Tuesday, 4 June 2019

How A Fight Over Beef Jerky Reveals Tensions Over SNAP In The Trump Era
Retailers that accept SNAP benefits must stock a variety of staple foods, including a minimum number of fruits and vegetables, meat, dairy and grain options. Now there's a fight over what counts.

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What Counts As A Healthy 'Staple Food' Option For SNAP Benefits?
The comment-period ends this week on a proposed federal rule to offer convenience stores that take SNAP benefits more flexibility in the foods they sell. There are competing views on what count as "staple foods."

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White House's About-Face On Mexican Trade A 'Gut Punch' To U.S. Businesses
U.S. industries, from grocers to clothing makers, say President Trump's threatened tariffs on goods from Mexico raise uncertainty. The turmoil comes just as a new trade agreement seemed near.

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Monday, 3 June 2019

'Fate Of Food' Asks: What's For Dinner In A Hotter, Drier, More Crowded World?
Environmental journalist Amanda Little says the sustainable food revolution will include meat cultured in a lab, 3-D printer food, aquaculture and indoor vertical farming.

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Kelp Has Been Touted As The New Kale, But It's Been Slow To Catch On
While the seaweed has a lot of things going for it in terms of nutrition and climate friendliness, the lack of infrastructure to process it and people's tastes have not been quick to adopt it.

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Sunday, 2 June 2019

Stinking Rich? Malaysia Aims To Cash In On China's Durian Craze
A single durian could fetch $100 in China, where appetite for the spiky, pungent fruit is booming. Now Malaysia wants to make durian a leading export, and the rush to plant and invest is on.

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Parsi Cafes, A Centuries-Old Tradition In India, Are Vanishing
Since the 1800s, these cafes have flourished in Mumbai. They've helped keep alive the culture and cuisine of Parsis — Zoroastrians who fled Persia centuries ago. Now, that tradition is fading.

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