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Used to be, quickservice meant a cheeseburger, some roast beef on a bun, or a slice of pizza, consumed from a molded plastic chair bolted to the floor, under lighting better suited for FBI interrogations...if the guest opted to eat in at all.

Milk, cheese and butter—as both stand-alone products and recipe ingredients—all play a prominent role on the menu.

Wine drinkers are looking for fair pricing in these cash-strapped times. Although there are plenty of wine pricing formulas out there—some simple, some requiring arithmetic acrobatics—consider a few intangible factors before you get out your calculator.