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independent.co.uk - Rhian Lubin - How the fast-food industry is responding in the booming era of GLP-1s
How the fast-food industry is responding in the booming era of GLP-1s
The Independent

With the use of GLP-1 medications skyrocketing in the United States, you'd be forgiven for thinking the new weight loss era could sound a death knell for America's fast food industry. Instead, chains are adapting to cater to those who have helped…

wsj.com - Jesse Newman - Food Industry Vexed by MAHA Super Bowl Ad
Food Industry Vexed by MAHA Super Bowl Ad
Wall Street Journal

The food industry is seeing red after the Super Bowl—usually a safe space for junk food and beer—included a Mike Tyson-featuring ad with the tagline “processed food kills.” The ad, paid for by the non-profit MAHA Center…

bbc.co.uk - Christine Ro - Why food fraud persists, even with improving tech
Why food fraud persists, even with improving tech
BBC

Christine Ro Technology Reporter Food crime mostly goes unreported, so it's difficult to grasp its scale. It can include diluting or substituting ingredients, altering documents, or going through unapproved processes. One 2025 estimate is that food…

thenation.com - The Nation - How the Far Right Won the Food Wars
How the Far Right Won the Food Wars
Home 2/9 | The Nation

Bluesky On November 12, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gathered together health advocates, social-media influencers, and biohacking entrepreneurs at the White House for the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Summit. The…

yahoo.com - Bob Karr - UBS Lowers PT on Performance Food Group (PFGC) Stock
UBS Lowers PT on Performance Food Group (PFGC) Stock
Yahoo!

Performance Food Group Company (NYSE: PFGC) is one of the Best FMCG Stocks to Invest In According to Analysts. On February 5, UBS reduced its price objective on the company's stock to $108 from $120, keeping a “Buy” rating. As per the…

dailymail.co.uk - Anna Wright For Dailymail.Com - Invasive pests are destroying Louisiana's iconic foods, farmers say
Invasive pests are destroying Louisiana's iconic foods, farmers say
Mail Online

A slimy pest is plaguing Louisiana - causing utter destruction for crawfish and rice harvesters. The apple snail, native to South America, is an invasive species that carries a parasite called rat lungworm, which can be fatal to humans and…

buzzfeed.com - Brian Galindo - People Are Revealing Which Popular Foods They Actually Find Completely Overrated
People Are Revealing Which Popular Foods They Actually Find Completely Overrated
BuzzFeed

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yahoo.com - Bob Karr - Smithfield Foods (SFD) and Nathan's Famous, Inc. Announce About Definitive Merger Agreement
Smithfield Foods (SFD) and Nathan's Famous, Inc. Announce About Definitive Merger Agreement
Yahoo!

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFD) is one of the Best FMCG Stocks to Invest In According to Analysts. On January 21, Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFD) and Nathan's Famous, Inc. announced that they entered into a definitive merger agreement…

washingtonexaminer.com - Gabrielle M. Etzel - RFK Jr. calls reducing ultraprocessed foods 'spiritual warfare
RFK Jr. calls reducing ultraprocessed foods 'spiritual warfare
Washington Examiner

The secretary said 70% of what children eat is considered ultraprocessed, “and it's killing them” through metabolic dysfunction diseases, such as diabetes and obesity. “It's a spiritual warfare,” Kennedy said.

irishmirror.ie - Cillian Sherlock, Press Association  - Food Safety Authority stands by formula recall statement
Food Safety Authority stands by formula recall statement
Irish Mirror

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has defended a public statement in which parents of infants were told that a formula potentially affected by a toxin had not been distributed into the country despite it being sold online. On January 23, the…

businessinsider.com - Jackie Brown - We asked veterinarians how to choose healthy dog food, and these 10 recipes stood out
We asked veterinarians how to choose healthy dog food, and these 10 recipes stood out
Business Insider

Choosing a healthy dog food can feel overwhelming. The pet food market is enormous, with hundreds of dog food brands, recipes, and formulations to sift through. If you have a puppy, you probably know it's best to feed a puppy formula, but you may…

ocregister.com - Brock Keeling - OCVibe's selects name for food hall, announces new bar and lounge concepts
OCVibe's selects name for food hall, announces new bar and lounge concepts
Orange County Register

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... If you've headed to a Ducks game or just zipped by the Honda Center, you've likely seen the cranes and construction of OCVibe, the $5 billion “city within a city” currently reshaping roughly…

timeout.com - Marisa Marchitelli - Bangkok's hottest food festival returns on March 28!
Bangkok's hottest food festival returns on March 28!
Time Out Worldwide

Bangkok understands chilli the way other cities understand weather. It shapes daily life, dictates cravings and decides how long lunch will last. For one balmy afternoon and evening, just once a year, the city gives that ingredient centrestage.

hulldailymail.co.uk - Laura Cross - Weekly food and garden waste collections set to launch in Hull
Weekly food and garden waste collections set to launch in Hull
Hull Live

Hull City Council is preparing to introduce Simpler Recycling, a new government‑led policy designed to make recycling clearer and more consistent across the country. The majority of households across Hull will receive weekly brown bin and…

news-medical.net - New AI model eliminates false positives in food testing
New AI model eliminates false positives in food testing
News-Medical

Researchers have significantly enhanced an artificial intelligence tool used to rapidly detect bacterial contamination in food by eliminating misclassifications of food debris that looks like bacteria. Current methods to detect contamination of…

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