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These Cats and Dogs Have the Best Job Ever: Taste-Testing Pet Food for a $17 Billion Industry
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…
MTY Food Group 3Q Profit Falls on Cautious Consumers
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…
How Derby's food waste heats homes and businesses
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…
'Seasonal' tariffs would make America's food supply less secure
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…
I'm an unpaid carer and I worry I can't afford our heating and food
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…
BofA downgrades Smithfield Foods to Neutral as pork market weakens (SFD:NASDAQ)
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…
Who's taking your fast-food order? Chick-fil-A and McDonald's have different answers
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…
I haven't used deodorant for two years because I only eat food one way
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…
MTY Food Group Inc. (MTY:CA) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
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…
10 more Wendy's stores could close this weekend, even though the fast food chain tried to save them. See the list
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…
Nottingham becomes 'perfect location' for international food market
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…
Starbucks Considers Taking Over Chipotle as America Edges Closer to All Food Chains Being Owned by Like Three Companies
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…
York County Food Hub opens in Biddeford
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…
Brian Niccol On Starbucks' Food Ambitions, Weeks Before Chipotle Takeover Speculation
Before reports began to surface that Starbucks had explored a Chipotle takeover, CEO Brian Niccol was candid with ADWEEK about where the coffee chain still has work to do: its afternoon food selection. Speaking to ADWEEK on Sept. 17 for its October…
Over half of workers regularly skip lunch on the job due to high food costs, increasing job pressure
Workers are spending less on lunch. Rather than a sign of relief from high food prices, researchers say that over half of jobholders are responding to inflation by skipping meals. According to ezCater's Lunch Report, 54% of US-based, full-time…
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