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Watch Food Industry Faces Whey Protein Shortages As Americans Want it in Everything
Food Industry Faces Whey Protein Shortages As Americans Want it in Everything Kristina Peterson, Bloomberg reporter covering food, says that consumer demand for additional protein in the US has increased so much that companies are facing supply…
Food industry exposé Fast Food Nation predicted today's chronic illness epidemic, 25 years ago
I was a junior doctor on the front lines when journalist Eric Schlosser published Fast Food Nation 25 years ago. Back then, my days (and far too many nights) were spent picking up the pieces of a healthcare system that already felt like it was…
China cracks down on 'ghost kitchens' in food delivery apps
China's food delivery apps will now have to verify restaurants' licences and operating addresses, as authorities crack down on thousands of 'ghost kitchens' that have raised food safety fears. 'Ghost kitchens' refer to takeaway merchants on food…
Food Republic joins wave of foreign brands retreating in China
Food Republic, the Singaporean food court chain owned by BreadTalk Group, is set to close its last remaining outlet in Beijing on June 15, ending more than two decades in the Chinese capital, according to a notice outside the location in late May.
Cats' nightly kitchen food raids at Bourne house caught on camera
Holly Phillips and Amber Macey, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire A family say their lives have become 'a daily soap opera' after they discovered a trio of neighbourhood cats have been raiding their kitchen and stealing food. The Round family, from…
Sharp rise in demand at food banks since start of Iran war, charities say
Demand for food banks has shot up dramatically since the beginning of the war in Iran, with charities struggling to cope, a leading charity has warned. Providers are reporting soaring costs and fall in donations since the US and Israel launched…
Mintel reveals top taste trends driving food and beverage formulation
Economic uncertainty is driving consumers towards comforting, familiar flavours, according to Mintel's 2026 The Future of Flavours report.
Know Your Food: Cheesemaking
There's a thing that people who grew up on farms all share: a connection with food production that isn't some mystical rose-tinted woo from a TV chef, but instead a practical general knowledge from being there on the ground. A glance at a crop in a…
Atlantans try 'meatless Mondays,' buy less produce as food prices soar
Nationally, the price of tomatoes grew 40% during the 12 months that ended in April. (Jenni Girtman for the AJC) Food prices are rising as the war in Iran drives up the cost of diesel fuel, making it more expensive to transport items to the…
'I work full time and still use a food bank - it's normal now'
Estelle O'Brien never expected to need to use a food bank. The 45-year-old, from south London, has always worked full-time, weaving the everyday complexities of raising two young children around her busy career. But after being made redundant…
University of Pennsylvania researchers turn food scraps into building materials
Researchers at Penn in Philadelphia are using food scraps to build the future of sustainable architecture and engineering. The pioneering project at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design is working to create…
Meituan posts another quarterly loss, though food delivery wars are beginning to abate
Chinese food delivery leader Meituan (3690) on Monday posted a third consecutive quarterly loss and met revenue growth estimates as a year of bruising, subsidy-fuelled competition in China's one-hour delivery space showed signs of easing. SCROLL TO…
McDonald's Ups the Ante in Fast-Food Chicken Wars
Just having a crispy chicken sandwich may not be enough anymore in the fast-food business. McDonald's said Monday that it is testing hand-breaded chicken, part of a new multi-year strategic plan to upgrade its menu, service, restaurant designs and…
The 10 Healthiest Items Available on Fast Food Menus (But There's a Catch)
Fast food being bad for you isn't exactly breaking news. But some options are measurably less bad than others, and a pair of doctors recently weighed in on which menu items to order and which ones you should walk right past. The conversation was…
Tough times for hospitality businesses with rising cost of food and power
The hospitality sector is grappling with 'unprecedented' cost increases, business owners and industry experts say. A publican, who shut her cafe two years ago says businesses are struggling with costs that they 'don't have any control over'. SA's…
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