• New England’s obesity rates are relatively low compared to the rest of the country, but they are on the rise. [Globe]
• Teamsters with Dunkin’ Donuts’ distributor are threatening to call a strike in August if they can’t resolve issues over “health and welfare, union security, wages and job security.” [Herald]
• A look at some of the country’s most fattening dishes turned up a seven-pound breakfast burrito and a hot beef sundae. [USAT]
• Summer is the perfect time to start gardening, but first you’ll need to turn your kitchen scraps into compost. [Serious Eats]
• Starbucks is adding packets of instant iced coffee to the Via product line it launched last fall. [AP]
• Coca-Cola’s World Cup marketing campaign penetrates 160 countries for $600 million. [WSJ]
• The Taco Bell breakfast menu — including a “potato and cheese roll-up” for 79 cents — will launch soon. [Nationa’s Restaurant News]
