Schnucks Quietly Kills Another Small-Format Bet
Schnucks Fresh in Jasper, Indiana closes mid-May, adding to a growing list of small-format grocery store casualties across the Midwest.
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Albertsons Is Reading Your Cart Before You Check Out
Albertsons and other grocers are deploying AI synthetic audiences to decode shopper patterns and grow basket sizes in real time.
Buldak Meets Boxed Mac: Samyang Goes Mainstream
Samyang spicy macaroni cheese brings the buldak heat profile to a category dominated by Kraft. Watch this space.
Maple Leaf Foods Bets on a Brand It Once Walked Away From
Yves Veggie Cuisine plant proteins are returning to Canadian shelves after Maple Leaf Foods acquired the brand it helped discontinue just a year ago.
Musk vs. Altman: What the OpenAI Trial Means for AI in Food
The OpenAI Musk Altman trial opened in Oakland. Food operators betting on AI infrastructure should watch every ruling closely.
Musk vs. Altman: What the AI Trial Means for Food Tech
The Musk Altman AI trial opened in Oakland. The outcome could reshape who controls the AI tools rewriting food manufacturing.
PepsiCo Locks In a Decade of European Green Power
The PepsiCo renewable energy deal with Statkraft targets 32,000 metric tons of annual CO2 reductions across Europe for ten years.
AI Enters the Hospital Kitchen. Who’s Watching?
AI solutions for health care are multiplying fast. Food and nutrition operators inside clinical settings need to understand what's coming, and what's at stake.
RFK’s Dye Win Contingent Upon Big Snack and Soda
Kennedy claims victory on food dye phase-out, but CSPI data shows only 4 of 12 committed companies will fully comply by end of 2026.
Aldi Bans 44 Additives Before the Feds Even Blink
Aldi's food additive ban covers 44 substances and puts the discount retailer ahead of regulators still debating what's safe.