Food + Restaurants

Arizona State University is partnering with local school districts on a new fruit and vegetable study. They want to figure out how schools can work with grocery stores to encourage kids and families to eat more of those foods.

The Arizona Healthy Schools Act recently took effect as the new school year got underway. Several districts said they started planning for the change last year.

The law, which passed last year, is now in effect as schools start back up this month. The list of banned additives includes colored food dyes and potassium bromide, which are linked to negative health outcomes, including stomach issues and some cancers.

Salad and Go, the drive-thru chain that started in Arizona more than a decade ago, is closing all stores on Wednesday.

Some wine growers in California are struggling. The New York Times reports some wineries are ripping out — or burning — their grapes in response to lower sales.

Food inequity continues to be a major challenge for Phoenix residents. To address this, the city is offering grants to organizations committed to helping people access food.

Seafood City, the nation’s biggest Filipino supermarket chain, opened in Chandler on Thursday. It’s the California-based company’s first Arizona location and brings more than 100 jobs to the area.

The facility on the Arizona-Sonora border is set to become the second sterile fly dispersal facility in the United States, as the country looks to beat back the spread of the flesh-eating parasite.

Off-track betting lets patrons of restaurants and bars throughout Arizona gamble on horse and dog races that happen elsewhere.

A parasitic infection that causes severe diarrhea has appeared in 34 states, including Arizona. But Arizona's cases may not be linked to the outbreak in other states.