $100,000.

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Anyone remember walking tacos? bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Chipotle Starts Testing Walk-Up Windows in Urban Areas

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., one of the best performers this year in the S&P 500 Index, is betting walk-up windows can boost its burrito sales.The company is testing a sidewalk window in a new...

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Can fake meat be a thing in China, too? bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Will China Buy America’s Fake Meat?

Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods have plans to woo China’s omnivores, but it could be a hard sell.

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For diners who still like to eat animal products - but slightly less than before - behold the flexitarian option! We're talking beef/mushroom burgers, chicken/cauliflower nuggets & a surprise mix of almond/cow milk that I didn't realize we were asking for. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

If You Kind of Like Peas, Maybe You’ll Love a Pea-Beef Mash

The new trend is fusing plants with meat, to appeal to the ‘vegetarian-ish.’

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Starbucks' new FIVE FLOOR Chicago roastery opens Nov. 15 and will be the biggest yet. (Legit question: How many times do you have to go up and down those stairs to burn off a Frappuccino?) bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @PattonLes

Starbucks Is Betting Chicago Wants a Five-Floor Coffee Shop

Starbucks Corp. may be thinking small with its micro-cafe in New York, but the company is going big -- five floors big -- in Chicago.

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In case you missed it, this story from @PattonLes & @claireeboston is nerdy and good. Basically, restaurants have taken advantage of more than a decade of ultra-low interest rates and levered up to build new locations, and investors are starting to panic. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Restaurant Debt Braces for a Record as Industry Growth Slows

The restaurant industry is bracing for a reckoning as a record tide of debt threatens to choke franchisees of major chains like Pizza Hut and Burger King.

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Popeyes is hiring ahead of the return of its hit chicken sandwich bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Popeyes Will Hire More Staff to Deal With Return of Hit Sandwich

The Popeyes restaurant chain is bringing back its overwhelmingly popular chicken sandwich, but this time it’s calling in reinforcements.

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"I have had it with these motherf-ing pickles on this motherf-ing wing!" (Just kidding, pickles are delicious.) Story on Samuel L. Jackson's restaurant bet here via @PattonLes bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Dave’s Hot Chicken Wants to Be the Next Blaze Pizza

The investors behind Blaze Pizza are pivoting to fried chicken.

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How more volatile weather is affecting milk bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Global Warming Means Less Milk If Dairies Can’t Keep Cows Cool

Rising temperatures pose one more problem for an already stressed industry.

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Tired of fast-food workers misunderstanding your "no pickles" Big Mac order? Worry not: the robots are coming for your drive-thru. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… $MCD via @PattonLes

McDonald’s Buys Startup to Add Automated Drive-Thru Ordering

McDonald’s Corp. is making a bet it can automate the task of taking drive-thru orders.

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Instant is having a moment bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Coffee Snobs Are Shelling Out $3.25 for a Jolt of Instant

Startups with freeze-dry technology are introducing instant coffee to a whole new generation.

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