The grocery industry is in an intense price war. Two German competitors — Aldi and Lidl — are a major driving force. They’re known for very low prices, and they’re planning scores of new U.S. stores. It’s 6:30 a.m. on a Thursday in September, about an hour until the grand …
Food prices in America were down for the longest period in about 60 years. Wait, what? It’s not something that shoppers seemed to have noticed much. “Are you serious? Really?” says Michelle German, holding a bag of groceries and wine at a Harris Teeter store in Washington, D.C. “I just …
Walmart, Target, Kroger, and Aldi have all been investing in more organic, gluten-free, and natural foods. Big-box retailers and traditional grocery stores are expanding their organic food offerings, and that’s bad news for Whole Foods. Walmart, Target, Kroger, and Aldi have all been investing in more organic, gluten-free, and natural …
When my 79-year-old father had two back surgeries a couple of years ago, I saw him in a hospital gown for the first time. As his closest family member — my mother died of cancer in 2006 — I gave my dad rides to the doctor and the grocery store. …
We spend less of our money on groceries than we did 30 years ago. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Credit: Lam Thuy Vo / NPR The way we spend our grocery money has also changed. We now spend a much bigger share of our grocery money on processed foods, …
The roughly 20 million workers involved up and down the American food chain make up a sixth of the country’s entire workforce — a fifth if you exclude public employees. But they’re not treated especially well, according to a new report. The Food Chain Workers Alliance interviewed some 700 workers …
The ashes of actor James Doohan, who played engineer “Scotty” in Star Trek, are due to be blasted into orbit on Tuesday. His remains will be among those of 308 people on board a rocket being launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida by SpaceX, a company run by South African-born billionaire …
As any tourist who’s gamely spread it on toast at a New Zealand B&B knows, the ubiquitous yeast extract known as Marmite is an acquired (read “nasty”) taste. But Kiwis are as smitten with their sticky black spread as they are with roast lamb, Marlborough Sauvingon Blanc and Pavlova (a …
Consumer Reports dares to compare grocery-store bagels to your bagel shop’s finest. New Yorkers, of course, aren’t so happy. Hey New Yorkers, ready for a rumble? In a decision sure to raise a few eyebrows and perhaps encourage readers to throw down their magazines in disgust, Consumer Reports has announced …
Would the United States save money by switching to a cashless economy? For the sixth year in a row, pennies and nickels cost more to produce in 2011 than they were worth. While the depreciation of the cent and the increased cost of producing coins is an oldstory, the U.S. …
National Enquirer had us reeling from a morbidphoto shoot in which a model was paid to pose as Whitney Houston’s dead body. This week, they take it to a whole new level: The tabloid printed open-coffin images from Whitney Houston’s viewing. That’s her corpse on the cover. While it …
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