Grocery stores have become a lightning rod for consumer discontent amid inflation and lingering mistrust after a bread price-fixing scandal.
Tag: Food
How Russia’s War on Ukraine Is Worsening Global Starvation
Moscow blocks most shipments from Ukraine, one of the world’s largest wheat producers, and its attacks on the country’s energy grid also disrupt the flow of food.
In Bakhmut, a Food Stand Stays Open Despite the War
Despite all the shelling, and with no electricity, one snack shop is still serving the soldiers and citizens who have stayed in Bakhmut, Ukraine, a pivotal battleground in the war.
New Zealand on a Plate
Why Aotearoa is spectacularly situated to offer some of the world’s most interesting, varied, delicious food.
Lab-Grown Meat Receives Clearance From F.D.A.
In a first step toward cultivated meat reaching dinner tables and restaurant menus, regulators said that a start-up company’s chicken was safe to eat.
He’s an Outspoken Defender of Meat. Industry Funds His Research, Files Show.
A UC Davis professor runs an academic center that was conceived by a trade group, according to records, and gets most of its funding from farming interests.
Your Friday Briefing: U.S. Inflation Keeps Soaring
Plus Europe’s search for energy and U.S. attempts to hinder China’s technological development.
Inside the Global Effort to Keep Perfectly Good Food Out of the Dump
Around the world, lawmakers and entrepreneurs are taking steps to tackle two of humanity’s most pressing problems: hunger and climate change.
When a Country’s Cuisine Becomes a Cultural Export
South Korea has sought to protect and enshrine its national dishes — while also sharing its wonders with the world.
Protests Erupt in Cuba Over Blackouts Caused by Hurricane Ian
Demonstrators in Havana blocked street traffic, chanting “we want the light.” Many were angry that the lack of electricity this week has rotted what little food they had stored.