From a bacon lover dating app to Doritos Rainbows, below are some interesting reads from the week:
And I thought the Kraft Heinz merger was a big deal: the company’s brand Oscar Mayer debuted a dating app devoted to bacon lovers called "Sizzl." It's real and anyone can sign up.
"In love, as it is in bacon, it's important to be discerning when selecting your perfect match and to never settle for less than the best," accoridng to a statement from Eric Dahmer, marketing director at Oscar Mayer.
This spurs many questions…
- Will there be a kosher version of this app?
- What if I don't love bacon but am desperate enough to use this for a date?
- How could I possibly tell someone I met the love of my life on an app for bacon lovers?
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— David Oliver (@davidolivereats) September 17, 2015
(Fake) restuarant plans to make menus healthier for kids
"The Onion" joked about some new fake promotions from restaurants to show how they’re making children’s meals healthier. Personal favorite: Chuck E. Cheese's: Arcade games retrofitted with elliptical machines.
General Mills' Honey Nut Cheerios and Nickelodeon developed website "Bee A Coder" to get kids acquainted with HTML, CSS, and Javascript and creating a game, doing the coding themselves. The site also incorporates Nickelodeon’s new series "Game Shakers."
From-scratch sandwiches cost more than expected — a lot more
Making a sandwich might seem like a no-brainer. But putting together every ingredient from scratch is another story. In fact, Andy George spent six months and $1,500 doing it. For the record, a simple peanut butter sandwich does the trick for me.
In conjunction with the It Gets Better Project, Frito-Lay is offering Doritos Rainbows. Consumers craving the product can donate $10 or more to the project, with all profits heading there.
It's "an entirely new product experience to our consumers to show our commitment toward equal rights for the LGBT community and celebrate humanity without exception," according to the Doritos CMO in a news release.
