The SUBWAY restaurant chain, which celebrated record breaking growth in 2013, is poised to open about 3,000 new locations worldwide this year.

Cinnaholic (www.cinnaholic.com), including its owners Shannon and Florian Radke, appeared on the ABC reality show "Shark Tank" with the hopes of landing a deal that would allow the 100 percent vegan cinnamon roll bakery to expand globally. The couple found a recipe sweet enough for the Sharks to bite and are getting ready to take the Berkeley, California-based bakery across the United States and overseas.

'Sip & Savor' all-star chef charity fundraising event benefiting Special Olympics Chicago on Thursday, May 29 at Room 1520 Featuring food from chefs Abraham Conlon of Fat Rice, Pat Sheerin of Trenchermen, Mike Sheerin of Cicchetti, Chris Pandel of The Bristol and Balena, Paul Virant of Perennial Virant and Vie, and Dana Cree of Blackbird. "Sip & Savor" - the annual all-star chef charity fundraising event benefiting Special Olympics Chicago/Special Children's Charities - will be held from 6pm until 9pm on Thursday, May 29 at Room 1520 that's located at 1520 West Fulton Street.

Junoon, New York City's Michelin-starred contemporary Indian restaurant known for its elegantly modern take on traditional dishes, will open its second location this fall as a 5,000 square foot, 145-seat United Arab Emirates (UAE) outpost in Dubai's five-star Shangri-La Hotel. New York based restaurateur Rajesh Bhardwaj, who founded Junoon as an expression of his passion for the food and culture of his native India, made the announcement at the restaurant's third anniversary celebration on Wednesday evening, May 13. He stated the new Dubai location will set the stage for future expansion of the Junoon brand; one internationally acclaimed for its exploration of Indian cuisine's infinite gastronomic possibilities under the guidance of Corporate Chef Vikas Khanna, one of the subcontinent's most renown culinary talents and cookbook authors. A brand that has been awarded a coveted Michelin star annually since Junoon opened in 2011.

Mysteryland USA will have Brooklyn's own foodie heaven, Smorgasburg host their very own Food Fest this Memorial Day Weekend. Dubbed 'The Woodstock of Eating' by The New York Times, it's only fitting that the culinary fair makes camp at the Bethel Woods Center For The Arts, the site of the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival.

Everyone will want to mark their calendars for May 24th, when Town Center Corte Madera hosts one of its most popular events of the year, Taste of Town Center. This year will feature many of the center's popular restaurants and food merchants who'll be offering up samples of tasty treats on SATURDAY, MAY 24TH from 12 noon to 2pm in the Center's common area.

JOLLY TIME Pop Corn today announced the launch of its national grassroots campaign, Kernels of Kindness, a community program awarding $1,000 grants to 100 people and organizations that bring joy and happiness to others through kind acts in their community.

popchips inc., the innovative popped snack company, has launched the newest member to the award winning snack brand, popped veggie chips. the new great-tasting popchips veggie chips are popping up at retailers nationwide available in a 3 oz. bag.

Dutch Bros. Coffee and the communities it serves banded together to raise a record-breaking $352,591 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association in honor of the late co-founder Dane Boersma.

Dunkin' Donuts, one of the world's leading coffee and baked goods chains, today announced that it has signed a master franchise agreement with Coffee & Brands Sweden AB to begin developing Dunkin' Donuts restaurants across Sweden. The leaders of the franchise group, Oskar Svensson, Tommy Svensson and Johan Sjohagra, have a wealth of business and retail experience in Sweden. The master franchise agreement calls for the development of 30 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants throughout Sweden over the next five years, with an initial focus on the Stockholm area.

When it comes to creating fresh, exciting, delicious and unique pizza in New York City, no one is being more creative than the Financial District's Blue Planet Grill. The much loved restaurant's new pizza menu is inspiring a great deal of excitement and there may be nothing quite like it anywhere else in Manhattan.

Just in time for the Memorial Day holiday and summer barbecue season, the ever-popular, limited-edition red, white and blue Budweiser cans and bottles have arrived on shelves. This year marks an even larger commitment to helping military familieswith Budweiser and its wholesaler family donating more than $3 million dollars to the Folds of Honor Foundation.

