• The South Central Farmer’s Cooperative, kicked off of fourteen acres in South L.A. over three years ago by authorities, appears to be thriving on 80 acres of land near Bakersfield that was donated by Fresno’s Roger McAfee. [Latin American Heritage Tribune]
• John Foster, a well-known food vendor at Dodger Stadium, died yesterday afternoon in The Dodger Stadium press box from heart problems. [L.A. Now]
• A Los Angeles woman was hit by a car and killed this morning while leaving a food bank on Western and 79th street. Police are searching for the driver. [KTLA]
• Despite Tesco’s success in the UK, their Fresh and Easy line of stores has lost considerable money in the U.S. and is struggling to grow as planned. [TheFirstPost]
• The scholarship offered yearly by Chef Gordon Ramsay “is being rested this year” due to lack of funding. [CatererSearch]
• Burger King is planning a massive renovation of their restaurants to adopt a more “sit-down” vibe that the company hopes will be “contemporary, edgy, futuristic.” [AP]
• The number of Jewish delis has drastically declined in the last half-century, as Jews became more health-aware and less interested in eating traditional foods. [NYT]
• Posting calorie counts on fast-food menus doesn’t actually appear to change people’s eating habits. [WaPo]
