• Jacob Wirth is offering a reward for its stolen teddy bear mascot Jacob Cub. [Universal Hub]
• Shaw’s will soon lay off four percent of its in-store workers. [Herald]
• Sales of kombucha tea are rising and proponents claim it can do everything from cure a hangover to increase T-cell counts. [NYT]
• Long maligned by serious mixology types, vodka is slowly getting back on the high-end cocktail radar, with even high-end bars like New York’s PDT now offering vodka drinks. [Serious Eats]
