• Rapper 50 Cent has settled a lawsuit against Taco Bell for using his name without permission in an ad. [NYP]
• Yokohama is producing a line of car tires using the oil in orange peels. [KABC]
• Mogul Richard Branson is opening a fifteen acre culinary resort called Natirar in New Jersey next week. [Diner's Journal/NYT]
• China has executed two men for their role in last year's contaminated milk scandal. [NYT]
&#Z8226; Moroccan wines are increasingly being produced and sold to India and China. [BBC]
• A $25,000 grant has been given to Food Forward, a local organization that picks fruit from trees for food banks. [L.A. Times/Daily Dish]
• Scientists have found that a diet rich in Vitamin A will help you fight disease (including swine flu) better. [WSJ]
• NBC has declined to run a PETA ad about turkey cruelty during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. [Gothamist]
