• Starbucks announced a new line of “However-You-Want-It Frappuccinos,” where the customer can pick one of 87,000 different ways to have the drink. [The Stew/Trib]
• Leslie Buck, the designer of the iconic Greek-inspired “We Are Happy To Serve You” coffee cup, is dead at 87. [NYT]
• D.C. is the latest city to consider a soda tax. [Obama Foodorama]
• McDonald’s in the United Kingdom are much healthier than their American counterparts, according to Jamie Oliver. [NYDN]
• Oregon is leading the way in sustainable wineries. [NYT]
• Traditional luxury foods are increasingly coming from nontraditional places: think Wagyu from Belgium. [WSJ]
• Activist group Breast Cancer Action is not impressed by KFC’s new Pink for the Cure promotion, calling it “pinkwashing.” [Fork in the Road/VV]
