Dole Goes Public Again; Vendy Finalists Announced
Dole Food has filed the paperwork to go public, the second time it has done so after going private in 2003. The company, currently owned by L.A. billionaire David Murdock, hopes to raise $500 million.
[NY Times]
Since Whole Foods CEO John Mackey publicly criticized President Obama's health care reform plan in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, calls to boycott the company have spread across the Internet, including Facebook.
[FOXNews]
An unhealthy obsession with eating healthy, referred to as orthorexia nervosa, is on the rise. Sufferers tend to be over 30, middle class, and well-educated. Orthorexics fixate on the "purity" of what they eat, which can lead to malnutrition.
[FOXNews]
The five finalists for the 2009 Vendy Award have been announced: Freddy Zeidaies's Falafel King cart in Queens; Meru Sikder's Biryani Cart in midtown; Jamaican Dutchy, also in midtown; Red Hook's Country Boys food truck; and Anita Lo's Rickshaw Dumpling Bar.
[NY Daily News]
Schools chancellor Joel Klein picks his top pizzerias around the city, including Lucali in Carroll Gardens and Luzzo's in the East Village. He also likes Keste, Anselmo's, and Roberta's -- but isn't a fan of Chicago-style pies.
[NY Post]
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