Prebiotic soda maker Olipop is set to cross $200 million in annual sales this year, just five years after it arrived on grocery store shelves. Click here to read the story at cnbc.com. Discussion Questions:
McDonald’s customers are more reluctant to add fries to their order, grocery shoppers are less willing to swallow the elevated price of Unilever mayonnaise and Target customers are balking at some high-priced items. Click here to read the story at abcnews.com. Discussion Questions:
Sweetgreen has a Monday and Friday problem. The salad-and-grain-bowl chain was riding high pre-pandemic as increasing numbers of office workers relied on it for their daily desk salads. Click here to read the story at fastcompany.com. Discussion Questions:
Tesla Inc. is now charging less for the cheapest version of the Model Y sport utility vehicle than what the typical new vehicle sells for in the U.S., a threshold Elon Musk crossed in blazing fashion. Click here to read the story at latimes.com. Discussion Questions:
In 1947, Topps created a bright pink bubble gum square with an initially tough chew, a sweet smell and powerful sugary taste of fruit and cotton candy. Click here to read the story at marketingdive.com. Discussion Questions:
Sneakers designed to feel like running barefoot used to be the hottest phenomenon in exercise. Now, the opposite is true. The ugliest, chunkiest sneaker brand is flying off the shelves. Click here to read the story at cnn.com. Discussion Questions:
A total of 10 shoppers meandered the vast and visibly sparse aisles of a Bed Bath & Beyond in Northern Virginia on a recent Sunday. Click here to read the story at npr.org. Discussion Questions:
Both the 2023 NFL Draft and 2026 FIFA World Cup will have an expected economic impact of more than $100 million, according to Kansas City, Missouri. Click here to read the story at kshb.com. Discussion Questions:
From the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, NASCAR exploded in popularity. Click here to read the story at frontstretch.com. Discussion Questions:
Music fans responded with disbelief this week to the release on streaming and social media platforms of the viral song “Heart on My Sleeve.” Click here to read the story at npr.org. Discussion Questions: