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Japan's consumer agency certifies food banks for first time
Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency said Tuesday that it has certified four food banks, which collect surplus food from companies and others to offer free supplies to organizations working to support people in need. It is the first time that food banks…
These Are The Highest-Ranked Street Food Cities In The World, Per New Analysis
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…
NYC had government food markets before Mamdani-what happened?
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…
Waitrose reports surprise spike in sales of winter comfort food amid heatwaves
News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Waitrose has reported a surprise spike in sales of winter…
Holly Willoughby discusses booze secrets and junk food favourite on YouTube show
Holly Willoughby's new YouTube show sees her reveal secrets about her boozy past and a love of Greggs sausage rolls. The former ITV presenter, 45, has launched a new lifestyle series called ‘Together' which features fashion, food and beauty.
Unilever hails best sales in more than a decade ahead of food business spin-off
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…
Here's how the GLP-1 boom is changing fast food menus and prices
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…
Unilever hails best sales in more than a decade ahead of food business spin-off
News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Consumer goods giant Unilever has upped its annual…
Hindustan Unilever Shares Sink as Demand From Soaps to Food Disappoints
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…
Australian authorities hit back over claims of horse meat found in food
Australian food authorities have rejected claims that horse meat has been found in food products intended for human consumption. It came after a report, which cited documents obtained by NSW Greens MP Abigail Boyd, revealed the food regulator has…
The food date labels you can safely ignore - and the ones you can't
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.
Exclusive: Yelp's AI phone service for restaurants can now take food orders, too
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…
Waitrose reports surprise spike in sales of winter comfort food amid heatwaves
Waitrose has reported a surprise spike in sales of winter comfort foods from cottage pies to gratins and red wine despite the ongoing heatwaves across the UK. The upmarket grocer said sales of cottage pies were up 110% while chicken and ham gratin…
At Tales of the Cocktail, A-List Chefs Gave Food the Spotlight
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…
Majority of toddler foods are ultraprocessed or not meeting nutrition standards
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…
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