• After cutting back production during the recession, Eli’s Cheesecake Company is finally experiencing some growth — especially from overseas sales. [Trib]
• The NATO/G8 meetings scheduled for next May should be good for local businesses, but it is also being held on the same weekend as the National Restaurant Show’s annual convention. Luckily, a compromise is already in order. [Crain’s]
• David Chang wants you to know how awesome flying first class is, particularly the liquor. Oh, and he’s sorry for spilling cranberry juice on that well-dressed lady while he was high. [WSJ]
• The average American drinks 45 gallons of soda per year. The average American is also overweight. Think about that. [AdAge]
• Pour out a bowl for Cheerio’s: the breakfast cereal is now 70 years old. [USAT]
• Uh-oh: “The same strain of E. coli blamed for 46 deaths in Germany now appears to be affecting people in France.” [On Deadline/USAT]
