Category: Food

Those Doritos Too Expensive? More Stores Offer Their Own Alternatives.

Retailers are expanding their own private-label food and beverage offerings, attracting customers looking for less expensive options.
How a Fertilizer Shortage Is Spreading Desperate Hunger

Across Africa and in parts of Asia, disruption to the supply chain for fertilizer is raising food prices and increasing malnutrition.
California’s Ban on Red Food Dye Puts FDA on the Spot

The dye was banned in cosmetics after a study suggested it might be a carcinogen. Yet federal regulations still permit its use in foods, stoking concerns that helped build support for the new state law.
Belgian Preserve Melds Farming and Conservation, and Fights Extreme Weather

Can Europe fight the effects of extreme weather while producing enough affordable food? A model combining conservation with agriculture may offer a solution.
I Was a Pop-Tarts Taste Tester

When my family was enlisted nearly 60 years ago, little did we suspect that the pastry would become a pop-culture phenomenon and inspire a Seinfeld movie.
A Grown-Up Slumber Party at an English Country Hotel

To mark the opening of her latest hospitality project, Estelle Manor, Eiesha Bharti Pasricha hosted a celebration of female friendship and ingenuity.
Supply Chain Hurdles Complicate Food Companies’ Climate Pledges

Several of the world’s largest food and restaurant companies have not made progress on their goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Some are even producing more.
Smucker’s Buys Twinkie Owner Hostess Brands for $5.6 Billion

J.M. Smucker, the maker of jellies, Jif peanut butter and Uncrustables, agreed to take over Hostess Brands, adding Twinkies, Ho Hos and Ding Dongs to its portfolio of snacks.
How Did Vanilla Become a Byword for Blandness?

The spice is one of the world’s most elusive, complex and hard to cultivate ingredients. But for many Americans, it still represents a “boring” choice.
A Food-Lovers Tour Through Emilia-Romagna

The cheese, the pasta, the restaurants with Michelin stars? On a trip to this food-rich region of Italy, a writer’s checklist overflows with delicious options.
Trader Joe’s Recalls Tamales After Potential Milk Contamination

The recall is the company’s sixth since July. Other products had potentially been contaminated with rocks, insects and metal.
In the Faroe Islands, Art, Food and Fashion Take a Cue From Nature

Tórshavn, the cosmopolitan capital of this North Atlantic archipelago, is surrounded by otherworldly scenery that fuels the creative spirit.