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motherjones.com - Jeffrey Kelly - Food recalls are good, actually
Food recalls are good, actually
Mother Jones

Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Over the last few months, Trader Joe's has pulled thousands of cases of focaccia bread and frozen fried rice from its shelves for…

japantimes.co.jp - Shoko Oda - Food prices in Japan set to rise as war drives up cost of plastic packaging
Food prices in Japan set to rise as war drives up cost of plastic packaging
The Japan Times

Food and drink prices in Japan are set to increase as early as this summer due to a war-driven shortage of a critical ingredient used in the production of plastic packaging, according to a report by corporate research firm Teikoku Databank.

businessinsider.com - Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert - Starbucks is heading to Nashville - and it's part of a bigger fast-food migration south
Starbucks is heading to Nashville - and it's part of a bigger fast-food migration south
Business Insider

Starbucks is planting a corporate flag in Nashville. In-N-Out is building an Eastern hub in nearby Franklin, Tennessee. And across the South, a long list of fast-food names — like Whataburger, Cava, and Jersey Mike's — are expanding.

mirror.co.uk - Neil Shaw - 3million UK households going without food in cost of living crisis
3million UK households going without food in cost of living crisis
The Mirror

Three million UK households are being forced to skip meals and cut family visits amid cost-of-living pressures and collapsing consumer confidence, according to a survey. Which?'s latest Consumer Insight Tracker found consumer confidence fell to…

bloomberg.com - Shoko Oda - Japan Food Prices Set to Rise as War Hits Plastic Packaging Cost
Japan Food Prices Set to Rise as War Hits Plastic Packaging Cost
Bloomberg

Food and drink prices in Japan are set to increase as early as this summer due to a war-driven shortage of a critical ingredient used in plastic packaging, according to a report by corporate research firm Teikoku Databank Ltd. Prolonged disruption…

newsweek.com - Amanda Greenwood - Aldi removing 44 ingredients from food items-What shoppers should know
Aldi removing 44 ingredients from food items-What shoppers should know
Newsweek

Aldi shoppers across the U.S. can expect gradual changes to many store‑brand products, after the company announced it will be removing 44 additional ingredients from its private‑label foods, vitamins, and supplements by the end of…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Hormel Foods Corp. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitors
Hormel Foods Corp. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitors
MarketWatch

Shares of Hormel Foods Corp. HRL shed 2.11% to $20.86 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.04% to 7,135.95 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling…

koreatimes.co.kr - Jhoo Dong-chan - Korea moves to cut food prices as holiday spending nears
Korea moves to cut food prices as holiday spending nears
The Korea Times

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) announced a sweeping series of discounts on processed foods, Wednesday, enlisting Korea's largest food manufacturers in a campaign to blunt the impact of stubborn inflation during a month…

independent.co.uk - Karl Matchett - What surging oil price means for your petrol, food and energy bills
What surging oil price means for your petrol, food and energy bills
The Independent

The price of oil soared overnight to their highest level since 2022 as doubts resurfaced about the Strait of Hormuz shipping route opening fully. The price of Brent crude oil pushed beyond $125 at one stage, reaching a high not seen since Russia's…

yahoo.com - BRITTANY PETERSON - Here's how to grow your own food with less water, even in a drought
Here's how to grow your own food with less water, even in a drought
Yahoo!

Heather Grady plants a kale seedling in her yard Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Denver. (AP photo/Brittany Peterson) DENVER (AP) — A few raindrops fell as Heather Grady gingerly transplanted beet seedlings into the earth, but the sky refused to…

independent.co.uk - Brittany Peterson - Here's how to grow your own food with less water, even in a drought
Here's how to grow your own food with less water, even in a drought
The Independent

A few raindrops fell as Heather Grady gingerly transplanted beet seedlings into the earth, but the sky refused to release enough moisture to ease her worries about a dry winter that's left reservoirs low. With most of Colorado in drought, Grady and…

wsj.com - Aimee Look - Unilever Sales Rise Amid Split with Foods Business
Unilever Sales Rise Amid Split with Foods Business
Wall Street Journal

booked a rise in underlying sales in the first quarter, as it carries out its largest portfolio shuffle yet. Underlying sales for the Dove soap-maker rose 3.8% on year in the quarter, above company-compiled analyst estimates of 3.6% growth.

independent.co.uk - Erin Keller - Subway brings back $5 meals as it enters fast food chain value war
Subway brings back $5 meals as it enters fast food chain value war
The Independent

Remember Subway 's $5 footlong? The popular value sandwich may not be back, but the chain is officially jumping into the fast-food value wars this week. For the first time in its nearly 60-year history, Subway Tuesday rolled out a permanent Fresh…

scmp.com - Gavin Yeung - Le Le redefines Vietnamese fine dining in Hong Kong with Saigon soul food
Le Le redefines Vietnamese fine dining in Hong Kong with Saigon soul food
South China Morning Post

Elizabeth Chu Yuet-han ate a lot of pho ga, or chicken noodle soup, growing up. As a child in late-1990s Saigon, she could often be found in the kitchen of her maternal uncle and aunt, breathing in the sweet, heady aroma of an entire bird bubbling…

theguardian.com - Denis Campbell - Raise tax on alcohol and junk food to cut deaths from liver disease, experts say
Raise tax on alcohol and junk food to cut deaths from liver disease, experts say
The Guardian

Governments in Europe should impose much higher taxes on alcohol and unhealthy food to tackle the continent's 284,000 deaths a year from liver disease, experts say. Taxes on those products should rise sharply enough for the money raised to cover…

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