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☆ It’s Never Been a Better Time for Vegan Ice Cream
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Christina Morales | More About Christina Morales | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Over the last decade, as dairy-free ice cream gained a foothold in the commercial market, its flavors were limited, its texture was often watery and its taste could be questionable. Today, many of these ice creams are smooth and creamy. They can twirl like soft serve and pack into scoops for waffle cones. And the options for both soft and hard versions have vastly improved as the plant-based milk and creamers used to make them have gotten better. “It was just as creamy as regular soft serve,” said Ms. Darnell, 26, who lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

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☆ Why cities want to ban new drive-thrus
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Magnets of traffic and congestion, drive-thrus discourage walking, public transit use and visits to neighboring businesses. A host of cities and regions want the sprawl to stop: Atlanta lawmakers will vote this summer on whether to ban new drive-thrus in the popular Beltline area. Minneapolis; Fair Haven, New Jersey; Creve Coeur, Missouri; Orchard Park, New York, and other cities have banned new drive-thrus in recent years. Experts say pedestrian safety can be improved by tightly managing access along arterial roads and locating drive-thrus away from them. Cities push backAtlanta City Councilman Jason Dozier proposed a bill this year to block new drive-thrus around the Atlanta Beltline, a pedestrian trail along a 22-mile railroad corridor.

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☆ Brands like Sony and Chipotle want to make Hollywood-style content for film and TV, and these advertising pioneers have built a startup to get their messages out
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

That belief has taken him from famed ad agency Wieden + Kennedy to talent agency CAA, where he set up its first marketing consultancy. The firm pitches itself as part management consultancy, part brand entertainment production company, and part consumer brand accelerator. "If a great sports movie happens to come from Nike, it's still great entertainment," Goodman said. "If a great sports movie happens to come from Nike, it's still great entertainment," Goodman said. One thing Goodman and Kaplan are not trying to do is compete with brands' ad agency budgets.

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☆ I applied to McDonald's and 4 other fast food jobs, but the chatbots and automated process made it impossible for me to get hired
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Amanda Claypool | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Over the past few months, I've applied to five fast food jobs: Crumbl Cookies, McDonald's, Wendy's, Hardee's, and Waffle House. Unfortunately, the jobs that made me apply with AI chatbots left me annoyed and uncertain. The automated application process at Crumbl Cookies seems short, but it wasn't easyI applied to be a baker at Crumbl Cookies. McDonald's uses AI chatbots to automate its hiring process, but it made things more complicatedI applied to McDonald's and answered the questions the chatbot named Olivia asked me. To be fair, AI chatbots can make it easier to screen applicants and schedule interviews.

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☆ How Much Can a Waffle House Server Earn for $2.92 an Hour?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Amanda Claypool | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Amanda Claypool got a part-time job at Waffle House for $2.92 an hour. I worked at Waffle House for almost 3 monthsI actually liked working at Waffle House. Either way, Waffle House is only legally required to make sure I earn $7.25 per hour. I used the cash tips I earned from Waffle House — around $500 — to make a payment on my credit card. Even if Waffle House wanted to offer higher wages, I'm not sure they'd be able to raise their menu prices to compensate for it.

☆ Chick-fil-A fans are debating whether its fries are shrinking or the chain is cutting portions
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chick-fil-A customers are debating whether an order of fries at the chain are getting smaller. One patron posted time-lapsed photos to suggest that the chain's waffle fries get soggy over time. Customers of the Southern fast food chain have posted pictures of the fries on Reddit in the last few days. A larger order of waffle fries was $3.49 in Washington, DC, at lunchtime on Monday, according to Chick-fil-A's website. Another Reddit user posted three photographs showing an order of waffle fries after they received them and again nine minutes later.

☆ How Do I Upgrade My Carhartt Wardrobe?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Carhartt is my default. It should not be news to you, but if Carhartt is your default, you are way ahead of the game. Pushing your wardrobe boundaries is an effective, easy way to start to push all sorts of boundaries. Start with Carhartt itself, which figured out it could be fashionable back in 1989, 100 years after the company itself was founded, and started Carhartt W.I.P., the design-forward arm of the business. Wear your usual Carhartt workshirt on top, but let a pop of turquoise, emerald, yellow, red or pink show through.

