• Walgreens Faces Protests Over Abortion Pill
    Walgreens is facing pushback from consumers "angry that it is not offering the abortion pill in states with Republican Attorney Generals who have threatened legal repercussions. "The company confirmed late last week that it would not distribute mifepristone, the first pill in a two-drug medication abortion regimen, weeks after it and other large pharmacy chains received letters signed by those attorneys general," per The New York Times. "In each of the states, abortion is either banned or laws or proposed or pending legislation would prevent pharmacists from dispensing pills."
  • Swiss Marketing 'Police' Come After Toblerone
    The Swiss branding police are coming after Toblerone chocolate. The candymaker, known for its distinctive triangular peaks on the package, is losing the Matterhorn mountain from its logo after falling afoul of strict marketing rules. "Future Toblerone wrappers will feature a generic mountain design instead, after the chocolate bar’s American owner, Mondelez, decided to shift some production to the Slovakian capital of Bratislava this year," per The Washington Post
  • Canadian Food Delivery Partners With Maple Leafs Player On Virtual Restaurant
    Canadian food delivery network SkipTheDishes has launched a virtual restaurant in partnership with Maple Leafs Forward Mitch Marner. The pop-up delivery experience for fans across Ontario in 50 cities is available exclusively through the Skip app for a limited time. Also launching alongside the virtual restaurant are new creative spots on Skip's digital and social channels featuring Marner that highlight the restaurant's menu items.
  • White House Pledges To Support Abortion Pill Access
    The White House condemned Republican efforts to limit access to abortion pills, which are the most common way to end a pregnancy in the United States. "The statement follows Walgreen’s decision to not dispense the pills in nearly two-dozen states where GOP attorneys general have threatened them with legal action under the 19th century Comstock Act," according to Politico
  • IHOP Plans Third Virtual Brand
    IHOP is planing to add a third virtual brand, a chicken tender concept called Tender Fix. "IHOP’s two other virtual brands, Thrilled Cheese and Super Mega Dilla, are in over 1,200 restaurants and have helped IHOP expand its reach and attract new customers," per Restaurant Dive. "Virtual brands are helping drive IHOP’s off-premise business, which made up about 22% of sales during the fourth quarter."
  • Starbucks Frappuccino Bottles Recalled Due To Possible Glass Contamination
    Starbucks is recalling more than 25,000 cases of bottled vanilla Frappuccinos because they might have pieces of glass in them. "PepsiCo, which partners with Starbucks to distribute their readymade bottled and canned products, issued a voluntary recall," per NPR. "The product is not sold in Starbucks stores, but at several merchants nationwide, including Target, Amazon, Walmart and Safeway."
  • Heinz Wants To Buy Ketchup-Eating Survivor A Boat
    Heinz is in search of the man who reportedly survived a month at sea by eating ketchup. "The ketchup maker says it wants to help him buy a new boat and it's asking for the public’s help to find him," per USA Today.  "You may remember Elvis Francois as the brave sailor who survived on nothing but ketchup and spices while adrift at sea for 24 days," Heinz  posted on its Instagram account. "Well, Heinz wants to celebrate his safe return home and help him buy a new boat… but we can’t seem to find him."
  • Eli Lilly To Cut Insulin Price
    Reacting to consumer outrage over insulin prices, drugmaker Eli Lilly and Company says it will reduce the sticker prices of several products that are used by diabetes patients and whose prices Lilly has repeatedly increased in the past. "Lilly also said it would cap at $35 a month what patients pay out of their own pockets for the company’s insulin — even though the company already had such a policy in place," per The New York Times. "Lilly has been a primary contributor to soaring prices for an injection that millions of Americans rely on to keep their blood sugar …
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