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entrepreneur.com - Jon Small - These Cats and Dogs Have the Best Job Ever: Taste-Testing Pet Food for a $17 Billion Industry
These Cats and Dogs Have the Best Job Ever: Taste-Testing Pet Food for a $17 Billion Industry
Homepage | Entrepreneur –

Researchers in France have created a dream job for cats and dogs. At a Royal Canin research center, about 160 of them are tasked with taste-testing pet food while nutritionists document their preferences, behavior and stool quality. The goal is to…

marketwatch.com - MTY Food Group 3Q Profit Falls on Cautious Consumers
MTY Food Group 3Q Profit Falls on Cautious Consumers
MarketWatch –

The Montreal-based quick-service restaurant franchiser on Friday posted a decline in net income to 24.8 million Canadian dollars ($17.4 million), or C$1.08 a share, for the three months ended Aug. 30, compared with C$27.9 million, or C$1.22 a…

bbc.co.uk - Steve Beech - How Derby's food waste heats homes and businesses
How Derby's food waste heats homes and businesses
BBC –

Almost three thousand tonnes of food waste has been gathered from doorsteps in Derby since the start of a new scheme in April. The government has told councils they must offer a waste food collection service to homes, with the waste collected used…

thehill.com - Former Reps. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) and Richard Swett (D-N.H.), opinion contributors - 'Seasonal' tariffs would make America's food supply less secure
'Seasonal' tariffs would make America's food supply less secure
The Hill –

As the U.S. and Mexico entered their fourth round of trade talks — with nearly $1 trillion in annual goods and services exchange at stake — an old protectionist idea has returned at exactly the wrong moment. Florida produce growers…

mirror.co.uk - Ros Wynne Jones - I'm an unpaid carer and I worry I can't afford our heating and food
I'm an unpaid carer and I worry I can't afford our heating and food
Daily Mirror –

As the new Prime Minister gathered his cabinet in Downing Street for the first time on July 21, Andy Burnham made a pledge to the British people. His would be a “cost-of-living government”, he said. “What can we do just to take…

smh.com.au - Julietta Jameson - Adelaide was world-class for food, but not hotels. Until now
Adelaide was world-class for food, but not hotels. Until now
The Sydney Morning Herald –

Little National Hotel Adelaide has opened on North Terrace, bringing 237 rooms to a $100 million, 21-storey tower in the heart of the South Australian capital. But while the fourth Little National retains the compact rooms that have become the…

seekingalpha.com - Soumendra Mukherjee - BofA downgrades Smithfield Foods to Neutral as pork market weakens (SFD:NASDAQ)
BofA downgrades Smithfield Foods to Neutral as pork market weakens (SFD:NASDAQ)
Seeking Alpha –

Bank of America downgraded Smithfield Foods (SFD) to neutral from buy and cut its price objective to $21 from $25, citing worsening pork market conditions and weaker producer economics. Current PT represents about a 12% upside from the stock's last…

fortune.com - Tatiana Sataua - Who's taking your fast-food order? Chick-fil-A and McDonald's have different answers
Who's taking your fast-food order? Chick-fil-A and McDonald's have different answers
Fortune –

The fast-food industry has spent decades trying to make ordering a burger faster. Digital menus, mobile apps, self-service kiosks—you name it. Now, artificial intelligence wants a turn at the drive-thru speaker. But at Chick-fil-A, the…

mirror.co.uk - Neil Shaw - I haven't used deodorant for two years because I only eat food one way
I haven't used deodorant for two years because I only eat food one way
Daily Mirror –

A woman who only eats raw fruit and vegetables has not worn deodorant in two years, claiming the diet means she no longer smells even when “sweating buckets” at dance classes. Akuc Bol, 31, from Camden Town, north-west London, began…

seekingalpha.com - SA Transcripts - MTY Food Group Inc. (MTY:CA) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
MTY Food Group Inc. (MTY:CA) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha –

MTY Food Group Inc. (MTY:CA) Q3 2026 Earnings Call October 9, 2026 8:30 AM EDT Eric Lefebvre - CEO, President & Non-Independent Director Renée St-Onge - Chief Financial Officer Vishal Shreedhar - National Bank Financial, Inc., Research…

fastcompany.com - Christopher Zara - 10 more Wendy's stores could close this weekend, even though the fast food chain tried to save them. See the list
10 more Wendy's stores could close this weekend, even though the fast food chain tried to save them. See the list
Fast Company –

The legal feud between Wendy's and one of its largest franchisees got particularly frosty this week after the fast food giant tried to intervene in a round of store closures that are planned for this weekend. Meritage Hospitality Group, a…

nottinghampost.com - Lila Cantrill, Lee Garrett - Nottingham becomes 'perfect location' for international food market
Nottingham becomes 'perfect location' for international food market
Nottingham Post –

Independent traders say Nottingham has become the 'perfect location' to bring food, drink and handmade products from around the world at a special market event. The Nottingham International Market, which is taking place in Old Market Square, is…

futurism.com - Frank Landymore - Starbucks Considers Taking Over Chipotle as America Edges Closer to All Food Chains Being Owned by Like Three Companies
Starbucks Considers Taking Over Chipotle as America Edges Closer to All Food Chains Being Owned by Like Three Companies
Futurism | Science and Technology News –

We're one step closer to the final consolidation of America™ into a single unified corporation. On Thursday, the Financial Times reported that centibillion dollar coffee titan Starbucks has explored a takeover of decabillion dollar Chipotle…

mainebiz.biz - Laurie Schreiber - York County Food Hub opens in Biddeford
York County Food Hub opens in Biddeford
Mainebiz –

York County Food Hub, a food security nonprofit, leased 7,310 square feet of industrial space at 20 Pomerleau St. in Biddeford with the goal of opening the county's first regional food security hub. Greg Boulos and Samantha Marinko of the Boulos…

ndtv.com - Lakers Reporter Lauren Jones Reveals Parking And Food Cuts At Crypto.com Arena
Lakers Reporter Lauren Jones Reveals Parking And Food Cuts At Crypto.com Arena
NDTV –

Lauren Jones highlights parking problems and reduced food options for Lakers media at Crypto.com Arena.© Ndtv Gallery Los Angeles Lakers reporter Lauren Jones expected better working conditions for the media covering the team this preseason.

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