Starbucks’ viral bear-shaped glass cold cup is coming back, but collectors have two different dates to mark. The chain plans to release mystery-box Bearista cups on November 10, then bring back the original glass bear with its green hat on December 1. The original is slated for select U.S. coffeehouses, and both drops will have limited supplies. These collectibles are separate from Starbucks’ annual reusable red-cup giveaway. [...]

Another longtime California supermarket is preparing to close its doors, leaving shoppers with one fewer grocery option in a community it has served for decades. The shutdown comes as Safeway continues to make changes across its Bay Area operations, including the planned closure of a separate food-production facility. Safeway will permanently close its supermarket at 6150 Bollinger Road in San Jose on or around November 13, [...]

Michigan has already lost several familiar neighborhood restaurants this fall, and another extraordinary goodbye is days away. Sign of the Beefcarver, the original and final location of a once-larger Metro Detroit restaurant group, closed permanently in Royal Oak after service Sunday, October 25. The family announced the decision in a farewell message after nearly 70 years of continuous operation. Historically high roast [...]

Tim Hortons is planning two new cafes in Pennsylvania, both in the heart of Philadelphia. The Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain, featured in our look at coffee alternatives to Starbucks, has signed leases for locations at 1517 Chestnut Street and 1900 Market Street in Center City. The addresses are confirmed, but the shops are not open yet. Leasing firm Soloff Realty & Development announced the two leases in May 2026, and [...]

A Massachusetts snack factory is scheduled to close on December 15, eliminating 62 jobs in Fitchburg. It is another sizable loss for food manufacturing after a frozen-food plant closure in neighboring New Jersey was announced in October. Powered by FTGU LLC, an affiliate of snack company Our Home, filed notice of the planned Fitchburg shutdown with the state. The closure will affect the former Wachusett Potato Chip facility [...]

A familiar name has joined the list of beloved Texas restaurant locations that are now gone: P&J Seafood has closed its original Groves dining room after 25 years. The family business is not disappearing, but the address where generations first learned its mix of Gulf Coast seafood and Vietnamese flavors has served its final customers. The Hoang family opened P&J in Groves in 2001, describing the restaurant as a dream [...]