Social media treats bread tags like a cheat code for freshness. The industry uses them for something far more practical.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most bread makers color-code their twist ties to indicate what day of the week the bread was baked. This is useful for a couple of ...

If you’ve ever noticed that bread bags in the grocery store have different colored twist ties, it turns out there’s a reason — and it has to do with how fresh the bread is. According to several ...

MIAMI (CBS4) -- Have you ever come home from the grocery store and realized the bread you just bought isn't so fresh? A web site that tracks urban legends has confirmed a little-known secret about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NEXSTAR) — Your bread is speaking in code — or at least the colored tag or twist tie keeping its plastic bag is. While this isn’t ...

It’s been widely circulated that the colored tags (or ties) used to seal packaged loaves of bread indicate the day the bread was baked. But because many brands appear to use random colors or a single ...

White bread is white, and whole- wheat bread is brown. Everyone knows that, right? But check again. Waldbaum’s Food Mart stores are selling a bread that comes in all different colors. It’s called ...

We've all brought home a nice, soft, fresh loaf of bread only to discover — d'ough! — that it's a little past its sell-by date. But guess what? Turns out your loaves are trying to tell you something .

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --Did you ever buy a loaf of bread at the supermarket only to have it get stale just a few days later? Well 3-On Your Side Consumer Reporter Jim Donovan finds there may be a way to ...

A grocery store worker has shared a secret that could keep your bread fresh longer after you bring it home. The employee, who has worked in grocery stores for more than 14 years, often shares hacks to ...

If you’ve ever noticed that bread bags in the grocery store have different colored twist ties, it turns out there’s a reason -- and it has to do with how fresh the bread is. According to several ...