• Local party and event planners say that the moneyed are still throwing elaborate parties, though business was still down last year while people and companies scaled back. [L.A. Times]
• Don Thompson is the new C.E.O. of McDonald’s. [NYT]
• New electronic weight-loss devices are being tested in Alhambra. [Mercury News]
• Equator Estate Coffee and Tea becomes the first food company with an online store on Facebook. [3LB Media]
• Jamba Juice will introduce hot beverages in March. [NRN]
• Michelin three-star chef Harald Wohlfahrt is creating high-end food for astronauts. [NYP]
• A prankster replaced the legitimate labels on some Gatorade bottles in Colorado stores with the Gatorade logo, a picture of Tiger Woods, and the word “unfaithful.” [Crain’s]
• Due to cold weather in Florida, orange juice trading prices have been fluctuating wildly. [WSJ]