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'That's a Wolf': Reviewing the Super Bowl Food Company Ads

Feb. 13, 2023

As we shut the door on another year of Super Bowl commercials, Senior Editor Andy Hanacek gives his thoughts on the overall portfolio, while also calling attention to the food...

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On Whom the Poll Tells

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Dec. 6, 2022

An IDFA poll about attitudes toward immigration reveals some surprising political differences.

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Lessons From a Strike That Didn’t Happen

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Nov. 30, 2022

The food & beverage industry can look to the railroads as an example of how not to treat workers.

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Of Ukrainian Pet Food, Shake ’N Bake Bags and Indian Mozzarella

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Nov. 22, 2022

A roundup of some of the quirkier news.

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Live By Influencers, Die By Influencers

June 28, 2022

Social media influencers can be great for marketing -- except when things start to go bad.

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Ukraine War Won’t Cause Famine (By Itself)

June 21, 2022

Why a lot of reporting about famine and the war is misleading.

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Getting Nagged About Food

June 16, 2022

People think they eat better than they really do.

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Greedflation and Gordon Gekko

June 14, 2022

What does it mean for a corporation to be "greedy"?

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Lettuce Not Waste Food

June 9, 2022

Necessity brings about two measures in restaurants on opposite sides of the globe.

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Sin Taxes in Scotland

June 7, 2022

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Of Kim Kardashian, Seaweed and Juneteenth

June 1, 2022

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We’re Not Starving American Indians

May 24, 2022

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Weaning Ourselves from Cheap Food

May 19, 2022

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Geopolitics and McDonald’s

May 17, 2022

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Meat Giants Get Burned

May 12, 2022

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Inflation and Image

May 10, 2022

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Of Food Taxes, Mummified Fries and Fake Chocolate

May 6, 2022

Entrepreneurship

Manufacturing as a Mission

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July 22, 2021