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Delivery companies finding ways to help restaurants donate excess food
Feb 19, 2019
Nearly one-third of food prepared by restaurants and grocery stores winds up as waste, according to data cited by the Environmental Protection Agency. It can be awkward and costly for restaurants to coordinate transport of their surplus food to shelters or food banks, but food delivery companies like Postmates and DoorDash have started offering restaurants […]
Pepsi takes aim at health-conscious consumers
by
Renata Sago
Feb 18, 2019
In an attempt to steal market share from rival Coca-Cola, Pepsi is making investments in healthier, less sugary beverages.
The "Nordic Diet" goes mainstream in Denmark
Feb 13, 2019
The "Nordic Diet" is a way of eating that gourmet chefs in Scandinavia started championing about 15 years ago.
Look out, beef. Plant-based patties are vying to win over meat lovers.
by
Renata Sago
Feb 12, 2019
Two new burgers made from plants look like meat, cook like meat, and taste like meat.
Packaged food giants turn to acquisitions, startups, and research to stay relevant
by
Renata Sago
Feb 8, 2019
As food giant Conagra reportedly plans layoffs at newly-acquired Pinnacle Foods, a look at what’s keeping the food business fresh.
Cold brew coffee is straight hotness right now
by
Renata Sago
Jan 23, 2019
Across the United States, more people are getting their caffeine drinks ice-cold instead of steaming-hot.
Did someone say avocado bar?
by
Adriene Hill
and Maria Hollenhorst
Dec 25, 2018
A conversation with the co-founders of Avocaderia, the world’s first avocado bar.
For public good, not for profit.
Romaine contamination is making other lettuces more expensive
Dec 4, 2018
Consumers are paying more for iceberg lettuce and other leafy greens.
Trade war means more donations to food banks
Nov 22, 2018
To blunt the pain of tariffs, the government is buying more than $1 billion in surplus food. Much of that will go to food banks.
Why are E. coli outbreaks so hard to trace?
by
Andy Uhler
and Meghan McCarty Carino
Nov 21, 2018
Sprawling supply chains are part of the problem, but new technology could help.