Sustainable bean-less coffee company receives $40M in funding

As the future of coffee beans as a crop faces uncertainty, a group of food scientists, biochemists and entrepreneurs at Atomo Coffee have reverse-engineered the coffee bean to create a smooth version of their favorite morning drink that has the same caffeinated kick but doesn’t require any beans at all.

Honest Tea founder announces new tea brand in wake of Coca-Cola discontinuation

Seth Goldman, a Bethesda entrepreneur who co-founded Honest Tea in 1998 has announced a new iced tea company to launch this fall called "Just Ice Tea." The announcement comes just a little over a month since Coca-Cola, who fully bought Honest Tea in 2011, announced plans to phase out Honest tea products by the end of this year.

How families are handling the end of pandemic-era free school meals

The pandemic-era federal aid that made school meals available for free to all public school students — regardless of family income levels — is ending, raising fears about the effects in the upcoming school year for families already struggling with rising food and fuel costs.