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Associated British Foods advances Friday, outperforms market
Shares of Associated British Foods PLC ABF advanced 1.48% to £20.61 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX rising 0.64% to 10,816.56. Associated British Foods PLC…
Tech is helping grocery stores waste less food. That's a problem for food banks
First, the good news: Grocery stores are getting better at cutting food waste. AI tools can help better predict demand for each product, for example, and help a store reduce waste by more than a third. Other tech can help stores sell food before it…
Bill Murray pops up at Legal Sea Foods at Logan
At this point, can we just adopt Bill Murray as a local? Because the elusive butterfly that is Bill Murray just landed again. Yup, just weeks after an unbilled Bill shocked a crowd at a Bill Murray Movie Marathon in New Bedford, he popped up in…
'Fibermaxxing' Craze Forces Big Food into Reformulation Cycle
BNP Paribas analysts say Gen Z's growing awareness of healthy, high-protein, high-fiber diets is accelerating a reformulation cycle across the Big Food industrial complex, as manufacturers race to make products more appealing to the youth and those…
Warning over extreme weather and food prices as 'unprecedented' El Nino builds
The world is “in for one hell of a ride” as an unprecedented El Nino event is set to bring more storms and rain to the UK, and affect weather patterns and harvests worldwide, experts have warned. El Nino is declared when sea…
The FDA cannot inspect its way to a safe global food supply
Two major outbreaks involving imported produce have again tested Americans' confidence in the safety of their food. A multistate cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce from central Mexico sickened 9,481 people. A salmonella outbreak linked…
Chicken recall: List of products in highest food safety health risk warning
More than 1,600 pounds of ready-to-eat pickled chicken and goat products have been recalled nationwide after federal officials determined they were produced without inspection, prompting the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and…
Food tastes better with this £60 dual air fryer that's ideal for small spaces
It's safe the say the air fryer has quickly become a kitchen must-have - it's easy to use, helps cook healthier food and can get to work while you prepare other parts of your meal. There are countless to choose from, but if you've got limited…
Alfalfa sprout linked to food-poisoning outbreak in 15 states, health officials say
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say a food-poisoning outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts and involving multiple germs has sickened people in 15 states. State officials announced the outbreak earlier this week, saying they documented more…
Customs seize smuggled live pests and frozen pet food at Man Kam To
Hong Kong Customs intercepted a suspected smuggling operation involving an inbound truck at the Man Kam To Control Point on Thursday, seizing approximately 118 kilograms of undeclared live plant pests and frozen pet food. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH…
Cockroaches, frozen rats among 118kg of pests, pet food seized in Hong Kong
Smuggled cockroaches, frozen domestic rats and mealworms were among a haul of pests seized at a border checkpoint in Hong Kong, with a local driver arrested, authorities said on Friday. The Customs and Excise Department said officers intercepted…
Quarter of branded baby foods in UK still have too much sugar, analysis finds
Almost a quarter of popular branded baby foods sold in UK supermarkets still contain excessive amounts of sugar, a year after the government introduced voluntary industry guidelines. In August 2025 the government gave baby food manufacturers 18…
Retail sales in Great Britain fall despite heatwave increasing food and drink demand
Retail sales across Great Britain weakened last month despite the men's football World Cup and record temperatures boosting the demand for food and drink. The Office for National Statistics said the volume of goods sold in stores and online fell…
Is Our Food Supply in Crisis? Experts Explain This Summer's Recall Surge
We're approaching the end of August, and the FDA's outbreak page has essentially turned into a running tally of food recalls. It started with the Cyclospora outbreak in May, then there was the baby formula recall in June, followed by eggs and…
This Week In Food: Pasta for Life
Pasta Supply Co. is offering pasta for life if you donate a bunch to its crowdfunding campaign, Tartine debuts in Marin County, and the Chronicle surveys newly opened Thai spots, all in This Week in Food. As part of the crowdfunding effort to open…
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