Hacker News with Generative AI: Food Industry

Krispy Kreme Cyber Attack a Wake-Up Call for the Food Industry (secureworld.io)
If you ask a layperson which industries they expect to come under attack from cyberattacks, they'll probably highlight targets like banks, infrastructure, or big tech. But one of the most high-profile cyberattacks in 2024 was against Krispy Kreme. Is nothing sacred anymore, when even our doughnuts aren't safe?

Cybersecurity, Food Industry, Business, Data Breaches

6 points by mooreds 11 days ago | 0 comments

Ultra-processed babies: are toddler snacks one of the food scandals of our time? (theguardian.com)
For time-poor parents, straws, sticks, pouches and powders can seem like a quick, convenient and even healthy option. But these oversweetened, mushy foods are creating a generation of choosy consumers whose teeth are already rotting

Food Industry, Health, Children, Nutrition, Consumerism

7 points by pseudolus 18 days ago | 1 comments

Paper: QR code menus diminish customer loyalty (compared to traditional menus) (sciencedirect.com)
The adoption of digital menus accessed through quick response (QR) codes has witnessed a notable upsurge.

QR Codes, Customer Loyalty, Food Industry, Restaurant Technology, Research

3 points by m463 22 days ago | 0 comments

Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu (npr.org)
Starbucks plans to cut about 30% of food and drink options from its menu by late 2025, as part of the chain's plan to change its vibe and stem the loss of customers across U.S. stores.

Business, Food Industry, Starbucks, Retail, Menu Changes

5 points by geox 64 days ago | 0 comments

How corn syrup took over America (thehustle.co)
Corporate welfare has propped up high fructose corn syrup for decades. It’s unlikely to end anytime soon.

Food Industry, Politics, History, Corporate Influence

170 points by paulpauper 79 days ago | 228 comments

The Rise of the French Fry Cartel (jacobin.com)
After decades of consolidation, just four firms now control at least 97 percent of the $68 billion frozen potato market, the antitrust cases reveal. These four companies participate in the same trade associations and use a third-party data analytics platform — PotatoTrac — to share confidential business information. The lawsuits allege the firms’ collusion has driven french fries and hash browns to record-high prices.

Antitrust, Food Industry, Business, Economics, Corporate Collusion

17 points by mooreds 86 days ago | 1 comments

PlasticList's Advice for Food Companies (twitter.com)

Food Industry, Sustainability, Marketing, Environmental Impact, Business

134 points by Jimmc414 90 days ago | 99 comments

The chocolate of the future will have less cocoa or none at all (swissinfo.ch)
The high price of cocoa beans along with consumer concerns and government regulations surrounding deforestation and child labour have sparked a hunt for new chocolate ingredients.

Chocolate, Food Industry, Sustainability, Innovation

41 points by giuliomagnifico 99 days ago | 39 comments

USDA locks barn door after Listeria escapes (efoodalert.com)
Five months after the CDC posted the initial notice of a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak ultimately traced to Boar’s Head deli meats, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced a series of “…stronger measures to protect the public from Listeria monocytogenes.”

Food Safety, Outbreaks, Listeria, USDA, Food Industry

55 points by speckx 105 days ago | 90 comments

Factory Farming Is Better Than Organic Farming (theness.com)
Some narratives are simply ubiquitous in our culture (every culture has its universal narratives). Sometimes these narratives emerge out of shared values, like liberty and freedom. Sometimes they emerge out of foundational beliefs (the US still has a puritanical bent). And sometimes they are the product of decades of marketing.

Agriculture, Food Industry, Marketing, Culture

9 points by sohkamyung 107 days ago | 1 comments

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation admits to hole in security (theregister.com)
Doughnut slinger Krispy Kreme has admitted to an attack that has left many customers unable to order online.

Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Food Industry, Retail

5 points by mooreds 107 days ago | 0 comments

Sold-out farm shops, smuggling, safety warnings: US battle over raw milk grows (theguardian.com)
Unpasteurised milk, seen as both anti-government and anti-corporate, soars in popularity among conspiracy theorists and new agers

Food Industry, Health, Conspiracy Theories, Consumerism, Rural Communities

3 points by rntn 109 days ago | 0 comments

US Food and Drug Administration moves to ban red food dye (theguardian.com)
A red food dye that is ubiquitous in American drinks, snacks, candies and cereals may finally be banned by the federal government after years of concern that it has adverse health impacts, particularly upon children.

Food Safety, Health, Regulation, FDA, Food Industry

53 points by rntn 116 days ago | 32 comments

Beekeepers halt honey awards over fraud in global supply chain (theguardian.com)
The World Beekeeping Awards will not award a prize for honey next year after warnings of widespread fraud in the global supply chain.

Beekeeping, Food Industry, Fraud, Awards, Supply Chain

203 points by a_w 123 days ago | 232 comments

A 'potato cartel' conspired to make your frozen fries 47% more expensive (yahoo.com)
Multiple proposed class-action lawsuits filed this week allege that four frozen potato producers—Cavendish Farms, Lamb Weston, McCain Foods, and the J.R. Simplot Company—conspired and shared trade information to coordinate price increases in 2021.

Food Industry, Business, Antitrust, Lawsuits, Price Increases

13 points by mooreds 130 days ago | 0 comments

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

27 points by 2four2 134 days 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 140 days ago | 159 comments

Soda Is Making a Comeback (cnn.com)

Beverages, Food Industry, Trends, Consumer Behavior

4 points by smgit 150 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 157 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 158 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 159 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 185 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 201 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 203 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 210 days ago | 0 comments

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