Seventeen states, including Wyoming, are reviewing the Albertsons-Kroger merger under state and federal antitrust laws. Opposition continues to build with a consumer lawsuit filed in California and a coalition of 100 entities organizing to stop the merger.
A small coalition of customers sued over the mega merger of Albertsons and Kroger. That’s been followed by an even larger coalition of organizations banding together to fight it. The group contains a few strange bedfellows.
A federal lawsuit claims Buffalo Wild Wings is deliberately defrauding customers by passing off deep-fried and sauced up chunks of chicken breast as “boneless wings.” Laramie’s Trent Weitzel, reigning National Buffalo Wing Festival champ, agrees that “boneless wings are ridiculous.”
True to its name, it took awhile for Pokey’s BBQ to take off, but now it’s recognized by the Food Network – and a host of celebrities like Willie Nelson and ZZ Top – as Wyoming’s best barbecue.
The latest edition of Wyoming’s Food Freedom Act allowing dairy farmers to sell products through a middleman sailed through both legislative chambers and barring a governor’s veto, will soon be law, though an amendment making sure people can cut the cheese at farmers markets failed.
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The star continues to rise for Cheyenne Chef Petrina Peart. She almost beat Bobby Flay on his hit Food Network show and now has been tapped to represent the United States as a culinary diplomat.
While some dairy farmers in Wyoming are running a black market selling milk through third parties, a bill that would make those sales legal has cleared a state House committee.
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It may not be raining chocolate, but it’s close for Wyoming chocolatiers, who will each go through hundreds of pounds of chocolate for that annual ritual of giving sweets to the sweet.
A municipal court in Butte, Montana, allows some criminal offenders to donate to food banks in lieu of paying fines. Some Wyoming authorities say it’s a good idea but it wouldn’t necessarily but in a town’s interest because they need the money.
Good news, last minute Christmas shoppers! A 2013 vintage Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée Conti bottle of wine from Burgundy France is available from the Prime Rib restaurant in Gillette for only $23,000.
The U.S. Air Force brought Petrina Peart to Wyoming and to her ultimate passion – cooking. That passion recently landed her on the Food Network in a cook-off of goat curry against celebrity chef Bobby Flay on his hit show “Beat Bobby Flay.”
So far, there appear to be no other cases of botulism connected to the one that killed a Jackson man last week, the Wyoming Department of Health said.
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After a two-month struggle against an insidious botulism infection, Hans Russell, 56, of Jackson died Wednesday in a Salt Lake hospital. It is thought that Russell contracted botulism from tainted soup while on a river trip in Idaho.
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While Botulism is rare, the effects can be devastating. Jackson outdoorsman Hans Russell has for weeks been completely paralyzed from Botulism that doctors believe he contracted from tainted soup.
Trent Weitzel, the owner of Laramie’s Weitzel’s Wings (Double Dubs) and Josh Allen’s favorite wing spot, is going to attempt to break a world record for selling the most chicken wings in 24 hours.
While Colorado will be getting its 7th In-N-Out Burger soon, Wyoming still has zero. And will likely have zero for a long time.
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Food pantries across Wyoming are struggling to meet an increased demand for assistance due to the pandemic because of supply chain issues seen around the nation.
A beer company that has locations in Cheyenne and Laramie has been hailed for having the best bar food in Wyoming, according to a recent report.
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A national chicken wing shortage has caused Josh Allen’s favorite wing restaurant in Wyoming — Weitzel’s Wings — to serve thighs instead of wings.
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Five years ago, Wyoming’s Ocean Andrew bought an old FedEx truck, rebuilt it into a food truck, brought it to Laramie, and launched “On the Hook Fish and Chips”.
A Chicago-based vegan company claims they can make hamburgers out of microbes from Yellowstone National Park.
The grand opening of an In-N-Out in Colorado caused lines up to 14 hours and a fight broke out where a man lost his pants (of course).
To prepare for Thanksgiving this Thursday, we thought we could provide a history lesson about turkeys in Wyoming. Hunters couldn’t legally harvest wild turkeys in the state until 1955.
Although we are pleased that In-N-Out is opening 3 locations nearer to Wyoming, it is not the consensus favorite on the Cowboy State Daily team.
Ander Christensen said he believes the relabeling of boneless chicken wings is a reality and he’s excited by it.
A local citizen said by changing the name of boneless chicken wings, Lincoln, Neb. could be a “social leader in this country.”
“Restaurant: Impossible” will film at The Emporium in Hawk Springs, population 45, sometime in mid-September.
“Food from the Farm + Ranch” is a collaboration between WHI, the Wyoming Stock Growers Association, Wyoming Custom Meats, the Wyoming Department of Agriculture and Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies. The collaboration is intended to utilize Wyoming products to care for Wyoming citizens.
“In a time like this, we’re all hands on deck,” the First Lady said. “People are very passionate about helping folks and feeding people, so it’s not a lift for me at all.”
With the number of confirmed coronavirus cases climbing every day, grocery stores across the country have recognized a specific need among customers.
Despite a growing trend toward meatless meal options, Wyoming’s beef producers are not seeing much of a decline in the demand for their product.
