Artificial intelligence is peering into restaurant garbage pails and crunching grocery-store data to try to figure out how to send less uneaten food into dumpsters.
Tag: Supermarkets and Grocery Stores
California Tried to Ban Plastic Grocery Bags. It Didn’t Work.
A ban on single-use bags included an exemption for bags meant to be reused and recycled. Except, they weren’t. New legislation aims to fix that.
World’s Stinkiest Cheese Hits Supermarket Shelves in Britain
Rory Stone, a Scottish cheesemaker, claims to have made the world’s stinkiest cheese. Customers can’t get enough.
Shoplifting Surges in U.K., and Workers Face Scary Situations
As people try to walk away with goods, it’s “like the Wild West,” says one store owner, whose employees have been hit and bitten on the job.
Can Frozen Peas, Long Taken for Granted, Find New Appeal in the U.K.?
Britain’s vegetable producers are hoping this is a moment for the humble frozen pea, a cost-effective staple at a time of rising food prices.
HelloFresh to Stop Buying Coconut Milk From Thailand Amid Claims of Monkey Labor
The meal kit company’s decision follows an advocacy group’s report claiming that some monkeys in Thailand are forced to climb trees and pick the fruit.
What’s Behind the Vegetable Shortages in U.K. Supermarkets
Five major grocery chains are restricting the number of some produce items, as bad weather in Spain leads to shortages.
High Food Prices Rile Up Canadians
Grocery stores have become a lightning rod for consumer discontent amid inflation and lingering mistrust after a bread price-fixing scandal.
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.
Apps Like Flashfood and Too Good to Go Let You Buy Food That Was Going to be Thrown Away
Several companies say they are tackling food waste by connecting people with unsold food from restaurants and grocery stores.