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Have you dreamed of a raspberry lemon Mountain Dew, a Diet Pepsi flavored with vanilla and strawberry or a Brisk Iced Tea with a splash of cherry? Now if you can dream it, you can drink it with Pepsi Spire -- a portfolio of innovative fountain beverage dispensers that allow consumers to create more than 1,000 customized beverages with the touch of a button, while giving foodservice operators a choice of flexible and cost-effective equipment to pick from to best meet their needs. Pepsi Spire is now available in select U.S. locations and will continue to roll out through 2014...

Any fashionista knows inspiration is everywhere, including the season's most colorful and craveable ingredients in Wendy's New Salad Collection. To celebrate National Salad Month, fashionistas who participate in Wendy's third #NewSaladCollection contest – a partnership with fashion website Polyvore – will be entered for a chance to win a "Fashion 411" phone call with actress and style icon Molly Sims plus a $1,000 grand prize...

Kellogg Company announced a new collaboration with Walmart to support the livelihoods of rice growers and sustainable rice growing practices around the world. Kellogg Company President and CEO John Bryant made the announcement during the recent Walmart Sustainable Product Expo, a three-day meeting with eight of the largest U.S.-based food companies focused on expanding the availability of products that sustain people and the environment...