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A single agri-business behemoth dominates the Thanksgiving-industrial complex. By Chloe Sorvino, Forbes Staff There’s hardly a forkful of Thanksgiving that doesn’t involve agri-business giant Cargill, America’s biggest privately held company. Cargill makes key ingredients in gravy, cranberry sauce, packaged dinner rolls, cornbread mix and marshmallows for the sweet potatoes. It manufactures the vegetable oils used

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Ready to go deep inside the Thanksgiving Industrial Complex? My feature out this morning is all about America’s largest private company and how they make so many parts of so many iconic Thanksgiving bites. That includes key ingredients in gravy, cranberry sauce, packaged dinner rolls, cornbread

Despite being the most widely consumed category of spirit in the United States, vodka remains wildly misunderstood. Ask many a casual drinker what it’s made from and they’re likely to say potatoes. In fact, it can be distilled from any fermentable base ingredient. Ask many craft connoisseurs what it tastes like and they’re likely to

YOXMAN, the renowned dining experience hosted by a slew of Michelin-starred chefs, is poised to make a triumphant return to Suffolk’s Wilderness Reserve in 2024. Following two sold out years, the exclusive experience once again promises a feast of culinary exploits you won’t find anywhere else in the world. Split across two weekends, this year’s

Once again, the holiday season is upon us. It comes with six weeks of family, friends, and feasts, not to mention a smorgasbord of parties to close out the year in a blizzard of events. It is also when many people find themselves roaming the aisles of their local liquor and wine shops, looking for

There are few better ways to embrace the flavors of Fall and Winter than a beautifully-made sangria. We’re not talking about throwing lemonade and some cheap red plonk in with some sliced fruit and calling it a day, either. We’re talking superior sangrias. Ones which celebrate the season at hand: in this case, warming notes

If you are like me, everyone I know is discussing their menu for the big T-day meal on Thursday. And, while most people serve the same main course and side dishes, the starter is often up for grabs. If you are still looking, I have a Thanksgiving appetizer that is tasty and feels special but

In this second installment of our coverage of the Expo East Natural Products event, we delve into the burgeoning realms of beverages, snacks, and confections within the health foods and ‘better-for-you’ sectors. Our previous column offered a comprehensive overview of the innovative products and emerging trends showcased at this premier event, highlighting the growing emphasis

Lilly Singh, the trailblazing comedian, YouTuber and late-night talk show host, welcomed a constellation of stars to her annual Diwali extravaganza last week in LA—and she’s given us an inside look. The event reunited Singh with her closest family and celebrity friends, including Mindy Kaling, Raven-Symoné, Sophia Bush, Victoria Justice, and more, for a celebration

You don’t have to be Italian to indulge in a slice of panettone during the holidays. In Italy, this sweet, cake-like, dome-shaped bread is a traditional Christmas and New Year dessert. With bespoke wrappings, it’s also an uber-popular gift for families, friends, and colleagues. Born in Milan, “panettone” is derived from the Italian word “panetto”

When Shaun White, the three-time Olympic Gold Medalist in snowboarding, decided to retire from competition after the 2022 Olympic Games, he left quite a legacy behind. He was a five-time Olympian, had racked up 18 medals in snowboarding at the Winter X Games, and had won 10 ESPY’s PY SPY Awards. His high-flying acrobatics in