On Saturday, June 21 2014, thousands of craft beer drinkers and music lovers will once again gather together for the Third Annual Beer Fields Festival, happening at the Pennysaver Amphitheatre at Bald Hill, 55 S Bicycle Path in Selden, NY. The all day event will feature more than 75-plus U.S. breweries pouring over 150 types of beer and music from international superstar Matisyahu and just added Ballyhoo alongside some of the best local bands on Long Island. Past events have included performances by Sublime with Rome, The Dirty Heads, The Wailers and others.

Links TapRoom - an All-American craft beer and sausage focused neighborhood bar from owner/beer director Michael Quinlan and managing partner Cary Michael located at 1559 N Milwaukee Ave in Wicker Park - will throw 'The Battle For Lake Michigan' event for Chicago Craft Beer Week from today, May 15 thru May 25.

Joe's Crab Shack's month-long #JoesGoesBlue campaign has raised a company record of more than $1.3 million for Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization.

Earlier medical nutrition solutions were meant only to address malnutrition, but continued advancements in healthcare has led to the use of these medicated foods to complement drugs to treat various diseases such as diabetes, obesity, renal failure, pediatric malnutrition, sarcopenia and cancer. These medicated nutritional products are segmented into pediatric nutrition, elderly nutrition, sports nutrition and parenteral nutrition.

LOS ANGELES, May 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Axiom Foods, whose Oryzatein enzyme-extracted, brown rice protein is supplied to food and beverage manufacturers throughout the U.S., Europe and other countries, is embarking on a campaign to educate consumers about the reality of heavy metals in plant foodAs Dr. Oz said in a recent segment, the people have the right to know the truth. It is important to know that those whose diets consist mostly of vegetables have a naturally higher heavy metal contribution to their bodies* than those who ingest an animal-based diet, especially with the sharp rise in vegetarianism and veganism in the U.S. (Google Trends reported a doubling of veganism since 2010). Axiom, an ethically-based food ingredient provider, has been on a mission to educate consumers on all of the aspects of how and why metals naturally occur in vegetables that grow in healthy soil, so they can make informed decisions about their intake and understand if and when those levels are toxic to the organs and other parts of the body.

NEW YORK, May 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Steve Plotnicki and Opinionated About Dining (OAD) are excited to announce The FRESH List. The list celebrates American restaurants featuring F Farm-to-Table cuisine; R Regional American Cuisine; E Ethnic Cuisine; S Sustainable Ingredients; and serves them with American-style H Hospitality.

CINCINNATI, May 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) will participate in the J.P. Morgan Consumer & Retail Conference on Tuesday, May 20. Mike Schlotman, Kroger senior vice president and chief financial officer, will address investors at 2:30 pm BST (London Time) on May 20, 2014.

BUFFALO, N.Y., May 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Delaware North Companies, a global leader in hospitality and food service and one of the largest privately held companies in North America, announced it has closed on its acquisition of a majority interest inPatina Restaurant Group. The closing occurred Friday.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif., May 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Togo's Eateries, Inc., a 'West Coast Original' since 1971, announces its latest restaurant in Santa Cruz, Calif., will open on Wednesday, May 14 located in Almar Shopping Center at 849-B Almar Avenue. To celebrate with the local community, the restaurant will be giving away 1,000 of its signature #9 Hot Pastrami and #24 Turkey and Avocado sandwiches. Additionally, a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at noon on opening day. The new restaurant is owned by current franchisees Dharmesh and Jaymini Karsan, who operate another Togo's restaurant in Santa Cruz located at 902 Ocean Street.

MCLEAN, Va., May 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ America's leading frozen food makers today launched a national effort to encourage consumers to take a fresh look at frozen foods through the 'Frozen. How Fresh Stays Fresh.' category education and promotion initiative.

PITTSBURGH, May 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Two clever drinking buddies, a hatred of warm beer and some joint compound combined to create a product that will change the world as we know it (for slow beer drinkers) the Beer Blizzard. A reusable ice cube shaped like the bottom of a beer can, made from thermoplastic polyurethane and filled with a non-toxic, quick-freezing fluid, the Beer Blizzard ensures ice cold beer stays ice cold from the first sip to the last.

SOUTHBURY, CT - New Leaf Brands, Inc. (OTCBB: NLEF), a diversified beverage holding company acquiring brands, distributors and co-packers in North America, has announced today that their subsidiary, Master Distributors, Inc., has been appointed the distributor of record for Purity Organic, a premier provider of fine organic juices, lemonades, and coconut water.