Food

A shopper packs groceries from Kroger into a car.

National

Will the feds block a grocery megamerger? Kroger and Albertsons will soon find out

4:43pm January 09, 2024

by Alina Selyukh

America's two largest supermarket chains have struck a $25 billion deal to combine. Now the FTC is about to decide whether it will block or allow it, and under what conditions.

Health & Safety

Why there's a storm brewing about global food aid from the U.S.

10:24am January 09, 2024

by Dan Charles

The act of providing food aid to countries in need turns out to be a complicated and controversial matter. Here's why.

Five U.S. cities which imposed taxes on sugary drinks saw prices rise and sales fall by 33%, according to a new study.

Cities with soda taxes saw sales of sugary drinks fall as prices rose, study finds

10:32am January 06, 2024

by Maria Godoy

Soda taxes are meant to discourage people from drinking too much sugar, which is linked to a host of bad health outcomes. Cities that imposed the taxes saw a 33% decrease in the sale of sugary drinks.

Queue Listen Now

A Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkin with no carved-out face next to the open wrapper with a jack-o'-lantern design.

National

Hershey sued for $5M over missing 'cute' face on Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins

10:23am January 05, 2024

by Megan Lim

The lawsuit claims the packaging shows "explicit carved out artistic designs" that the chocolate inside doesn't have.

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Woman sues Hershey for $5 million because candy doesn't match the wrapper design

4:13pm January 04, 2024

The Hershey Company is being sued for their Reese's holiday candies. The complaint alleges deceptive packaging as the peanut butter cups do not have "cute faces" as displayed on the wrapper.

Books
Arts

Restaurateur Rose Previte shares recipes she learned from women around the world

1:38pm January 03, 2024

by Tonya Mosley

Previte's restaurants serve food inspired by her extensive travels and the home-cooked Lebanese dishes of her childhood. Her new cookbook is Maydān: Recipes from Lebanon and Beyond.

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Every day, 19,000 workers ferry produce around the Central de Abastos on dollies and wheelbarrows.

World News

How Mexico City's biggest wholesale market is combating food waste

5:02am January 02, 2024

by James Fredrick

Since 2020, the 800-acre Central de Abastos market has reduced daily food waste by 24% and delivered almost 800 tons of unsold food to soup kitchens.

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This year's annual 'All Things Considered' holiday cocktail interview is alcohol free

6:13pm December 29, 2023

Non-alcoholic spirit sales grew more than 100% in the last year. So for the annual All Things Considered holiday cocktail interview, we're visiting a completely alcohol-free bar in D.C.

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The Pop-Tarts mascot is lowered into a toaster following the 2023 Pop-Tarts Bowl between the Kansas State Wildcats and the NC State Wolfpack at Camping World Stadium on Thursday in Orlando, Fla.

Sports

First edible mascot in sports history stars in the Pop-Tarts Bowl

4:43pm December 29, 2023

by Diba Mohtasham

Kansas State beat NC State, 28-19, after which the winning team devoured the giant pastry that emerged from an even more giant toaster in what was a clever marketing move.

James Beard award-winning chef Alexis Nikole Nelson harvests wild food while building a community of plants and people.

Foragers build a community of plants and people while connecting with the past

12:35pm December 29, 2023

by Alice Woelfle

James Beard award-winning chef Alexis Nikole Nelson harvests wild food while building a community of plants and people.