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The meat industry. The world’s biggest food company plans to beef up in America
JBS, Brazil’s meat-packing giant, wants to expand. Will its critics let it? | Business (2025)
A Public Option For Food | Current Affairs
Does the food system prove that we should privatize public schools? No, it proves that free markets are a disaster… (2017)
Netherlands fishmongers accuse herring-tasters of erring - Smell them and weep
HERRING (genus Clupea, with four species found in the Baltic and North Seas) have been vital to northern Europe’s economy since the Middle Ages, wh... (2017)
The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food - The New York Times
Inside the hyperengineered, savagely marketed, addiction-creating battle for American “stomach share.” (2017)
Not so espresso - Italian coffee firms
CAFÉ culture may be quintessentially Italian, but it took an American firm to make it global. Howard Schultz says visiting Milan and its cafés in t... (2017)
Why France is facing a butter squeeze - The Economist explains
BARE shelves in food shops have been a sadly common sight in Zimbabwe or Venezuela, but are surely unimaginable in wealthy, well-run France? Yet in... (2017)
How Big Business Got Brazil Hooked on Junk Food - The New York Times
As growth slows in wealthy countries, Western food companies are aggressively expanding in developing nations, contributing to obesity and health p... (2017)
Force-fed foie gras loses favour in France
World news | The Guardian | The process of pumping corn mash into the gullets of geese and ducks to enlarge their livers is increasingly unpopular (2014)
Croissants in crisis: could French bakers crumble amid butter shortage?
World news | The Guardian | Pastry makers in France fear they can’t go on for much longer, as consumers face empty butter fridges in supermarkets (2017)
France's truffle farmers aim to stop inferior Chinese fungi getting a sniff
World news | The Guardian | Scientists use their noses to help distinguish between highly prized black truffles and cheap Chinese imports (2014)
The story of jamón ibérico - in pictures
Life and style | The Guardian | Dry-cured Iberian ham is a Spanish favourite, particularly at Christmas. What makes jamón ibérico so special though... (2012)
Spaniards face ham shortage as Chinese market gets taste for jamón ibérico
World news | The Guardian | Iberian ham has become the latest sought-after luxury from the west in China, but demand is outstripping supply Hav... (2017)
How the sugar industry tried to hide the health effects of its product 50 years ago
Pour some sugar (science) on meeeee “About 50 years ago, the sugar industry stopped funding research that began to show something they wanted to... (2017)
The Amazon-Whole Foods Deal Could Have Killed Instacart. Instead, The Startup Is Stronger Than Ever
Forbes, 2017: "When his top rival bought his largest customer, Instacart's Apoorva Mehta cheered. It turns out he wasn't crazy. (2017)
ABI’s Venture Capital Fund Quietly Expanding the Mega-Brewer’s Reach
Anheuser-Busch InBev was consistently in the news last year as it closed its blockbuster $100 billion acquisition of SABMiller. But beyond headline... (2017)
Thanks to Wall St., There May Be Too Many Restaurants
New York Times, 2017: "After years of explosive growth, there is a glut of fast-food and casual restaurants, industry experts say. Sales are slump... (2017)
How Expensive is a can of Coke?
The nominal price of a can of coke is a few cents. In actuality, it costs much more. The scientific consensus is that dietary sugar is a major con... (2017)
Cutting Carbs Won't Save You From Cancer
A new study elucidating the mechanisms by which blood glucose fuels tumors is not the kind of science on which to build a diet. (2017)
How super are those pricey 'superfoods'? Marketplace puts 3 of them to the test
CBC News, 2017: "Coconut water, quinoa and chia seeds are often marketed as "superfoods," and looking at recent sales, it seems the public is buyin... (2017)
Dark chocolate is now a health food. Here’s how that happened.
The Mars company has sponsored hundreds of scientific studies to show cocoa is good for you... how in the world could a chocolate bar be convincing... (2017)
Anthony Bourdain Talks Tough About Food Waste
New York Times, Film Review, 2017: "The TV traveler and the chef Danny Bowien spoke about their new anti-waste film Thursday for Times Talks. “Go ... (2017)
Coffee vs. beer: which drink makes you more creative?
Medium 2013: "When this happens, normally I grab a coffee to help get the ideas flowing, but for the last few days... What is creativity really? Fr... (2013)
What Coke Contains
by Kevin Ashton – Medium, 2013: "The Vons grocery store two miles from my home in Los Angeles, California sells 12 cans of Coca-Cola for $6.59 — 54... (2013)
Here's What Happened When I Opened a Restaurant in Portland
"We closed Renard down more than nine months ago, but every night (and often early in the morning), first thing after waking up, I lie there and wr... (2017)
Why the French are drinking less wine
French wine. A younger generation is rejecting old Mediterranean habits | Europe (2024)
We Need to Talk About Trader Joe’s
Behind the bubbly cashiers in Hawaiian shirts, craveable snacks, and bargain-basement prices are questionable business practices that have many foo... (2024)
Best ice cream in the world: A global tour | CNN
Get a taste of how ice cream is made and served in different countries around the world. Ice cream may be universally appealing, but many countri... (2020)
Singapore is the world leader in selling cultivated meat
Singapore and food security. The home of cultivated meat. Singapore has also become the global launchpad for foods made through precision fermenta... (2023)
Investing in SCiFi Foods - engineering lab-grown cultivated meat - a16z | Andreessen Horowitz
One of the greatest challenges the world faces today is how to sustainably feed our ever-growing global population without compromising the environ... (2022)
What's the difference between sugar, other natural sweeteners and artificial sweeteners?
