This week’s hottest job may be that of ‘pizza influencer,’ and a $10 million gravy-themed roller coaster is in the making

Hey hey, and welcome back to this week in weird news where we tell you all the odd, sometimes absurd, things happening in the world of retail, and as always, we come prepared this week to shock you and hopefully make you laugh.

For instance, one amusement park has spent $10 million to build a Thanksgiving gravy-themed roller coaster, and one company is looking to hire a (well-paid) “pizza influencer,” a position that will be responsible for creating TikToks that “celebrate pizza,” among other tasks.

• One Indiana amusement park is building a 1,500-foot-long, 77-foot-tall Thanksgiving gravy-themed roller coaster worth $10 million.
• YouTube star MrBeast is suing the company that owns his burger joint claiming his fans think the food is “revolting.”
• One pizza-ordering app is looking to hire a “pizza influencer,” a job that pays up to $110K, who will be responsible for creating social media content that “celebrates pizza, pizzeria owners, and pizza eaters alike.”

And for our loyal newsletter readers who glance at this column regularly, we may have tricked you with one bit of news: We said two Ohio women are suing KFC for serving hot chicken wings that were not “hot enough.” But alright, alright, we all love hot wings, but you can always ask for more sauce, you know?