Pizza Hut Testing Their New Plant-Based Incogmeato Pizza
Incogmeato, Kellogg’s new line of plant-based protein, is coming to Pizza Hut.
Starting on Wednesday, the pizza chain will serve a new vegetable pizza topped with Incogmeato’s meatless Italian sausage at one location in Phoenix, Arizona. The test will last for a limited time. Pizza Hut will sell the pie in a new, round pizza box, which it is also testing at the Phoenix location.
Taken together, the Garden Specialty Pizza and the new packaging may attract customers who are concerned about the environment. Plant-based proteins use far less water and are responsible for fewer emissions than their animal protein counterparts. And the round pizza boxes use less packaging than traditional square boxes.
It took two years to develop the box, said Nicolas Burquier, chief customer and operations officer for Pizza Hut. He called the container “the most innovative packaging we’ve rolled out to date.”
While Pizza Hut may be leading the pack when it comes to pizza boxes, it’s following a more established pattern by testing out a product that features plant-based protein.
Dunkin’ recently announced that it is rolling out its Beyond Meat breakfast sandwich nationally in November, two months ahead of schedule, because its New York City test of the product exceeded expectations. And Burger King announced that it would make its Impossible Whopper available nationally after just one month of testing.
Plant-based proteins also sell well in the grocery aisle. US retail sales of plant-based foods have grown 11% in the past year, according to a July report from trade group Plant Based Foods Association and the Good Food Institute, a nonprofit that supports plant-based businesses. Kellogg, which first announced Incogmeato in early September, isn’t the only big food company with a new line of meat substitutes. Nestlé, Tyson, Smithfield and Kroger are also launching their own plant-based products.
Kellogg is also not the first to partner with a restaurant to introduce a new product to consumers. Impossible Foods debuted its plant-based sausage with Little Caesars in May.
Kellogg and Pizza Hut recently partnered on another limited-time menu item, the Stuffed Cheez-It Pizza, which is designed to look like an oversized Cheez-It cracker. That collaboration led to a discussion about incorporating Incogmeato into the Pizza Hut menu, explained Marianne Radley, chief brand officer for Pizza Hut.
“Exploring plant-based options together was really just a natural conversation,” Radley wrote in an email to CNN Business. The Garden pizza and round box will be sold together for $10.
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Black Apple employee says complaints about treatment by white customers got him fired
A black former Apple employee is suing the tech behemoth for $750,000, alleging he was discriminated against by customers and managers — and lost his job when he complained.
Joshua Holt, 32, claimed in a lawsuit filed last week that white customers “constantly asked” if he worked at an Apple store at the Washington Square mall in Tigard, Oregon, despite having just welcomed them into the location, The Oregonian reports.
Other white shoppers also referred to Holt as a “boy” and sometimes ignored or avoided him in favor of his white colleagues at Apple, his lawsuit claims.
“When Mr. Holt shared these experiences with his co-workers and management, he was often told to ‘assume positive intent’ or that he was overreacting,” the lawsuit reads. “Mr. Holt grew increasingly upset and demoralized by Apple not taking his concerns seriously enough to warrant a meaningful response.”
The alleged “barrage of racial discrimination” took such a toll on Holt that he needed medical leave and a doctor requested that he be transferred back to an Apple store in downtown Portland, where he previously worked and could enjoy a more diverse environment.
But Apple declined to transfer Holt, who was initially hired by the California-based company in 2011 and later helped open a store in Atlanta. Managers in Oregon suggested that he “work through the interactions” on his own, according to the lawsuit.
Then, in December 2018, a white customer who was looking at an Apple watch didn’t understand what Holt was trying to tell him and asked for a white Apple employee instead, the lawsuit claims.
“Mr. Holt politely asked, ‘Isn’t that what I just said?’” according to the lawsuit, which claims the white worker gave the same response. “Mr. Holt explained he was always trying to improve his communications. The customer threw his hand in Mr. Holt’s face.”
A co-worker then had to intervene when the customer “stepped into” Holt’s personal space, according to the lawsuit. Managers then sent Holt home before putting him on administrative leave. He was later fired in March for violating company policies, according to the lawsuit.
A message seeking comment from an Apple spokesperson was not immediately returned Tuesday, but company spokeswoman Rachel Wolf Tulley declined to comment when reached by The Oregonian, citing ongoing litigation.