Just because something is sweet doesn’t necessarily mean it is sugary. There are a number of molecules that taste sweet. To understand how and why ... (2022)
Chomps: How We Turned $6,500 Into A Business Bringing In $244 Million A Year
Looking to make a healthier-for-you meat snack, friends Pete Maldonado and Rashid Ali together put forth $6,500 to launch their "side hustle" back ... (2024)
Justin's: How I Built A Peanut Butter Company And Sold It For $281 Million
Justin Gold put his homemade nut butters in Whole Foods, but still couldn't turn a profit. A 2006 mountain-biking ride inspired a new product that ... (2024)
Vita Coco: My Billion-Dollar Coconut Water Company
After a chance encounter with two Brazilian women in a New York City bar in 2003 and hearing about the tasty coconut water they missed from back ho... (2024)
How Red Bull Makes Money
Besides selling one can for almost every person on the planet in 2019, Red Bull owns several football clubs, runs two formula one teams and is famo... (2024)
Why Aldi is a Threat to Supermarkets | WSJ The Economics Of
Aldi’s ‘no-frills’ strategy has helped make it one of the cheapest and the fastest growing grocery stores in the U.S. For the past decade, it’s bee... (2023)
Cocoa farming and Chocolate: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver discusses chocolate, cocoa farming, and, of course, some facts that will make Halloween a little weird.Connect with Last Week Tonight o... (2023)
Why Sweetgreen’s Beloved $15 Salads Still Aren’t Profitable | WSJ The Economics Of
Sweetgreen’s fast-casual $15 salads have a cult following. But even as the salad chain has sold millions of these bowls to its customers, net profi... (2023)
Why Portuguese Food is Hiding Everywhere
Cultures and cuisines inspire each other all around the world, especially in the last few decades. But Portugal seems to be a special case. It's a ... (2023)
How Starbucks Operates Like a Bank While Serving Coffee | WSJ
Starbucks, a $124.4 billion company, trails only McDonald’s as the largest restaurant chain by market capitalization. In this video, WSJ’s Heather ... (2022)
How the food you eat affects your brain - Mia Nacamulli
TED-Ed Published on Jun 21, 2016 When it comes to what you bite, chew and swallow, your choices have a direct and long-lasting effect on the mo... (2019)
Millions protest genetically modified food - 2013 - CNN
Jake Tapper reports on the controversy that surrounds GMOs and one of the companies that makes them. For more CNN videos, visit our site ... (2019)
Europe's new approach to GMOs
Long divided over GMOs - are they a threat or an opportunity? - the EU has now found a way forward. (2019)
Are GMOs Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering & Our Food
Are GMOs bad for your health? Or is this fear unfounded? Support us on Patreon so we can make more videos (and get cool stuff in return): https://w... (2019)
What's wrong with our food system | Birke Baehr | TEDxNext Generation Asheville
Birke Baehr -"what's Wrong With Our Food System? And How Can We Make A Difference. Video by: Twin Path Productions www.... (2019)
Expensive wine is for suckers - Vox
You don't have to spend a lot of money on a bottle of wine. Few wine experts and regular people can tell the difference between expensive wine and ... (2018)
Tree to Bar || How to Make Chocolate Every Step
In this video I show every step to making dark chocolate from cacao tree to chocolate bar. There is roughly 7 step to making chocolate so sit back ... (2018)
YC How to Start a Startup - Lecture 8 - How to Get Started, Doing Things that Don't Scale - Door Dash
How to Start a Startup Published on Oct 16, 2014 Lecture 8 features 3 speakers: Stanley Tang, Founder of Doordash, covers How to Get Started. ... (2018)
This is How Much Sugar is In a Can of Coke
In 140 seconds, Dave Rubin demonstrates how much sugar is in one can of coca-cola. Comment below or tweet your thoughts to Dave at https://twitter.... (2018)
Why eating healthy is so expensive in America - YouTube
Produce helps your health and hurts your wallet, but some strategies may change that. The American dinner plate is deficient in nutritious produce... (2018)
Food Waste: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
LastWeekTonight Published on Jul 19, 2015 Producers, sellers, and consumers waste tons of food. John Oliver discusses the shocking amount of fo... (2018)
On Beeing - 99% Invisible
Driving between Oakland and Los Angeles in February offers glimpses of a spectacular scene — neat, symmetrical rows of trees covered with pink and ... (2019)
a16z Podcast: Who’s Down with CPG, DTC? (And Micro-Brands Too?)
with Ryan Caldbeck, Jeff Jordan, and Sonal Chokshi (2019)
Scientists Have 'Hacked Photosynthesis' In Search Of More Productive Crops - NPR
Scientists have re-engineered photosynthesis, a foundation of life on Earth, creating genetically modified plants that grow faster and bigger. They... (2019)
Beer, Drinking Water And Fish: Tiny Plastic Is Everywhere : NPR
Plastic trash less than 5 millimeters long is in the things we eat and drink, and the air we breathe. Scientists are just beginning to study where ... (2018)
The Vault -Seed food bank - 99% Invisible
Svalbard is a remote Norwegian archipelago with reindeer, Arctic foxes and only around 2,500 humans — but it is also home to a vault containing see... (2018)
America's Growing Taste For Mezcal Is Good For Mexico's Small Producers : NPR
Oaxaca is the heart of mezcal country, where the pungent booze is made from the same plant as tequila by traditional distillers. As U.S. drinkers e... (2018)
Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World by Paul Shapiro
Paul Shapiro gives you a front-row seat for the wild story of the race to create and commercialize cleaner, safer, sustainable meat—real meat—witho... (2018)