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dailymail.co.uk - Martha Williams - Adored Midwestern fast food chain hit by a wave of closures
Adored Midwestern fast food chain hit by a wave of closures
Mail Online

READ MORE: Restaurant server sparks outrage after 'infuriating' move The window of time is closing for many American drive-thru companies. A beloved restaurant chain has been forced to shutter a third of its locations as hard times continue to grip…

forbes.com - Vicky Smith - Visit Cambodia For Great Southeast Asian Food Without The Crowds
Visit Cambodia For Great Southeast Asian Food Without The Crowds
Forbes

Kampot is a gastronomic hotspot, known for produce such as durian (depicted in this roadside sculpture) and pepper. What comes to mind when you think of “great Southeast Asian food”? For many people, it will be Thailand's national…

bloomberg.com - Toru Fujioka - Takaichi to Mull Suspension of Food Sales Tax, Mainichi Reports
Takaichi to Mull Suspension of Food Sales Tax, Mainichi Reports
Bloomberg

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will consider a temporary suspension of sales tax on food as part of her election campaign pledge after her expected dissolution of parliament next week, Mainichi newspaper reported, citing unnamed people…

bbc.co.uk - Hayley Coyle - Thirsk delivery driver's car stolen while collecting food - BBC News
Thirsk delivery driver's car stolen while collecting food - BBC News
BBC

A man who stole a delivery driver's car while it was parked outside a takeaway has appeared in court. Ben Slater, 36, pinched the vehicle after it was left idling in Market Place, Thirsk, on 8 October, while the driver went to collect some orders.

scmp.com - Wee Kek Koon - Reflections | What a Chinese hero's fatal love of raw fish warns us about uncooked food
Reflections | What a Chinese hero's fatal love of raw fish warns us about uncooked food
South China Morning Post

Tokyo's famed New Year fish auction has smashed its own headline record, with a giant bluefin tuna fetching an eye-watering price. At the Toyosu fish market's first auction of 2026, a 243kg (535lb) bluefin tuna was snapped up for 510 million yen…

standard.co.uk - Henry Saker-Clark - Food supplier Greencore completes £1.2 billion Bakkavor takeover
Food supplier Greencore completes £1.2 billion Bakkavor takeover
Evening Standard

News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Greencore has completed its £1.2 billion deal to…

realsimple.com - Betty Gold - 7 Foods That Are Much Healthier Than You Thought
7 Foods That Are Much Healthier Than You Thought
Real Simple

Seems we're always hearing about healthy foods that turn out to be actually full of sugar or lacking in nutrients. (Looking at you, cold-pressed juice.) So how about a list of foods that get an undeserved bad rap in the health department? Once…

telegraph.co.uk - William Sitwell - Britain's tyrannical food police threaten to ruin every good restaurant - including mine
Britain's tyrannical food police threaten to ruin every good restaurant - including mine
The Telegraph

It's one of the most elite restaurants in Britain, but this week, it received that most withering of slap-downs. Not from some preening food critic (I can't get a table), but by the food police, specifically an inspector from the Food Standards…

motherjones.com - Katie Herchenroeder - Trump's USDA is hiding the data on food stamp cuts
Trump's USDA is hiding the data on food stamp cuts
Mother Jones

Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On December 1, under President Trump's “One Big Beautiful Bill,” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…

fastcompany.com - Michael Grothaus - Another fast food franchisee files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Will any of its restaurants close?
Another fast food franchisee files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Will any of its restaurants close?
Fast Company

A major fast food franchisee has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The franchisee, Sailormen Inc., operates 130 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen locations in Florida, and like the franchisees of other big-name fast food chains in recent years…

thestar.com.my - Chu Yi - Renowned agri-fair opens in Berlin amid soaring food prices
Renowned agri-fair opens in Berlin amid soaring food prices
The Star Online

BERLIN, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- One of the world's leading trade fairs for food, agriculture, and horticulture opened to visitors on Friday in the German capital, Berlin. Key themes at the 90th edition of Berlin's Green Week this year include food…

abc10.com - Del Monte Foods to close Modesto plant
Del Monte Foods to close Modesto plant
abc10.com

MODESTO, Calif. — Del Monte Foods is expected to close its Modesto plant. According to a statement from Del Monte Foods, the plant will close as part of a court-supervised sale process. The company said the business moving forward won't need…

today.com - 13 Foods That Are Better for You Than a Protein Shake, According to Dietitians
13 Foods That Are Better for You Than a Protein Shake, According to Dietitians
TODAY

If you're increasing your uptake, protein shakes are a convenient way to get more grams in. There's now an endless amount of powders and flavors — from chocolate and birthday cake to clear protein. Protein powders can be animal-based, such…

gazettenet.com - Scott Merzbach - Around Amherst: Food drive to honor MLK Jr. legacy
Around Amherst: Food drive to honor MLK Jr. legacy
Daily Hampshire Gazette

AMHERST — A community food drive to benefit the Amherst Survival Center and honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy is being held Monday. Organized by State Rep. Mindy Domb, D-Amherst, the “Light and Love Amherst Community Food…

cornwalllive.com - Britta Zeltmann - Rats, bird poo and rancid food get pub ANOTHER zero food hygiene score
Rats, bird poo and rancid food get pub ANOTHER zero food hygiene score
Cornwall Live

A pub in Cornwall has received another zero hygiene rating after “rat activity”, bird poo and rancid food were found. The King's Head in Ruan Lanihorne near Truro was handed the rating on October 29 - two years after receiving a…

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