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Mom who sold meth to put child through college gets 11 years
An Ohio mom of five sold several pounds of meth to buy her family a farm and to pay for the college education of one of her kids, her attorney claims.
Janet Gartner, 41, and her live-in boyfriend, Nicholas Tony Bair, 40, were not typical drug dealers because they allegedly didn’t use the 5 pounds of meth, along with cocaine and pot, found earlier this year in their rural farmhouse in Kimbolton, her attorney claimed to a judge on Monday, the Zanesville Times Recorder reports.
“She only wanted to sell enough to buy a farm and put one of her children through college,” attorney Nicole Churchill said, adding that the housekeeper for wealthy families in Licking County just wanted the best for her family.
“When the drugs were gone, it was going to be over,” Churchill said. “She would go back and be content on cleaning rich people’s toilets.”
But a prosecutor insisted Gartner and Bair wreaked havoc in central Ohio by selling 1-pound bags of meth for $6,500, including twice when authorities were watching them do so at a carwash in Dresden, officials said.
A subsequent search of the couple’s property revealed a trove of drugs and cash, including $160,000, hundreds of THC vape pens and hallucinogenic mushrooms, authorities said.
Judge Mark Fleegle was unmoved by Churchill’s emotional plea, sentencing Gartner to 11 years in prison on drug and corruption charges while ordering her to pay a $10,000 fine. Fleegle also told Gartner that her actions destroyed the lives of users and killed people, Y-City News reports.
“That can never be rationalized in my mind,” the judge said.
Bair, meanwhile, is expected to return to court to enter a plea on drug charges next month. Churchill’s attorney said he, too, just wanted what was best for Gartner’s family.
“I don’t believe anyone wakes up and goes, ‘You know, I want to sell meth,’” Churchill said in court, adding that a farm and college were the ultimate goals. “They would have had something they’d never had before.”
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There is now a ‘sexy’ Popeyes chicken sandwich Halloween costume
NEW YORK — Popeye’s chicken sandwich is so popular it has inspired a “sexy” Halloween costume.
It’s called the “Sold Out Chicken Sandwich Costume,” clearly referencing Popeye’s hit sandwich, which sold out this summer.
Some people even waited in line for hours to get one.
But you won’t have to wait in line for the costume, which features a brown bodysuit, a ruffled bodice, and a white “sold out” stamp.
Yandy.com is selling the outfit for almost $80.
Get one before they’re gone, just like the actual sandwich.
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Nicki Minaj marries Kenneth Petty after a year of dating: The ‘Clyde to my Bonnie’
Nicki Minaj, 36, announced her marriage to Kenneth Petty, 41, on Instagram late Monday night following nearly a year of dating. She shared her martial bliss with a video of matching “Mr. and Mrs.” mugs and coordinating “Bride” and “Groom” baseball caps.
“10•21•19,” the rapper captioned the footage, appearing to refer to the lovebirds’ official wedding date. USA TODAY reached out to Minaj’s rep for comment.
She hasn’t shared any more details about tying the knot, but Minaj revealed in August that she would have a big wedding celebration following their low-key nuptials.
“I have to work on my album and I have a lot to focus on that I don’t want to do the big wedding now,” she said on Queen Radio in August. “We’ll do the big wedding later.”
She continued: “Before the 90 days is over, yes, I will be married. I’m very happy about that because my baby makes me so happy.”
Minaj and Petty start dating last year before becoming Instagram-official in December 2018. Their relationship made waves after Petty’s criminal history came to light.
Petty is a registered, Level 2 sex offender on New York State’s Sex Offender Registry. He was assessed as posing a medium risk of committing another offense.
According to the registry, in April 1995, Petty was convicted of attempted first-degree rape for a 1994 assault that occurred when both he and the victim were 16. It also notes that he used a knife or cutting instrument during the commission of the crime. He was sentenced to between 18 and 54 months in state prison. According to New York State Department of Corrections records, he served just under four years and was released in January of 1999.
The DOC website says that in 2006, Petty went back to prison for first-degree manslaughter and served nearly seven years before being released on parole in May 2013.
