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forbes.com - Louis Biscotti - Nostalgia Strategy Gives Food Brands an Edge
Nostalgia Strategy Gives Food Brands an Edge
Forbes

Pizza Hut is embracing elements of its earlier identity, including its iconic red-roof aesthetic many consumers love and remember, reviving a familiar experience. The food & beverage industry has spent decades chasing the next big thing. Consumers…

abc.net.au - Adele Ferguson - They are getting fooled': How ultra-processed food is made to look healthier
They are getting fooled': How ultra-processed food is made to look healthier
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Ever wondered why it's so hard to stop at eating just one potato chip, one piece of chocolate or one piece of fried chicken? Former food technologist Min Sheen Tan said that's no accident. 'It's the bliss point … the irresistible trifecta of…

newsweek.com - Melissa Fleur Afshar - A global food poisoning bug is getting worse. Scientists just found the culprit
A global food poisoning bug is getting worse. Scientists just found the culprit
Newsweek

Global chicken numbers have increased seven-fold since the 1960s, but with the rise of the bird population has come faster-paced, wider-reaching farming practices that experts now fear have fueled a more than 100-fold increase in the spread of the…

iol.co.za - Yogashen Pillay - Household food basket rises in July as civil society warns of deepening food insecurity
Household food basket rises in July as civil society warns of deepening food insecurity
IOL

The index found that the basket rose by R28.11 month-on-month and R87.81 compared with the same month last year, highlighting the continued pressure on low-income households despite relatively subdued headline inflation. Image: Ayanda Ndamane /…

wsj.com - Heather Haddon - Starbucks' Next Challenge: Making Sure All of Its Food Is Available
Starbucks' Next Challenge: Making Sure All of Its Food Is Available
Wall Street Journal

Starbucks believes that more cafe labor and behind-the-scenes technology is helping its U.S. customers get their drinks faster. Speedy order fulfillment is key to the coffee giant's turnaround efforts, now in its second year under Chief Executive…

sciencedaily.com - 4 in 5 toddler foods are ultra-processed
4 in 5 toddler foods are ultra-processed
ScienceDaily

The results arrive as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers updated rules covering front-of-package nutrition information, healthy product claims and food marketing aimed at children. Unlike some countries, the United States does not…

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…

foodnavigator.com - UPF legislation raises stakes for food labeling and child-directed marketing
UPF legislation raises stakes for food labeling and child-directed marketing
FoodNavigator.com

The Senate HELP Committee advanced legislation requiring warning labels for some ultra-processed foods and restricting child-directed advertising. Here's what it means for food companies.

today.com - Cyclospora Outbreak 2026 Foods to Avoid and Map as 45 States Hit With Parasite Cases
Cyclospora Outbreak 2026 Foods to Avoid and Map as 45 States Hit With Parasite Cases
TODAY

Cyclospora, the nasty parasite known for causing “explosive diarrhea,” has sickened an estimated 18,000 Americans this summer so far. Amid investigations into the source of recent outbreaks, iceberg lettuce has emerged as a possible…

express.co.uk - Sarah Barltrop - Major food retailer with 4m customers plunges into administration - 'meat was rotten'
Major food retailer with 4m customers plunges into administration - 'meat was rotten'
Daily Express

Customers complained of rotting meat before a food business entered administration A major food retailer has plunged into administration after customers complained of rotting meat and lenders lost confidence. Muscle Foods, known for premium meat…

digitaltrends.com - Manisha Priyadarshini - DoorDash wants to deliver your food order flown by a drone, eventually
DoorDash wants to deliver your food order flown by a drone, eventually
Digital Trends

Getting food delivered by drone just got a lot closer to reality. DoorDash just secured FAA approval to launch its own in-house drone delivery service, called DoorDash Air. DoorDash Air is here. Officially certified drone operator in the US.

winnipegfreepress.com - Constant Same Bagalwa And Prosper Heri Ngorora, The Associated Press - Ebola outbreak is worsening food insecurity in eastern Congo, UN agency chief warns
Ebola outbreak is worsening food insecurity in eastern Congo, UN agency chief warns
Winnipeg Free Press

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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.

wral.com - CONSTANT SAME BAGALWA and PROSPER HERI NGORORA — Associated Press - Ebola outbreak is worsening food insecurity in eastern Congo, UN agency chief warns
Ebola outbreak is worsening food insecurity in eastern Congo, UN agency chief warns
WRAL News

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is worsening food insecurity in a country already battling with one of the world's largest humanitarian crises, the head of the U.N. food agency told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

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