Alain Ducasse and Others Go Veggie; Burger King Launches Breakfast for Tykes

Alain Ducasse is one of several top chefs who are turning their attentions to vegetables, even offering haute veggie tasting menus.
[Wall Street Journal]

McDonald’s posted a 12 percent gain in its second quarter thanks, in part, to its new smoothies and frappes.
[Bloomberg]

Burger King is launching a kids’ breakfast for $3.38 this Monday, which will include an egg-and-cheese English muffin sandwich, apple fries, and apple juice.
[BusinessWeek]

Lindsay Lohan fans are sending the actress care packages in jail that contain tuna, pork cracklings, pickles, tortillas, donuts, candy bars, smoked oysters, and Spam.
[Hollywood News]

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