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Brexit’s Impact on the Specialty Food Market
This weekend’s news was understandably dominated by Brexit, and the far-reaching implications of the vote. One unexpected result of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union falls on the English...
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England’s Restaurant Business ‘Regrexit’
Add this to the roughly 1 million bad things the U.K’s “Leave” coalition should’ve seen coming: Brexit is having a adverse effect on England’s restaurant industry. In a story today featuring reporting...
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Major Producers Paying Farmers to Go Organic
With consumer demand for organic foods now outpacing supply, major companies like Kellogg’s and General Mills are now taking the next logical step to meet that demand: paying farmers to go organic. The...
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Chipotle’s Health Scares Do Little For Competitors
After their third straight quarter of declining sales, things continue to look bleak for the once-great Chipotle. The company posted sales this quarter down 24% from the previous year, and quarterly...
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Salvage Supperclub is a Pop-Up in a Dumpster
Salvage Supperclub is the latest outcome of an increased public awareness about food waste: a traveling pop-up dinner made entirely from wasted food and served (appropriately) in a converted dumpster....
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Whole Foods Denied “World’s Healthiest” Moniker
In 2010, Whole Foods successfully took on the name “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store,” trademarking the slogan on the basis of existing consumer sentiment. But they recently submitted an application...
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Ikinari Steak Comes to New York from Japan, with Prime Rib and No Chairs
The popular Japanese steakhouse Ikinari steak, known for it’s unusual ordering style and standing-room-only dining room, will soon come to the East Village. Ikinari currently has more than 50 locations...
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FreshRealm Aims to Answer Meal-Kits’ Biggest Problem
Even the strongest advocates of meal-kits (companies like Blue Apron and Hello Fresh which deliver recipes and ingredients to home cooks, specifically portioned for a single meal) have had to concede...
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Good News for Soda Tax Advocates
A recent study on the soda tax in Berkeley, the first in the nation, brings good news for advocates of such taxes nationwide. Since January (when the tax went into effect), the city has apparently seen...
View ArticleChina’s Fastest Growing Hotpot Chain Just Minted Two Billionaires
“China’s insatiable demand for spicy hotpot is placing the founders of a restaurant chain atop one of the world’s fastest-growing fortunes, allowing them to outpace many of the wealthiest families...
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