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People are shopping at a CHAGEE store in Shanghai, China, on October 18, 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Chinese tea chain Chagee soared 30% during its public market debut on Thursday, as the company plans a U.S. launch despite trade tensions between Washington and Beijing. The stock, which is trading on…
Who is Johnny Bechamel? The trio behind Dio Mio’s squid ink pasta and Redeemer Pizza’s smoldering slices may or may not answer that question when they open two new restaurants that bear his name. The first, Little Johnny B’s, will take over for Roberta’s, a Brooklyn-based pizzeria that opened last fall inside the newish, 16-room…
According to my pathetic map, I should have been close to the royal palace. But nothing in Casablanca’s bustling Mers Sultan quarter, where trams rumble past shoe stores and cafes, looked remotely palatial. I tried one street, then the next. Finally, I approached some teenage girls in jeans and head scarves downing Diet Cokes outside…
A customer shops for produce at an H-E-B grocery store in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 12, 2025. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Shoppers will likely pay more for coffee, bananas, vanilla and toilet paper over the coming weeks as the Trump administration’s new tariffs go into effect. The U.S. plans to hike tariff rates on…
Aluminum cans wait to be filled with craft beer during a production run at Black Plague Brewery in Oceanside, California, U.S., March 14, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters The Trump administration will implement a 25% tariff of all imported canned beer and empty aluminum cans starting Friday, according to a notice from the Department of…
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Pedestrians walk past a Chagee store in Shanghai, China, on March 14, 2025. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Chinese bubble tea chain Chagee filed for a U.S. initial public offering on Tuesday, seeking to trade on the Nasdaq using the ticker “CHA.” The IPO filing comes as the company prepares to open its…
And, “if I think about it now, I would like to be called ‘Artist Chef’ instead of ‘Celebrities’ Chef’,” he mused. “I have a lot of interest in the arts – interiors, painting, photography, fashion – so, it would be nice to combine that with my passion for cooking. I believe cooking itself is also…
Chick-fil-A pineapple dragonfruit beverages. Courtesy: Chick-fil-A Fast-food chains are going all in on fun beverages to attract younger consumers. Chick-fil-A, known for its straightforward menu of fried chicken and waffle fries, is selling seasonal Pineapple Dragonfruit drinks. Yum Brands’ Taco Bell installed a beverage concept called Live Mas Café inside one of its California locations….
“They are still coming after 20 years. Some of those kids are now getting married. Some are overseas, but whenever they come back, they have to come to our restaurant.” What’s the secret formula to having survived and thrived for 20 years in Singapore’s notoriously cutthroat restaurant industry? It’s just “hard work”, the chefs shrugged….