☆ See inside one of Europe's fastest high-speed trains, which bolts at 186 miles per hour and serves meals in first class
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

…as well as two meals included in the fare, which has options like broccoli mousse, a waffle pastry, fish with veggies, or a rice dish — though the menu rotates. Examples of the food and drinks included in the Thalys first class ticket. Taylor Rains/Insider

☆ Film and TV writers 'should not fear' AI, the chairman of UCLA's screenwriting program says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The chairman of UCLA's film program said writers may find AI tools useful despite their flaws. "Writers should not fear it," Walter told Insider regarding AI. "Writing and the writing process evolves," Walter, who has been "writing professionally for over half a century," said. He compares the advent of generative AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT to the invention of writing tools like Microsoft Word, saying they could potentially make the jobs of writers easier. For Walter, the more "profound" question is less about the current capabilities of AI and more about what's to come.

☆ 3 Quick Breakfast Waffles That Meet You Where You Are
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Yewande Komolafe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The savory waffle is a delightful blend of strong flavors: sesame, scallion, sharp cheese toasted until golden brown. The chocolate waffle — for true chocolate lovers — is intensified by unsweetened cocoa powder. It’s for your breakfast or brunch plate, but can double as a sweet snack with coffee or a dessert topped with whipped cream and berries. Aṣa loves making waffles but won’t eat them unless chocolate is the central ingredient. My 1-year-old, Midé, will eat anything, but what she loves most is making epic messes.

☆ 10 Things in Tech: AI-generated Drake songs, discounted startups, and Amazon’s upgraded Alexa
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and in this turbulent economy, I definitely want stability over most other things. And my colleague Grace Mayer highlights how retail, finance, and other (seemingly more stable) industries are piquing our interest instead. A leaked document viewed by Insider revealed that Amazon wants to focus on entertainment features for Alexa. The upgrade will feature Amazon's own generative AI technology instead of using OpenAI's technology (like how Microsoft paired ChatGPT with Bing). Bell dished to my colleague Ashley Stewart on why he made the move, how he met Satya Nadella, and more.

☆ I got a job as a Waffle House server that pays $2.92 an hour and now realize why there's a labor shortage
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Amanda Claypool | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Amanda Claypool started working at Waffle House once a week to try and understand the labor shortage. She enjoys working at Waffle House, but says she's glad it isn't the source of her livelihood. When I'm not at Waffle House I'm a freelance writer and strategy consultant. After searching for a couple months, Waffle House gave me a chance, and I started working there once a week. The money isn't much, but what's shocked me the most about serving at Waffle House isn't the pay — it's the cost of employment itself.

☆ Trump's deposition video will play in the E. Jean Carroll rape trial. He says stars 'historically' grabbed women's genitals
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump's lawyers had fought to keep jurors from seeing parts of his E. Jean Carroll trial deposition. A judge Tuesday ruled Trump's cringey explanation for his Access Hollywood remarks is admissible. In the disputed cut, Trump says 'stars' have 'historically' been allowed to grab women's genitals. Trump's attorneys previously tried, without success, to bar jurors from hearing any mention of the Access Hollywood tape. Trump was asked by Carroll's lawyers in the deposition.

☆ Inside the Wild World of Celebrity Keynote Speakers: Drugs, Alcohol
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( David Kushner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +31 min

"I never saw myself as a speaker, let alone a motivational speaker," Leonard tells me while his assistant irons his jeans. 'When I ramble," Hunter told me, "hit me in the leg!" Every plane had been grounded, including the one stuck on the tarmac with an increasingly inebriated Hunter Thompson trapped inside. But by far the most all-consuming task was booking gigs for Hunter Thompson. Just before a debate with G. Gordon Liddy at Brown University, Hunter demanded that Betsy Berg, whom I now worked alongside at GTN, score him some crystal meth.

☆ 19 Best Gift Ideas for the Dad Who Has Everything
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +10 min

To help, we tapped a coterie of expert gift-givers to share the best gifts for dads who have everything. For the dad who loves to relaxFor the dad who’s always moaning about his aching feet, gift him this top-rated foot massager, which uses a mix of Shiatsu, compression and vibration to provide an effective and thorough massage. For the dad who loves to napFor fathers who enjoy an afternoon snooze or have trouble sleeping at night, these wireless sleep headphones are a solid bet. New York City-based Greenberg loves the space-saving aspect. If he’s even “slightly handy,” says Greenberg, he’ll appreciate this addition to his gadget arsenal.

