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japantimes.co.jp - Eric Johnston - Takaichi's Cabinet approves consumption tax cut on food
Takaichi's Cabinet approves consumption tax cut on food
The Japan Times

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet approved a controversial plan Wednesday to drop the food consumption tax from 8% to 1% for a two-year period beginning next April. But while the majority of the Liberal Democratic Party has endorsed the cut…

forbes.com - Indrabati Lahiri - How Calabria's Slow Food Model Is Helping Revitalize Rural Economies
How Calabria's Slow Food Model Is Helping Revitalize Rural Economies
Forbes

Scilla Town in Calabria with a view with Castello Ruffo. (Photo by: Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images Several rural Italian regions such as Basilicata, Sicily and mountain areas along the…

bbc.co.uk - Julia Gregory - Food waste trucks will test out mobile signals
Food waste trucks will test out mobile signals
BBC

Food refuse trucks are being used to test mobile phone coverage across Cornwall to survey where coverage is at its best and where it is still patchy. Cornwall Council said it had commissioned surveyors to map phone coverage using the fleet of food…

buzzfeed.com - E+RCreative - Pick A Food For Every Letter Of The Alphabet And We'll Reveal Your Future
Pick A Food For Every Letter Of The Alphabet And We'll Reveal Your Future
BuzzFeed

Your snack choices know way more about your destiny than you do.

theguardian.com - Cath Clarke - Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy review - Mo Gilligan ruffles feathers in battle against ultra-processed foods
Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy review - Mo Gilligan ruffles feathers in battle against ultra-processed foods
The Guardian

‘I think you're going to die,” says a teenager bluntly to comedian Mo Gilligan when he tells her about his plan to eat only from chicken shops for one month. Spoiler: he lives. But after 84 fried chicken meals, Gilligan is heavier…

bbc.co.uk - Victoria Scheer - Director charged over cancelled Yorkshire Dales Food and Drink Festival
Director charged over cancelled Yorkshire Dales Food and Drink Festival
BBC

The director of a food and drink festival which was cancelled just weeks before it was due to go ahead is facing court proceedings, trading standards officials confirmed. The Yorkshire Dales Food and Drink Festival was set to take place between…

mirror.co.uk - Mark Worgan - Smartphones, street food and Boho chic: Biggest festival trends of 2026 revealed
Smartphones, street food and Boho chic: Biggest festival trends of 2026 revealed
Daily Mirror

The biggest trends for festival season 2026 have been revealed - and top of the list come smartphones, social media and street food. New research has revealed that keeping in touch during this summer's live music events is now more important than…

thestandard.com.hk - Angela Shen - I feel so lost': 10-year veteran dim sum chef says pre-made food is replacing his craft
I feel so lost': 10-year veteran dim sum chef says pre-made food is replacing his craft
The Standard

A dim sum chef with 10 years of experience says his restaurant is switching to pre-made products, reducing his role to merely reheating food, and he fears his skills are becoming obsolete. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The chef, who posted on…

thestandard.com.hk - Judy Cui - Food Expo to open next Thu with dessert and gelato zone debut
Food Expo to open next Thu with dessert and gelato zone debut
The Standard

The Food Expo, which opens next Thursday, will debut a dedicated dessert and gelato zone, running alongside Food Expo PRO to bring culinary delights from around the world. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Scheduled for five consecutive days at the…

theguardian.com - George Monbiot - Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot
Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot
The Guardian

Can't you leftists understand? Mass death is good for you. Reject the woke love of life! Welcome civilisational collapse! Watch it all burn, then dance in the ashes! This, roughly speaking, is how the dismissal of climate action is now being…

newsweek.com - Maria Azzurra Volpe - A common food packaging plastic was thought harmless. It may contribute to liver disease
A common food packaging plastic was thought harmless. It may contribute to liver disease
Newsweek

A type of plastic used in many food packaging products could contribute to fatty liver disease and make the condition worse when combined with an unhealthy diet, according to new research. Scientists at Texas A&M University found evidence that…

independent.co.uk - Emily Beament - Food shortage fears as UK farmers warn of 'brutal' harvest after hot, dry summer
Food shortage fears as UK farmers warn of 'brutal' harvest after hot, dry summer
The Independent

British farmers are facing a 'completely brutal' year, with analysis suggesting the 2026 harvest could be the worst on record due to extreme summer weather. The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) estimates that the exceptionally hot and…

express.co.uk - Alex Evans - UK households urged to stockpile food and water
UK households urged to stockpile food and water
Daily Express

Households are being urged to stockpile food and water Households are being urged to stock up on essential foods and water supplies this week after a series of thunderstorm warnings were issued by the Met Office. The weather experts have issued a…

mirror.co.uk - Charlotte Smith - Mum gets £30 off Tesco food shop with 'discount layering' method
Mum gets £30 off Tesco food shop with 'discount layering' method
Daily Mirror

Content creator Mercedes, known as @Mumlifewithmercedes on Instagram, has shared her 30-second 'discount layering' method in a new video - cutting a £124 Tesco shopping bill down to £96 on the spot. The method, which involves combining…

poynter.org - Madison Czopek - Food recalls are making headlines. Here's what the data and experts say. - Poynter
Food recalls are making headlines. Here's what the data and experts say. - Poynter
Poynter - Poynter

The eggs are contaminated with salmonella. Frozen berries have been linked to an E. coli outbreak. Iceberg lettuce and who knows what else might give you explosive diarrhea. Some people have endured the barrage of frightening food news with dark…

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