Cardiologist Memo: Taco Bell will take its Cap'n Crunch-covered donut balls national. And the little treats are exempt from Taco Bell's no-artificial-ingredients program. The company said last week it would remove artificial colors, flavors and high-fructose corn syrup from its menu by the end of this year. But it noted there would be exceptions, including co-branded products like Doritos Locos Tacos. On Friday, the company said its latest national product launch on July 2 would be Cap'n Crunch Delights, similar to doughnut holes filled with icing.

Automakers enjoyed a spectacular run in May as sales totaled 1,634,952 light vehicles, the most ever recorded for the month. As in previous months, it was compact cross-overs and trucks that drove sales. Chevy's Silverado and Colorado mid-size,and GMC Sierra and Canyon, grabbed the highest numbers. Same for Toyota Tacoma. Pickup sales rose 8%, but F-series sales fell 9.7% as snags in production of the aluminum-bodied F-150 compounded dealer inventory shortages.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. will expand benefits formerly reserved for salaried workers -- including full tuition reimbursements, sick pay and paid vacations -- to all employees on July 1. J.D. Cummings, recruitment strategy manager at Denver-based Chipotle, and William Espey, brand voice lead in Chipotle's marketing division, made the announcement during a presentation at the annual Summer Brand Camp marketing and human resources conference, sponsored by Dallas-based analytics firm TDn2K.

Major League Baseball has signed two multi-year deals. The first is Hartford Financial Services Group, now the exclusive business insurance, homeowners insurance and employee benefits partner of the league. The other is a pact naming Miller Lite as MLB's official beer in Canada. The alliance with The Hartford includes presenting sponsorship of the AL and NL Reliever of the Year Awards. Miller Lite joins Copa Airlines, Frito Lay, Gatorade, Gillette and Pepsi as MLB sponsors in Canada.

PepsiCo will launch a new line of craft sodas called "Stubborn Soda" that will be sold at fountains at select foodservice accounts. The launch follows the recent introduction of Pepsi's Caleb's Kola and Mountain Dew Dewshine, also designed to compete with craft sodas. Stubborn will come in flavors including black cherry with tarragon, classic root beer, lemon berry acai, agave vanilla cream, orange hibiscus and pineapple cream.

According to digital ad agency Moosylvania, Nike is the top brand for people in their 20's and 30's. It is one of 12 brands recognized by the study, done with Great Questions, LLC, for providing a high-quality product, marketing with a strong, positive message and sense of social responsibility, and understanding Millennials. Apple is second, followed by Samsung, Sony and Walmart. The top twenty are in a slideshow at the jump.

To grab share from Gatorade, Powerade and other sports energy drinks, BodyArmor is running a campaign to support its position as being the choice of today's athlete. The effort is anchored by a TV spot, "This Is Now," with athletes Andrew Luck, James Harden, Rob Gronkowski, Mike Trout, Richard Sherman, Buster Posey and Skylar Diggins. The theme: "Sports have evolved over the years...so isn't it time for an upgraded sports drink?"

Taco Bell has launched a campaign meant to inspire teenagers to graduate from high school. The location-based social media campaign, #RecognizePotential, also highlights a national fundraising effort across the chain's 6,000 locations. Guests are invited to add a dollar to their order to support the Taco Bell Foundation. Also, on June 6, Taco Bell will celebrate National Graduation Day by offering free Doritos Locos Tacos to graduating teens who show their high school identification.

Costco Wholesale, it seems, has surpassed Whole Foods to become the biggest organic grocer. In an earnings call last week, chief financial officer Richard Galanti mentioned that the Issaquah warehouse club's sales of organic products exceeded $4billion annually. If so, says BMO Capital Markets, the chain is "possibly now already eclipsing" the industry leader, Whole Foods. The firm says Whole Foods sells $3.6billion in organics annually.

General Motors has assigned Bryan Nesbitt, who has been head of GM design in China for four years, to the new global head of design for Buick. Buick is focusing product development in U.S. and China, where it was No. 4 in sales last year. He replaces Andrew Smith, who keeps his other job as executive director of Cadillac design globally. Ken Parkinson takes Nesbitt's job in China. He was most recently executive director of design for Chevy trucks. Thus GM design veteran John Cafaro becomes executive director of Chevrolet globally.