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Seattle, WA, United States (AHN) – Get ready to peel off more bucks for your Starbucks lattes, frappuccinos, espressos and standard brews.

The Seattle coffee chain announced Tuesday that it is raising prices an average of 1 percent in the Northeast and Sunbelt regions. Cities that will see higher prices include Boston, New York, Washington, Atlanta, Dallas and Albuquerque. Prices will remain unchanged in California and Florida.

The increase comes as Starbucks faces higher commodity costs. The company will not raise prices for its packaged coffee sold in its cafes and at grocery stores. That increase came last year when Starbucks raised prices of packaged coffee 17 percent at its cafes and 12 percent at grocery stores.

The coffee giant believes the increases will have little effect on its consumer base, which is less sensitive to prices than some of its rivals.

In early afternoon trading Wednesday, shares of Starbucks were trading higher by 2 percent at $46.21 per share.

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Glendale, CA, United States (AHN) – IHOP is celebrating Halloween a few days early by offering free “Count Spatula” pancakes for kids all day Friday.

As part of its “No Tricks Just Treats” program designed to provide a safe and fun Halloween, children 12 and under can visit IHOP for a free scary face pancake.

The “design your own” Scary Face Pancake includes an oversized buttermilk pancake with a whipped topping mouth and a strawberry nose. It is served with two mini Oreo cookies and candy corn on the side, allowing kids the opportunity to decorate their own Halloween hotcake, according to an IHOP statement.

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New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Blame it on the butter.

Maxim magazine has named 64-year-old Southern chef Paula Deen as its “Hottest Female TV Chef,” saying man cannot resist her rich comfort food.

According to the editors, “Deen’s devotion to the art of down-home, fat-laden cooking filled them with a lust for life.”

Deen, a diminutive, grey-haired Southern champion in the kitchen, beat out several younger chefs including the stunning Giada de Laurentis and Padma Lakshmi.

Deen has a heavy hand with butter when she cooks and frequently says that everything is better with butter. Apparently that is enough to melt men’s heart.

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Seattle, WA, United States (AHN) – In trying to eat healthy, making wise choices is not the only obstacle for many. Expense is another. New research shows that eating healthy can cost an extra $7.28 a week, or about $380 a year.

A recent update of U.S. nutritional guidelines, once known as the Food Pyramid and now called My Plate, calls on Americans to eat more fresh foods containing potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin D and calcium. But according to a study published Thursday in the journal Health Affair, for the typical consumer adding foods containing these vitamins and nutrients can add hundreds to a yearly grocery bill.

Researchers of the study note that 15 percent of America say they don’t have enough money to eat the way they want to eat. And, recent estimates show 49 million Americans make food choices based on cost.

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