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Gen Z famously doesn’t drink much alcohol, but they still love a cold and tasty beverage.Young consumers’ preference for unique, non-alcoholic drinks with eye-catching flavors is driving a surge in new offerings from chains like McDonald’s, Starbucks, and Taco Bell. So, you can thank Gen Z for the unusual drink…
When Mohammed Noorman Bin Mubarak Ahmad opened his first hawker stall in 2017, he woke up at 2:45 a.m., after just three hours of sleep.While most of Singapore slumbered, he cooked spicy sambal and marinated chicken and stocked up his tiny stall for a busy day. He squeezed the prep…
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American shoppers are starting to step on the brakes.President Donald Trump’s seesaw sentiment on tariffs led many Americans to stock up on goods. The latest retail sales data shows this may be slowing. The Census Bureau reported Tuesday morning that retail and food services sales were down 0.9% over the…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Linda Gommel, the CEO of Lucerne Valley Market and Hardware in Southern California. Gommel’s store was one of those affected over the past week by an outage at UNFI, a major food distributor for supermarkets in the US.The interview has been…
When cardiologist Eric Topol goes to the grocery store these days, his cart stands out among the crowd. It’s no longer filled with boxes or packaged goods, he says it’s largely just fresh produce — a big change from what he used to buy.”I was reading a lot of labels,…