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☆ I watched Ben Affleck's new 'Air' movie with 72 Nike veterans. Here's what they said the movie got right and what it got wrong about the race to sign Michael Jordan.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Matthew Kish | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The movie also shows how early Nike employees didn't hesitate to break rules. The scene sums up what's right, and what's wrong, with the movie, according to former and current Nike employees. It shows early Nike employees didn't hesitate to take risks. Nike veterans said the movie captures the company's willingness to take risks, especially early executives like Phil Knight, played by director Ben Affleck. Affleck, who also played Knight in the movie, nailed the story's arc, by all accounts.

☆ I went to see Ben Affleck's new "Air" movie with some Nike veterans. Here's what they said the movie got right and what it got wrong about the race to sign Michael Jordan.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Matthew Kish | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

☆ Enormous Chipotle burritos are the latest TikTok-inspired menu hack to infuriate fast-food workers
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Danni Santana | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ordering oversized burritos at Chipotle is an example of a trend that upsets fast-food workers. But a recent trend of ordering oversized burritos, made popular on TikTok, only adds to fast-food workers' frustrations with viral videos on social media. In the video, stalliontink wishes the Chipotle worker assembling the burrito "good luck" on wrapping it. Other Chipotle customers have ordered them online via the chain's app, dating back to last year. A sign at select Waffle House locations read "Order from the menu we are not making anything you saw on TikTok."

☆ Anheuser-Busch is launching an entertainment division with help from Oscar-winning producer Michael Sugar in a push to reach consumers who don't watch ads
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Anheuser-Busch is building an entertainment division, Insider has learned, the latest big marketer to turn to Hollywood to reach consumers who are increasingly glued to ad-free streaming services. The AB InBev effort is under a new, unannounced entity called draftLine Entertainment, a part of its internal ad agency, draftLine. DraftLine Entertainment is being run by AB InBev marketer Lauren Denowitz as global studio head, reporting to VP Fábio Baracho. The world's biggest brewer, AB InBev is well known for its marketing. In the case of AB InBev, entertainment is a way to promote the beer category at large over any individual brand.

☆ Chick-fil-A will force rewards members to spend more money to get free food, following in the footsteps of Starbucks and Dunkin'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chick-fil-A is making changes to its rewards program on April 4. Consumers will have to spend more to earn free perks on select items. And like Chipotle, Starbucks, and Dunkin', consumers will have to spend more to earn free perks on select menu items. Chick-fil-A websiteCurrently, the Chick-fil-A One program has multiple tiers for redeeming free food and drinks. In October 2022, getting a free coffee through the Dunkin' Rewards program increased to 500 points, or $50 of spending, compared to the previous $40.

☆ No, 'Stranger Things' star Noah Schnapp didn't open his own restaurant. It's the latest 'virtual brand' offering from IHOP.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Thousands of virtual brands continue to flood delivery apps like Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub. IHOP is launching a third delivery-only brand – a chicken menu by a "Stranger Things" star. Partnering with Noah Schnapp and Nextbite were a seamless fit to meet the consumer target for our newest Virtual Brand." Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp helped create a virtual chicken menu for IHOP. Nextbite's other celebrity-backed virtual brands include Packed Bowls by Wiz Khalifa and 'Wichcraft sandwiches by Tom Colicchio.

☆ Here are 7 fun details that you might miss in the trailer for 'Air,' the Ben Affleck and Matt Damon movie about Nike signing Michael Jordan
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Matthew Kish | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The movie stars Ben Affleck as Nike cofounder Phil Knight and Matt Damon as Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro. In the trailer, Knight's character, played by Ben Affleck, responds to hearing the "Air Jordan" name for Michael Jordan's line of footwear and apparel. Knight's office is filled with booksIn the trailer, there are numerous books on the shelves in Knight's office. Phil Knight's 'rumpled' clothesIn three scenes in the trailer, Knight's character wears a wrinkled suit with the necktie pulled loose. He had a garage full of raw rubber, got some and put it on his wife's waffle iron," Knight said.

☆ I tried 25 of Trader Joe's award-winning foods, and would buy at least 21 of them again
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Savanna Swain-Wilson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +42 min

I hit up my local Trader Joe's and bought as many award-winning foods as I could to see which ones deserved their hype. In other words, I agree with the many customers who have dubbed this their favorite Trader Joe's snack. As long as I live within reasonable driving distance of a Trader Joe's, I will continue to buy this loaf. Trader Joe's butter chicken with basmati rice is a satisfyingly spicy comfort meal for oneTrader Joe's butter chicken with basmati rice had a delicious sauce. Trader Joe's cheddar with caramelized onions offers a memorable balance of savory, salty, and sweetThe cheddar smelled like caramelized onions.

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