• A Wendy’s in one of Tokyo’s luxury shopping districts is offering a $16 burger with truffles and foie gras. So, we’re still talking about the same Wendy’s, right … ?[NYDN]
• After Chipotle opened its ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen concept, lawyers from the burrito giant went after Pure Thai Shophouse, forcing the little restaurant to change its name to Pure Thai Cookhouse. El lame-o. [Midtown Lunch]
• Here’s a gross one: A man claims he found a mouse in his Mountain Dew, but Pepsi Co. is saying that’s impossible, since the rodent would have become “a jelly-like substance” in processing. [NYDN]
• Great news for would-be restaurant owners: The city’s New Business Acceleration Team, which helps cut through the red tape, has expanded to all five boroughs. [Crain’s]
• The U.N. says global food prices are likely to remain high; however, in the U.S. at least, they may have peaked. Organic milk, however, might go up in price owing to shortages. Cough, first-world problems, cough. [Business Standard, Bloomberg, Salt/NPR]
