Food + Business
aerial shot of upside foods chicken salad. May 2021
Cell-cultured meat on store shelves this year? It’s unlikely.
aerial shot of upside foods chicken salad. May 2021
05.20.2021
by Joe Fassler
Hundreds of PPP loans went to fake farms in absurd places
05.19.2021
by Derek Willis + Lydia DePillis, ProPublica
How corporations buy—and sell—food made with prison labor
05.18.2021
by H. Claire Brown
Could a simple database prevent massive ag companies from patenting and guarding seed varieties?
05.13.2021
by Lela Nargi
Antonio Espinoza sanitizes tables at Casa Martin Authentic Mexican restaurant on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica on Tuesday May 4, 2021 .
Restaurants need workers. Would an employee vaccine mandate bring them back?
Antonio Espinoza sanitizes tables at Casa Martin Authentic Mexican restaurant on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica on Tuesday May 4, 2021 .
05.11.2021
by Alexandra Jones
Jesus Morales portrait in brick alley way with mask on his chin. May 2021
Meet the TikTok angel of Los Angeles street vendors
Jesus Morales portrait in brick alley way with mask on his chin. May 2021
05.07.2021
by Jacqueline Garcia
Domino’s to reintroduce its 1980s villain to advertise pizzas delivered by autonomous vehicle
05.06.2021
by The Counter + The Counter
A restaurant stands empty and closed in a shuttered business district in Brooklyn on May 12, 2020 in New York City. Across America, people are reeling from the loss of jobs and incomes as unemployment soars to historical levels following the COVID-19 outbreak. While some states are beginning to re-open slowly, many business are struggling to find a profit with the news restrictions and a population that is fearful of the contagious virus.
The Restaurant Revitalization Fund is open for applications, but operators fear it’s not enough
A restaurant stands empty and closed in a shuttered business district in Brooklyn on May 12, 2020 in New York City. Across America, people are reeling from the loss of jobs and incomes as unemployment soars to historical levels following the COVID-19 outbreak. While some states are beginning to re-open slowly, many business are struggling to find a profit with the news restrictions and a population that is fearful of the contagious virus.
05.05.2021
by Lela Nargi
A stack of Impossible Burgers with cheese and ketchup side by side a package of Impossible Food made from plants. April 2021
In a new ad campaign, Impossible Foods calls its plant-based burger “meat.” Can it do that?
A stack of Impossible Burgers with cheese and ketchup side by side a package of Impossible Food made from plants. April 2021
04.27.2021
by Joe Fassler