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Immigrants power Chicago's food industry
Chicago's first permanent settler, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, was a baker, a smokehouse manager, a dairyman—and an immigrant. Born in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), he established a sprawling trading outpost at the mouth of the Chicago River…
Frozen, tinned or fresh: Which foods are better for you?
Many people assume fresh automatically means best – but it's not that simple. Prof Keshavan Niranjan from the University of Reading explains that by the time fresh produce reaches the supermarket, it may already be less nutritious than when…
Funding to help people access healthy food and tackle child obesity
Sarah Sanderson East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire People in Hull are facing a 'stark' challenge when it comes to accessing healthy food, the leader of the city's council says. The local authority and four from Lincolnshire are among 45 in England…
Funding to help people access healthy food and tackle child obesity
People in Hull are facing a 'stark' challenge when it comes to accessing healthy food, the leader of the city's council says. The local authority and four from Lincolnshire are among 45 in England that will each receive £222,000 from the…
Tesco boss says boosting food access 'good thing' as PM hints at Brexit poll
The boss of Tesco said anything that improves food availability in the UK was a “good thing” - as Andy Burnham hinted at a second Brexit referendum. The PM said late last month it was “possible” a future Labour election…
AI could upend food delivery
Delivery apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats have changed how diners eat and how restaurants operate. AI could force a new kind of reckoning for the industry. Mia Sato is features writer with five years of experience covering the companies that shape…
Stockpile food - and wash your hands: is that really how to prepare for environmental catastrophe? | George Monbiot
Would you mind fixing the NHS? And while you're at it, could you please build an anti-missile system in your garden? Then regulate the banks, replace the water mains, tax the very rich and use the proceeds to rebuild our schools. Well, come on…
Datassential Releases Food, Flavor, Beverage Trend Predictions for 2027
Late MAC Stage Concepts Get New Life: Datassential's Menu Adoption Cycle (MAC), built on more than 20 years of menu and consumer data, tracks trends from Inception through Adoption and Proliferation to Ubiquity. Late-stage concepts, those in…
World must change way it produces food to avoid biodiversity collapse, says WWF
Conservation comebacks for wild tigers, tuna and green sea turtles prove that global nature loss can be reversed, scientists have said. But a report warns food production must be the next “positive tipping…
Mars' vision for 2036: The trends set to transform food and nutrition
Mars is betting on fibre, AI, personalised nutrition and the rise of solo meals to shape the future of food. The food giant reveals how changing consumer habits, health priorities and technology are driving its innovation strategy through to 2035.
Good Food events
Live entertainment, cooking inspiration, shopping and tasting are at the heart of the Good Food Shows – each event has its own unique flavour but includes our fantastic line-up of the UK's best chefs and experts cooking live, great brands…
Migrant Caravan Faces Food Shortages As It Heads Towards US Border
A migrant caravan trying to reach the United States is reportedly struggling with food shortages and limited humanitarian assistance while still hundreds of miles from the U.S.- Mexico border. About 350 migrants were traveling Tuesday through the…
Democratic nominee Rob Sand bashes Trump over Iowa's food stamps problems
Sand held a roundtable discussion at the Coralville Community Food Pantry and discussed with local charitable leaders how the federal SNAP changes have affected local communities, particularly in rural Iowa. SNAP is the U.S.'s largest food security…
Americans' trust in the food safety net is spoiling
Americans' confidence in the safety of food on grocery store shelves — and in the federal government's ability to regulate it — has plummeted to new lows according to a new Gallup poll. The big picture: Simultaneous illness outbreaks…
Whole Foods CEO says grocery will turn Amazon from the 'everything store' into the 'everyday store'
In today's CEO Daily: An interview about all things grocery with Jason Buechel The big leadership story: What Linda Yaccarino learned from Elon Musk The markets: In the red globally Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune Good morning.
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