When an Instagram commenter noted that he would have been a teenager at the time of the attempted rape and speculated the victim “must’ve been a white girl,” Minaj reportedly offered clarification, stating, “He was 15, she was 16… in a relationship. But go awf Internet. y’all can’t run my life. Y’all can’t even run y’all own life. Thank you boo.”
Earlier this week, Minaj called Petty the “Clyde to my Bonnie.” She updated her Twitter account to read “Mrs. Petty.”
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Colorado Mom Accused of Killing Daughter She Portrayed as Terminally Ill
A Colorado mother who sought donations to cover medical treatments for her daughter and promoted the girl’s “bucket list” of dreams to fulfill before she died has been indicted on a murder charge in the 7-year-old’s death that was previously believed to be from a terminal disease.
In a grand jury indictment revealed Monday, Kelly Renee Turner, 41, also known as Kelly Gant, was charged with 13 criminal counts that included child abuse, theft and charitable fraud in the death of Olivia Gant in 2017.
The indictment alleges Turner caused Olivia Gant’s 2017 death, not the multiple illnesses that the mother claimed the girl had and that prompted publicized ride-alongs with police and fire crews. The Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants wishes to critically ill children, also paid about $11,000 for a “bat princess” costume party for her.
Turner was arrested Friday at a Denver-area hotel and held without bond, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said. It is not clear if she has an attorney who could speak on her behalf.
Olivia’s actual cause of death was not immediately clear. It was originally attributed to intestinal failure, according to the indictment issued Thursday and first reported Monday by KUSA-TV.
Her body was exhumed last year, and an autopsy found no physical evidence of that illness or other conditions that Turner claimed the girl suffered, including seizure disorder and a buildup of fluid in cavities deep within the brain. Olivia’s death is now listed as undetermined.
Investigators say Olivia had been using a feeding tube and was admitted in July 2017 to Children’s Hospital Colorado, where doctors said her nutrition was deficient.
One doctor told investigators that Turner wanted to withdraw all medical care and artificial feeding for her daughter because her quality of life was so bad. He said she insisted that he sign a “do not resuscitate” order for her daughter.
Doctors had said Olivia wouldn’t be able to survive on IV nutrition, and Turner was given the option of taking her home on hospice care, according to the indictment. Olivia died a few weeks later.
Several doctors who were interviewed said Olivia did not have a terminal condition. The girl started getting treatment at the hospital in 2013 after moving from Texas, where Turner’s husband stayed behind.
The investigation into Olivia’s death began after doctors at the hospital became suspicious last year after Turner brought in her older daughter because of “bone pain,” according to the indictment.
During an interview, investigators said Turner spontaneously brought up Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a psychological disorder in which parents or caregivers seek attention from the illness of their children or dependents and sometimes cause them injuries that require attention.
“That has never been my case, like at all, whatsoever,” she said in the interview.
During the investigation, authorities separated Turner from her older daughter to see if the girl would still report the same symptoms. The daughter has not had any additional medical problems or complaints of pain since October 2018, the indictment said.
It’s not immediately clear how old the girl is or whom she lives with now.
The daughters were ensured by Medicaid, and Turner is accused of fraudulently obtaining about $539,000 worth of care from the government-funded program.
Children’s Hospital Colorado issued a statement saying it declined to comment to avoid compromising the case.
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Man hanged himself after suffering months-long toothache
A man hanged himself after suffering months of an agonizing toothache, his mother said in court.
Anthony Hoskins, 38, was found dead in his Southampton, England, flat on April 3.
He was on the waiting list to have his wisdom teeth removed – but downed painkillers and whiskey every night to help him sleep through the pain.
His mom, Shirley, said he’d “had enough of the pain” just weeks before he died, testifying in Winchester Coroner’s Court heard.
She said: “Anthony was just a normal man who got on with life.
“He enjoyed playing computer games and had no financial problems. His rent was always paid, along with other utilities and he would see me weekly.
“Anthony is at rest now and will not suffer any more pain. The really sad thing is that it cost me almost the same amount of money to pay for his death that it would have to have private dental treatment.”
A bank receipt found near his body revealed he was overdrawn by £3,000 ($3,890) and had begged his bosses for more overtime.
Officer Simon Collins said at the hearing cops forced entry into Hoskins’ one-bed flat after his worried mom said she had not heard for him for a few days.
Acting area coroner Samantha Marsh recorded a conclusion of suicide.
