Yum! Brands exec pushes back on AI hate: Taco Bell drive-thru bot helped increase employee retention
As Americans continue to oppose the AI buildout, Yum! Brands is reckoning with the dissonance between this opposition and the...
Food and drink
The health wave has made its impact on what could have been considered its mortal enemy: fast food. In a...
Sweetgreen doesn’t use iceberg lettuce, and it doesn’t buy lettuce from Mexico, according to cofounder Nic Jammet, but the salad...
Survey: Proteinmaxxing shows a ‘meaningful shift’ in how Gen Z takes supplements versus baby boomers
Nowadays, you can find protein in pretty much every section of American grocery stores—beyond the typical meat aisle. Thirsty? Protein...
U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision...
Japan went from a rice shortage to a rice surplus in two years, due to drought, tourism and the U.S.
In 2023, extreme heat and drought damaged Japan’s rice crop, and a year later, that damage turned into a national...
China and the United States are divided on many issues, from tariffs and technology to Taiwan. But there is one...
China and the United States are divided on many issues, from tariffs and technology to Taiwan. But there is one thing tying them together: fast...
The pumpkin spice era could be over as McDonald’s replaces the flavor for the first time in a decade
After dominating America’s seasonal drink lineup for years, pumpkin spice may be losing its grip on fall. McDonald’s, one of...
Throw a rock in New York City, and apparently you’ll hit an AI food ad. At least that was X...
A slew of food recalls this summer have left a bad taste in Americans’ mouths, and public health professionals warn...
Italian fishermen for two years incinerated most of the invasive Atlantic blue crabs caught in the Po River Delta south...
Sometimes, there’s nothing better than an iced cold beer in the summer heat. Other times, there’s nothing more anxiety-inducing than...
Climate change and war in Iran may force a sardine shortage as Morocco’s sardine landings are halved
Tinned fish is having a real global moment. The pandemic-era pantry habit has since turned into restaurants nationwide serving tinned...
Drive through Iowa, Missouri or Illinois, and you’ll pass a Casey’s roughly every few exits. Midwesterners have come to know...
Four firms control over half the world’s seed supply. Italian farmers are fighting back by bartering
A farmhouse in the Marche hills doesn’t look like the front line of a fight against four of the world’s...
In 2014, Annabel, 40, and Emily Lui, 47, were down to their last £15,000 after a promising start to their...
Aaron Kaufman used to meet his lofty daily protein goals — a gram for each pound he weighs — with...
The image of hoodie-wearing college students launching billion-dollar businesses from their dorm rooms has become an entrepreneurship cliché. And while...
Khloé Kardashian is off camera on Zoom, scrolling through her old emails. She’s looking for the date she started working...
In the hills of Emilia-Romagna, a bank vault holds more than half a million wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano, worth well...
Taylor Fresh Foods, parent company of Taylor Farms, is voluntarily recalling some products that include jalapenos because of worries about...