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Chicago Sun-Times
A study by NPD Group, an independent marketing information company, found that the percentage of American adults on any low-carb diet in 2004 peaked at 9.1 percent in February and dropped to 4.9 percent by early November.
That means many companies that rode the low-carb wave are either out of business or refocusing their strategies.
MGP Ingredients Inc. of Atchison, Kan., which profited from the low-carb trend, earlier this month cut its fiscal 2005 per-share earnings forecast by more than half — from $1.08 to no more than 50 cents.
The reason is reduced demand for its specialty proteins and starches used to remove carbohydrates from foods. MGP said low-carb demand had peaked, and it did not expect it to return to anywhere near the level that sparked a 123 percent increase in sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2004.
USA Today
Not with lettuce and tomato, but with a fried egg and ketchup. Carl’s Jr., the fast-food chain that loves to thumb its nose at political correctness, this week will unveil the burger.

The national trend toward lunch at breakfast is clear. About 12.5% of fast-food diners ordered burgers for breakfast in 2004, compared with 7.5% in 2003, reports Sandelman & Associates, a restaurant consulting firm. In trend-setting Southern California, 17.6% of fast-food breakfast eaters got burgers this year.
Washington Post
A proliferating number of sandwich chains such as Potbelly Sandwich Works, Panera Bread, Corner Bakery and Cosi that offer such items as tuna and Swiss cheese on multigrain bread, a grilled Italian panini on rosemary-onion focaccia, or tandoori chicken with roasted red peppers and vinaigrette in a flat-bread pocket.
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UK supermarket chain Tesco is introducing the Trim Trolley, a grocery cart that offers a workout while you shop. The shopper can choose the resistance level on their cart, thereby making pushing a cart feel like an uphill battle. The cart also has the technology to monitor the number of calories burned after any shopping workout.