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Could a grocery delivery site help get more people signed up for SNAP?

by Samantha Fields
Nov 27, 2024
More than 42 million people get food assistance through SNAP, but many who are eligible don't receive the benefits. Instacart's new tool could help.
There are lots of reasons people who qualify for SNAP benefits aren’t getting them. But Paco Vélez at Feeding South Florida said lack of awareness is a big one.
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Why are there so many food recalls?

by Janet Nguyen
Oct 31, 2024
Changes in the way we eat are introducing new risks into the food supply chain. Frequent testing and recalls can protect the public.
Ninety E. coli cases have been tied to slivered onions on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders across 13 states.
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As Canadian firm bids for 7-Eleven, convenience stores are having a moment

by Henry Epp
Aug 19, 2024
They've changed since the days of "smokes and Cokes".
Convenience stores have upped their food offerings lately, partially in response to fewer smokers.
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Can food tourism help China's cash-strapped cities?

by Jennifer Pak
Aug 14, 2024
Last spring, the industrial town Zibo became a tourist hot spot because of its unique barbecue. Is that a recipe for healthy budgets?
The city of Zibo became a hot spot for tourists seeking out authentic barbecue.
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How the snack industry is responding to Ozempic

by Matt Levin
Aug 13, 2024
Food and beverage developers are working overtime on new products that appeal to the changing tastes of obesity drug users.
People taking appetite-suppressing treatments like Ozempic are more likely to eat small servings of high-protein foods rather than large portions of salty snacks and baked goods.
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One reason organic food is typically priced higher? It costs more to produce.

by Stephanie Hughes
Jul 2, 2024
Because they grow without the use of most synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides, organic farmers don’t have the same toolkit available to them.
Organic farmer Jennifer Paulk picks Colorado potato beetle larvae off some leaves on her farm in southern Maryland.
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Why grocery stores want to be the new community meeting place

by Sean Higgins
Jun 12, 2024
People are coming back to brick-and-mortar supermarkets after a spike in grocery delivery early in the pandemic, industry insiders say.
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What's all the buzz about decaf coffee?

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson
Jun 7, 2024
With advances in the decaffeination process and the use of better beans, coffee lovers are giving decaf another shot.
A coffee maker from Houston won the U.S. Brewers Cup, "but he won it with decaf, which is kind of like winning the Tour de France on a unicycle," says reporter Matt Kronsberg.
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From school cafeterias to professional athletes, Uncrustables sandwiches are everywhere

by Kai Ryssdal , Aleezeh Hasan and Sarah Leeson
Jun 3, 2024
The iconic Uncrustables sandwich is about to become a billion-dollar business after garnering attention from a range of new audiences.
Smucker's purchased the Uncrustables brand from two dads in the Midwest in 1998.
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As Red Lobster files for bankruptcy, changing tastes take a toll on its casual-dining competitors

by Daniel Ackerman
May 20, 2024
The sector hasn't really recovered from the pandemic closures of their dining rooms, when "they lost their core business model."
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