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This list includes regionally established names currently undergoing unprecedented growth, while others are newbies set to debut on the national stage in 2026.
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Most people have their go-to fast-food favorite, a brand they stick with year in and out. However, these fast food chains are reportedly getting worse in 2025.
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Few grocery stores offer as copious a selection of fun and interesting foods as Costco — particularly its fast food dupes.
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Here's a list of the best and worst that Costco's wide selection of chicken has to offer. Products were chosen based on ample good or bad customer feedback.
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Some people reach for any old beer, but others like to select higher end bottles. Discover the most expensive beers on the market, and whether they're worth it.
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Craft beer is still popular, but brewery closures impacted the industry throughout 2025. This is a list of the U.S. breweries that have closed this year so far.
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Red Lobster may have reversed its fortune after restructuring, but these chain restaurants had to close a bunch of locations over the course of 2025.
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This year's Costco fall offerings are sweeping, including not just seasonal chocolates and pumpkin-flavored pastries but savory entrees and festive drinks, too.
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Want to make the most of your next trip to In-N-Out Burger? We recommend following these unspoken rules at the iconic fast food chain.
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Not every Italian food at Costco's a winner. Here is a list of 10 of the warehouse's best Italian foods, with positive customer feedback, that made the cut.
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While its selection of products differs from most grocery stores, not every Costco deli item is a winner. Here are eight highlights, plus six items to avoid.
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These top new Trader Joe's products of the year (so far) are mostly premade dishes or desserts, plus a few twists on simple pantry or fridge items.
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Americans used to love ordering each of the deli items on this list, but they have either become an oddity or outright gone extinct in the present day.
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Not all seafood chains are created equal, and reviews can give a good idea of which are worth going to -- we'd definitely stay away from some popular chains.
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Here are the best new items available for summer 2025 at Costco stores. This list includes various food products, alongside one particularly summery appliance.
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Food recall history is littered with chicken salad products that were pulled off grocery store shelves for the sake of consumer health and safety.
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Costco is always coming out with new products on its shelves to satisfy customers. Here are the best frozen foods the warehouse has released so far in 2025.
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Several fast food chains make a chicken snack wrap for milder appetites and quick bites. Find out which chain does it best, and what version of the wrap to get.
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If you're curious about the best beers to try from every U.S. state, or the signature beer it is most associated with, this rundown has you covered.
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To see how the McDonald's chicken sandwiches stack up against one another, we ordered all of them to compare. The following is a ranking, from worst to best.
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Fast food restaurants are pulling out all the stops to keep customers coming back, but these 2025 fast food items failed to live up to the hype.
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Here are the biggest BBQ sauce recalls in the history of the U.S., involving some popular brands beloved by barbecue aficionados from coast to coast.
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If you're curious about the best hot Italian sausges who can buy, we've scoured the shelves of grocery stores to find the ones to buy and the ones to avoid.
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Bernie Sanders' diet reflects his support of small businesses as well as his upbringing and a focus on health. See what kinds of foods he eats.
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These are the biggest shrimp recalls in U.S. history. For a recall to qualify on this list, its quantity had to eclipse the majority of shrimp recalls.
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McDonald's is throwing its hat into the ring again with a new and improved lemonade recipe, but how does their premium lemonade compare to Chick-fil-A's?
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DiGiorno is a staple in the frozen pizza aisle, so we put a selection to test. After tasting seven dramatically different pizzas, here's how they rank.
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