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Hold the Doughnuts: Philadelphia’s Finest Challenge Firefighters in a Weight Loss Competition; AMC Movie Theaters to Get ‘Smarter’ Concessions

• Philadelphia police officers challenge firefighters in a weight loss competition for charity. There’s no word yet on how this will affect Kripsy Kreme’s return to Center City. [KYW Newsradio]

• To the dismay of some oenophiles (including Eric Asimov, who considers vino a “grocery item”), a significant percentage of wine drinking in this country occurs sans any food. [NYT]

• The AMC movie-theater chain has declared it will offer “smarter” concession choices, though it doesn’t say exactly what those will be. How about kale chips? [NYDN]

• Try not to cry: Procter and Gamble is selling off Pringles chips to Diamond Foods, the company that makes all those nuts. [NPR]

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