The Super El Niño Is Coming. Here's Where it Lands at the Grocery Checkout
At Hunts Point, I learned quickly that produce markets do not trade in abstractions.
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When the Thermometer Becomes Part of the Supply Chain
Climate change isn't a future problem for the food business anymore. Here's what I'm tracking.
Kennedy's Ultra-Processed Food Rule Won't Fix What's Wrong with America’s Eating Habits
Nobody ever forced a supermarket to stop carrying something people wanted to buy. They stopped carrying it when customers stopped buying it. Washington still hasn't figured this out.
The Trust Recession. Why Shoppers Don't Believe Your Prices — And Why They're About to See Less on the Shelf
New Omnisend data shows shoppers have stopped believing your inflation excuses, and Carrefour proved there's a better way to play it.
The Hunger Math Washington Must Do
Since last summer, 4.5 million people lost their SNAP benefits, and their health is at stake. Doesn't anyone in Washington care?
Jittery and In Debt: What Coffee Science and BNPL Data Are Really Telling Grocers
Your heart can handle five cups a day. Can your budget handle groceries on credit?
USDA Reopens the Mexican Cattle Border, With One Big Asterisk
One port reopens after a year shut down. A 74-year cattle inventory low doesn't care.
Burger King Says Trust Us. New Jersey Says To Supermarkets Prove It.
A fast-food giant offers a free sandwich if it lets you down. A governor just made it illegal for your grocery store to charge you more than your neighbor.
The Halloween Tariff Cliff: Why July 24 Matters More Than October 31
Section 122 expires July 24 and USTR's Section 301 replacement isn't finalized — leaving Halloween's private-label decorations and costume pricing exposed just as goods cross the Pacific
Summerween Rings the Register, But Retailers Are Hiring Like It's a Recession
Halloween spending is on pace for a record $13 billion — stretched across more of the calendar than ever — while seasonal hiring plans are shrinking to their lowest level in over 15 years. What the ga
Four Signals, One Direction: Why Your Grocery Bill and Your Dinner Tab Are Both Headed Up
Inside the Polycrisis Shopper's summer: what CPI, Toast, the weather, and a reignited war have in common