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Brothers accused of saving meth equipment, letting grandma die in fire
Two upstate New York brothers allegedly left their 82-year-old grandmother to die in a house fire — but salvaged their meth-making equipment, according to reports
Justin Gause, 21, and his 33-year-old brother, Jarrett, were indicted last week on second-degree murder charges for the May 14 death of Gladys Ann Willow at her Riverside home, according to The Star Gazette.
The brothers allegedly saved the drug paraphernalia from the blaze but left Willow inside the home, the Steuben County district attorney told WETM.
The duo then went to buy cigarettes without reporting the blaze, the prosecutor added.
Jarrett Gause was arrested last week after the grand jury indictments were unsealed. He remains in police custody.
Justin, who was initially the only sibling to be charged after the blaze, is out on bail.
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Wendy Williams Says She Brought Her Son to a Strip Club and Taught Him How to ‘Make It Rain’
Wendy Williams imparted a very unique lesson to her 19-year-old son, Kevin Hunter Jr., recently.
On Monday’s episode of The Wendy Williams Show, the talk show host revealed that, while in Los Angeles, California, to receive her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last week, she took her son, whom she shares with estranged husband Kevin Hunter, and nephew, Travis, to a strip club — where she taught them how to “make it rain!”
“First of all, I didn’t think anything of this was going to be happening, Second of all, I think a guy is supposed to go with their father if they wanna go to a strip club,” she began. “He asked me, like, three months ago, ‘Mom, take me to a strip club.’ Are you outta your mind!?”
“But, when we were out in L.A., somehow the spirit hit me… ‘I got two kids and I’m in nursing school and I’m only doing this… Miss Wendy, please don’t judge me,'” she said, doing her best impression of a stripper speaking with her mid-dance at the club, adding her response, “I’m like, ‘I’m not judging you. Look, can you move over to my son?'”
However, when her son got a dance, Williams complained that he was just “dropping” the money on the exotic dancers, which she was not OK with.
“I’m like, ‘Girl, come back over here,'” she added as the audience laughed. “Do it again.” That’s when she pantomimed sliding dollar after dollar at the dancer in one continuous motion. “I’m like, ‘What’s wrong with you two!?'” she proclaimed. “You gotta make it rain!”
Following her ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, the 55-year-old TV personality spoke with ET about what getting a star means to her after a decades-spanning career in the spotlight.
“It’s a combination of over 30 years of being a personality,” Williams told ET. “It’s not easy being on TV for 10 years, by yourself, live. This has been a really hectic year for me, but also a hectic career. You know, triumph over adversity. Stick to it, Wendy, you’ll show ’em. You’ll show ’em. And now, it’s my pleasure to show you.”
She also took a moment to discuss what the honor means to her only child, stating, “My son is here with me … he’s only 19, he’s only known me as Mom with the microphone, and then Mom in the headlines, and Mom saying out-of-order stuff,” she explained. “So, this star means everything. Because now he’s got something to look at and say, ‘My mom did it.'”
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9-year-old boy arraigned on 5 murder charges in deadly mobile home blaze
A 9-year-old boy was arraigned Monday on charges of murdering five relatives in an Illinois mobile home fire, a report said.
Kyle Alwood appeared confused at times during the half-hour hearing and quietly cried at its conclusion, before being escorted out by his grandparents, who are caring for him, according to The Journal Star.
The child is facing five counts of first-degree murder for allegedly setting the April 6 blaze in Goodfield, Ill. that killed three kids and two adults – ranging in age from 1 to 69-years-old.
After the blaze broke out, the boy ran next door to the home of his maternal grandparents and shrieked “The house is on fire! Help!” the report said.
The boy’s 28-year-old mother Katrina Alwood, who survived the blaze, has backed her son.
“Everyone is looking at him like he’s some kind of monster, but that’s not who he is,” she told CBS News earlier this month. TOP ARTICLES2/5READ MORETMZ’s Van Lathan fired after newsroom spat withMichael Babcock
“People make mistakes, and that’s what this is. Yes, it was a horrible tragedy, but it’s still not something to throw his life away over.”
Kyle is due back in court on Nov. 22. Because of his age, he cannot be held in custody between hearings.
He will also avoid incarceration if convicted. He could, however, face probation, therapy and counseling, the report said.
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