• Genuardi’s Markets in Conshohocken, Norristown and Doylestown will become Weis Markets, while the remainder of the defunct chain’s locations will be turned into Giant Food Stores. [NBC Philly]
• Today, Qdoba locations across the country are offering a buy-one-get-one-free special to anyone who kisses a fellow customer at the cash register. No mistletoe? [Manchester Patch]
• Oh, zee French: McDonald’s France today launches its line of McBaguette sandwiches, featuring regional “terroir” cheeses. [NYDN]
• Decidedly not in: Those hog crates used for pig gestation. Following Chipotle’s anti-crate Super Bowl ad, McDonald’s, working with the Humane Society, has asked its suppliers to stop using the crates. [USAT]
• Great news for iPad-owning culinary types: Bon Appetit has hit the tablet. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]
• Chemical giant Monsanto was deemed guilty in a French court of poisoning a farmer who worked with its products. This could be a boon to others seeking similar verdicts. [HuffPo]
