Hacker News with Generative AI: Food Industry

As Ozempic turns consumers off processed foods, junk food industry fights back (nytimes.com)
As revolutionary new weight-loss drugs turn consumers off ultraprocessed foods, the industry is on the hunt for new products.

Health, Food Industry, Weight Loss, Consumer Behavior

26 points by 2four2 1 day ago | 48 comments

Wonder is acquiring Grubhub (grubhub.com)
Wonder, a new kind of food hall that is revolutionizing the food industry by creating the super app for mealtime, announced that it is acquiring Grubhub, a leading food ordering and delivery platform with more than 375,000 merchants and 200,000 delivery partners across the United States.

Food Industry, Acquisitions, Online Ordering, Delivery Services

146 points by endtwist 8 days ago | 159 comments

Soda Is Making a Comeback (cnn.com)

Beverages, Food Industry, Trends, Consumer Behavior

4 points by smgit 17 days ago | 6 comments

50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Paid Scientists to Point Blame at Fat (2016) (npr.org)
In the 1960s, the sugar industry funded research that downplayed the risks of sugar and highlighted the hazards of fat, according to a newly published article in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Food Industry, Public Health, History, Science, Sugar

188 points by Tomte 25 days ago | 170 comments

Restaurant Portions Are About to Get Smaller. Are Americans Ready? (nytimes.com)
The towering burger and ballooning bagel have withstood public health campaigns, but a new movement to shrink servings is finally gaining traction.

Food Industry, Restaurant Industry, Consumer Behavior, Health, Food Culture

5 points by paulpauper 25 days ago | 2 comments

US Copyright Office "frees the McFlurry," allowing repair of ice cream machines (arstechnica.com)
Consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge today hailed a decision by the US Copyright Office to "grant an exemption specifically allowing for repair of retail-level food preparation equipment—including soft serve ice cream machines similar to those available at McDonald's."

Copyright Law, Repair, Consumer Advocacy, Food Industry

40 points by impish9208 27 days ago | 4 comments

McDonald's and supermarkets failed to spot slavery (bbc.com)
Signs that modern slavery victims were being forced to work at a McDonald’s branch and a factory supplying bread products to major supermarkets were missed for years, the BBC has found.

Modern Slavery, Food Industry, Supply Chains, Human Rights, Corporate Responsibility

17 points by MilnerRoute 52 days ago | 4 comments

Boar's Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak (apnews.com)
Boar’s Head said Friday it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak.

Food Safety, Listeria Outbreak, Virginia, Food Industry, Product Recall

12 points by JumpCrisscross 69 days ago | 6 comments

After 155 years, the Campbell Soup company is changing its name (cnn.com)

Branding, Food Industry, Business, History

21 points by iancmceachern 71 days ago | 14 comments

Could Listeria Take Down the 100-Year Boar's Head Empire? (nymag.com)

Food Safety, Food Industry, Listeria, Boar's Head

6 points by howard941 78 days ago | 0 comments

Blood puddles, mold, tainted meat, bugs: Boar's Head inspections are horrifying (arstechnica.com)