• Nestle, which owns 85% of the crop used for canned pumpkin, issued a statement apologizing for the severe shortage of pumpkin pies this year following heavy rains in the Midwest. [UPI]
• A recent DialAFlight survey revealed that frequent flyers consume a lot of alcohol before boarding and on flights. [Yahoo/DialAFlight]
• A Hard Rock Cafe is coming to Hollywood and Highland in 2010. [Examiner]
• Gordon Ramsay’s British show The F Word is not doing very well in the ratings. [Guide Girl]
• A new bill in the Senate would require companies to test their ground beef for E. coli. [NYT]
• Consumer trend tracking company Mintel predicts that sodium-reduction will be the next big health fad. [Reuters]
• Flooding at the Atlanta Eggo factory means a future shortage of the frozen waffles. [NYDN]