July 30, 2024
“It can be tempting, in an age of apocalyptic imagination, to picture the most dire future climate scenarios: not just yield declines but mass crop failures, not just price spikes but food shortages, not just worsening hunger but mass famine.… Continue Reading…
July 26, 2024
“…Nestle SA, the world’s biggest food company, cut its revenue outlook for the year on Thursday, while Unilever Plc reported sales that missed estimates and Jeep-owner Stellantis NV posted a plunge in profit. A day before, US appliance maker Whirlpool… Continue Reading…
July 24, 2024
“…Analysts at Bank of America Securities noted in their July 8 restaurant report that fast food “value wars” remain topical. The investment firm noted that in mid-May McDonald’s said it planned to launch a $5 value meal, beginning June 25 for… Continue Reading…
May 17, 2024
“Grocery prices fell on the whole in April for the first time in 12 months, according to data released Wednesday by the Labor Department. Prices for food at home fell 0.2 percent in April, according to the Labor Department’s consumer… Continue Reading…
May 10, 2024
“Younger Americans are feeling the pinch from inflation, with 54% saying that rising food costs have hit them the hardest. The findings are part of a recent CNBC/Generation Lab survey that polled 1,033 people between the ages of 18 and 34. When asked… Continue Reading…
April 5, 2024
“Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Thursday his communist-run government has secured supply of key subsidized food rations as he moved to defuse tensions just two weeks after protesters took to the streets over widespread shortages… The shortages, combined with… Continue Reading…
March 29, 2024
“… Runaway prices at U.S. fast-food joints and restaurants have made people skittish down the income ladder and executives at chains including McDonald’s and Wendy’s recently said they worry about losing business from those on the tightest budgets. Roughly a quarter… Continue Reading…
March 27, 2024
“THE… bridge collapse in Maryland will result in widespread disruption to trade but Americans are set to avoid a return to the supply chain chaos seen during the Covid-19 crisis, experts have said. Shipping has been suspended at the Port… Continue Reading…
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