Reading the plethora of fun food news each week is just one of the perks of editing Food Dive. From Hamburglar's new look to a granola bar surprise, below are interesting reads from the week.
McDonald’s has a new Hamburglar, and BuzzFeed has quite the poll on the matter. Borrowing a line from "Grey’s Anatomy," the headline for its article asks, “Is The New McDonald’s Hamburglar McDreamy?”
Poll: Is the new Hamburglar hot? http://t.co/1HEVQi5LOb pic.twitter.com/sPeHlYUpCC
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) May 6, 2015
It’s one thing to spit in food, but to reportedly put cleaning fluid in food containers seems a bit drastic. Food Dive advises not to mess with food when having housemate issues, or really, ever.
Cynthia Rodriguez of San Antonio thought she received a prize when a small bag dropped from the Nature Valley granola bar she was eating, she claims. After reaching out to General Mills, the company had her notify the authorities. It turns out it was cocaine. A company spokesman says General Mills "is confident the cocaine wasn't packaged with the bar at a company facility," though did not give the bar’s production location. You really can’t make this stuff up.
In less drug-fused news, the company launched a new Star Wars breakfast cereal. Insert oft-repeated “May the Fourth be with you” joke here.
What’s one way to combat food waste? Rap about it, like these students in London did. Caution: this is incredibly catchy.
From ‘The Daily Show’ to the farm
Fans may be angry with him for leaving his "The Daily Show" post, but rescued farm animals should be "baaa-ing" for joy. Stewart bought land in New Jersey to open a farm animal sanctuary.