• R.F. O’Sullivan’s burger’s poor temperature regulation doomed it to lose the Burger Throwdown. [A Hamburger Today]
Previously: Foodievents: J. Kenji Alt’s Burger Throwdown at R.F. O’Sullivan’s
• The credit crisis is hitting farmers hard, as banks’ reluctance to lend leaves some short of cash. [WSJ]
• Starbucks is launching its biggest marketing campaign ever, a series of print ads and posters that touts the perfection of the chain’s coffee. [NYT]