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Bud Light Amps Up The Alcohol; Vegas Envies Our Fukuburger

• Just in time for coping with the holidays, Bud Light is rolling out a higher-alcohol-content brew dubbed Bud Light Platinum. [STL Today]

• People were camped out in Northridge last night for the opening of a Chick-Fil-A this morning. [NBC]

• Vegas is a little jealous that Fukuburger opened in our city first. [LVW]

• L.A. is in the midst of a hot dog boom, from its standby Pink’s to new dogs in town like Coney Dog and Papaya King. [LAT]

• Rising peanut-butter costs are creating sticky situations for food banks, which have long relied on the jarred protein as a staple. [Cleveland Plain Dealer]

• Not to be outdone by McDonald’s cult-favorite McRib, Dunkin’ Donuts, Sonic, and Red Robin are all rushing to unveil limited-time-only sandwiches. [NRN]

• The Supreme Court is weighing in on California’s law against slaughtering so-called “downer animals” (i.e., animals that can’t walk) for food, and it seems likely to overturn it. [NYT]

Bud Light Amps Up The Alcohol; Vegas Envies Our Fukuburger