• Eeeeee! Scientists have sequenced the cacao genome! Does cloned chocolate count as fair trade? [Nature via Diner’s Journal/NYT]
• Frito-Lay is going to announce a revamp of its products, and half of its snacks will be made exclusively from natural ingredients. Fritos and Tostitos are just fried corn, right? What were they made out of before? [USAT]
• Speaking of huge companies co-opting natural food, one year-end roundup wonders if the artisanal movement has jumped the shark. [Salinas Californian]
• Big in 2010: at-home canning, more dudes cooking. [UPI]
• Hawkeye Food Service of Coralville, Iowa, is suing a bunch of Iowa school districts, alleging price-fixing and bid-rigging. [Chicago Tribune]
