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forbes.com - Kaitlyn McInnis - These Are The Highest-Ranked Street Food Cities In The World, Per New Analysis
These Are The Highest-Ranked Street Food Cities In The World, Per New Analysis
Forbes

Street food can easily outweigh even the finest dining establishments if you know where to go—and finding the best spots is one of the best parts of traveling. A new analysis from Radical Storage, which analyzed a hundred of the world's most…

newsweek.com - Giulia Carbonaro - NYC had government food markets before Mamdani-what happened?
NYC had government food markets before Mamdani-what happened?
Newsweek

Mayor Zohran Mamdani 's campaign promise to open a city-run grocery store in every borough of New York City is not the radical 'socialist' idea that his critics have suggested—but the revival of a nearly century-old policy by a former…

aljazeera.com - Why is Uganda experiencing a food crisis?
Why is Uganda experiencing a food crisis?
Al Jazeera

A hunger crisis is brewing in Uganda as the country battles its worst drought in decades. Crops across the country have failed, and families are losing loved ones as the crisis deepens across the country's northeastern region and the wider Horn of…

iol.co.za - Yogashen Pillay - Food prices surge as Household Affordability Index rises in July
Food prices surge as Household Affordability Index rises in July
IOL

The Household Affordability Index increased in July according to the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group (PMBEJD) on Wednesday. The Household Affordability Index increased in July according to the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice…

nutraingredients.com - China drafts new regulations for probiotic health foods
China drafts new regulations for probiotic health foods
NutraIngredients.com

China's State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) has drafted new regulations regarding the filing and registration procedures for health foods containing probiotic raw materials.

independent.co.uk - Holly Williams - Unilever hails best sales in more than a decade ahead of food business spin-off
Unilever hails best sales in more than a decade ahead of food business spin-off
The Independent

Consumer goods giant Unilever has upped its annual outlook after notching up its best quarterly sales performance in more than a decade ahead of a £33.8 billion deal to spin off its food business. The Marmite to Dove soap firm saw shares…

wcpo.com - Taylor Nimmo - Here's how the GLP-1 boom is changing fast food menus and prices
Here's how the GLP-1 boom is changing fast food menus and prices
WCPO 9 Cincinnati

Super-sized meals and extra-large portions have ruled fast food for decades. But now, that is starting to change. As the GLP‑1 boom pushes consumers toward more protein and better nutrition, fast food chains are adapting their menus. Several…

bloomberg.com - Menaka Doshi - Hindustan Unilever Shares Sink as Demand From Soaps to Food Disappoints
Hindustan Unilever Shares Sink as Demand From Soaps to Food Disappoints
Bloomberg

Welcome to India Edition, Bloomberg's daily dive into what's moving the worlds of business, markets and politics in this dynamic, fast-paced economy. I'm Menaka Doshi. If you didn't receive this directly in your inbox, you can subscribe here, and…

independent.co.uk - Olga R. Rodriguez - The food date labels you can safely ignore - and the ones you can't
The food date labels you can safely ignore - and the ones you can't
The Independent

Millions of Americans routinely discard perfectly edible food, mistakenly believing it has spoiled simply because a date on the packaging has passed. Experts confirm that much of this waste stems from a widespread misunderstanding of food labeling.

ndtv.com - Debosmita Ghosh - Can A Junk Food Tax Make India Healthier? Here's What Evidence Say
Can A Junk Food Tax Make India Healthier? Here's What Evidence Say
NDTV

There has been a rise in cases of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and other lifestyle-related diseases in India. According to recent reports, 254 million people in India live with general obesity and 351 million with abdominal obesity. A…

fastcompany.com - Gloria Dawson - Exclusive: Yelp's AI phone service for restaurants can now take food orders, too
Exclusive: Yelp's AI phone service for restaurants can now take food orders, too
Fast Company

When Alyssa Gangeri was running restaurants in New York more than a decade ago, Yelp was the bane of her existence, she says. She would regularly go down a rabbit hole, reading her restaurant's reviews and scouring them for clues about when the…

observer.com - Andy Wang - At Tales of the Cocktail, A-List Chefs Gave Food the Spotlight
At Tales of the Cocktail, A-List Chefs Gave Food the Spotlight
Observer

This year's Tales of the Cocktail conference in New Orleans was a boozy wonderland that also felt like a world-class food festival. At Absolut Tabasco's Château Turkey and the Wolf, Kasama showcased its distinctly Chicago-Filipino point of…

scrippsnews.com - Sandee LaMotte - Majority of toddler foods are ultraprocessed or not meeting nutrition standards
Majority of toddler foods are ultraprocessed or not meeting nutrition standards
Scripps News

Four out of five foods sold for toddlers in the United States are ultraprocessed, according to research that analyzed more than 2,700 products on grocery store shelves. Nearly half of those items also failed to meet at least one nutritional…

wcvb.com - CNN Staff - New study shows 80% of foods marketed for toddlers are ultraprocessed
New study shows 80% of foods marketed for toddlers are ultraprocessed
wcvb

Updated: 12:24 PM EDT Jul 28, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ New study shows 80% of foods marketed for toddlers are ultraprocessed Updated: 12:24 PM EDT Jul 28, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Four out of five foods sold for toddlers in the…

huffingtonpost.co.uk - Amy Glover - Food Expert Explains Why Microwave Meals Last Longer Than You Think
Food Expert Explains Why Microwave Meals Last Longer Than You Think
HuffPost UK

Ever come across a question you didn't realise you urgently needed an answer to until someone asks it? That happens to me all the time when I'm scrolling through social media. And recently, a peek at Reddit's r/AskUK got my thoughts racing.

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