Food + Business
A woman looks through a fence to see a Stop & Shop grocery store in Westhempstead, New York. May 2022
How some big grocery chains help ensure that food deserts stay barren

05.03.2022
by Lela Nargi
A house silhouette is made out of two photos with paper tear in middle with numbers and checks on blue textured background April 2022.
Happier employees, higher profits: Restaurant owners spend more, and it pays off
A house silhouette is made out of two photos with paper tear in middle with numbers and checks on blue textured background April 2022.
04.26.2022
by Matthew Sedacca
A Mcdonald's is centered with logo in bright yellow surrounded by reports, logos, numbers, money, and people all on a rough white background April 2022.
McDonald’s franchises planned to pay tens of millions in PPP loan dollars to corporate HQ 
A Mcdonald's is centered with logo in bright yellow surrounded by reports, logos, numbers, money, and people all on a rough white background April 2022.
04.21.2022
by H. Claire Brown + Jessica Fu
The Counter logo
The hardest story to write
The Counter logo
04.14.2022
by Kate Cox
Caucasian woman shopping for vegetable oil in a supermarket aisle. March 2022
How war, weather, and Covid-19 are rekindling the food vs. fuel debate
Caucasian woman shopping for vegetable oil in a supermarket aisle. March 2022
03.31.2022
by Matthew Sedacca
Joth Davis shows off his crop of sugar kelp at Blue Dot Sea Farms in Washington’s Hood Canal. The 5-acre site is currently the only seaweed farm in the state, and officials there and elsewhere say that burdensome permitting systems are holding back ocean farming. March 2022
Seaweed farming has vast potential—but good luck getting a permit
Joth Davis shows off his crop of sugar kelp at Blue Dot Sea Farms in Washington’s Hood Canal. The 5-acre site is currently the only seaweed farm in the state, and officials there and elsewhere say that burdensome permitting systems are holding back ocean farming. March 2022
03.10.2022
by Alex Brown
A black cliff is collapsing with illustrated restaurants piled on top and people's silhouettes in the background March 2022.
As the pandemic ebbs, surviving restaurants face a new challenge: each other
A black cliff is collapsing with illustrated restaurants piled on top and people's silhouettes in the background March 2022.
03.09.2022
by Karen Stabiner
Kachka's dining room during dinner service on a Friday in January. March 2022
Higher pay, better benefits, and full disclosure define a post-pandemic restaurant
Kachka's dining room during dinner service on a Friday in January. March 2022
03.08.2022
by Lena Beck
Workers gather in protest in front of Starbucks headquarters in Seattle, WA. 021522
Arizona Starbucks store votes to unionize, as organizing drive gains momentum across the U.S.
Workers gather in protest in front of Starbucks headquarters in Seattle, WA. 021522
02.25.2022
by Matthew Sedacca