• A Chester County caterer is charged in extortion of a Campbell Soup heiress, and her family. [Inquirer]
• A SEPTA bus crashed into the front of Monk’s Café. [Inquirer]
• Jamba Juice is not happy about McDonald’s entry into the smoothie market. [WSJ]
• “Ethnic” barbecue is on the rise, even at chain restaurants. [NRN]
• Tainted pet food caused several cases of human salmonella due to cross-contamination. [NYT]
• Food magazines are seeing less of a sales decline than tabloids and celebrity-helmed publications. [NYP]
• Nelson Mandela’s family is now selling wine under the “House of Mandela” label. [Eatocracy/CNN]