Guilt-Free Starches

Healthy fast food. It’s the ultimate oxymoron, unless you peruse the supermarket aisles in search of pre-made options without a laundry list of multi-syllabic ingredients. The options weren’t plentiful until recent years, when consumers began swapping white rice for brown, and testing other grains, such as couscous and quinoa. We found two companies that offer [...]

Retail News June 2009

Christie Brinkley Launches Jewelry Line Christie Brinkley is launching a jewelry line called CeleBrate that will sell exclusively at Ross-Simons, License reports. The collection includes necklaces, rings, earrings and bracelets with floral motifs, Southwestern-style turquoise and gold peace signs with diamonds. Many styles also include Brinkley’s initials. For the complete story, click here. Yum! Brands [...]

Retail & Celebrity Charity News Week of November 16

Sony Encourages Television Recycling To encourage the recycling of electronic products, Sony Style has launched its ‘Green Glove’ service, which offers consumers the option of having their old televisions hauled away and recycled when purchasing a new 32-inch diagonal or larger Sony BRAVIA LCD television. The service is part of the Sony Take Back Recycling [...]

Retail & Celebrity Charity News Week of November 10

Charlize Theron Takes On UN Role Actress and activist Charlize Theron has been appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as a United Nations Messenger of Peace, focused on ending violence against women.  She was recognized for her work to bring attention and gain support for social issues, specifically in her native South Africa. Theron, [...]

Aloe For Internal Healing A Soothing Drink What: Aloe could soon become the next health food craze, with its abilities to aid digestion and improve the immune system.

The Dirt:What’s the next among the list of superfoods that in recent years has expanded to include acai, mangosteen and goji berries? Some are betting on aloe. Those risk takers include the duo behind Alo, Vice President Henry Chen and Director Brian Choi. Alo has its base in the Bay Area and imports its juice [...]

Retail & Celebrity Charity News May 26

Grocer Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, the small-format grocery chain run by British retailer Tesco, announced they will add 250 new private-label products, which include more fresh-prepared ready meals, new juices and brewed teas, soy and goat yogurt and more ready-to-grill meats, The Press-Enterprise reports. The news comes after the company decided to halt plans [...]