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06.09.26 - 16:42
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British Food Is Having a US Moment (Bloomberg)
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British food is enjoying new popularity in the US, with a wave of pub-inspired restaurants drawing crowds with traditional dishes served in more modern settings. Bloomberg Pursuits Contributing Restaurant Columnist Oliver Guy and Anchor of Daybreak Europe Caroline Hepker sit down with Christina Ruffini and Jeff Mason on Bloomberg This Weekend and say social media, travel and demand for affordable comfort food are helping fuel the trend, with New York's Dean's among the restaurants putting classics such as stargazy pie and bubble and squeak back in the spotlight. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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06.09.26 - 15:06
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Uncanny and unappetizing: appetites spoil as AI images take over food menus (The Guardian)
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Consumers are increasingly encountering AI-generated images on food menus such as leathery meat and bread resembling reptile skinDuring a recent lunch break, Jill Sennett saw something so unappetizing she had to share it with her 26,000 X followers: Artificial intelligence-generated menu images from a Jamaican barbecue pop-up restaurant in which the meats looked like leather belts crawling with tiny beetles.The images were reshared by more than 500 people who similarly expressed their disgust. Eating is “such an essential human experience”, said Sennett, a 37-year-old nurse in Denver. “I think it's a bad cultural thing that restaurants are converting to these horrific, uncanny food images that are unappetizing.” Continue reading......
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06.09.26 - 11:36
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Bei E-Zigaretten steht die nächste Teuerung an (DPA-AFX)
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BERLIN (dpa-AFX) - Deutschlands Vaper müssen sich auf etwas höhere Preise einstellen, wenn sie ihre Flüssigkeiten für E-Zigaretten kaufen. Grund dafür ist die geplante Erhöhung der Tabaksteuer, die in der Bundespolitik weitgehend Konsens ist. Strittig ......
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05.09.26 - 15:45
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Alarm Bells Ring As Global Food Prices Hit 2022 Highs, Perfect Storm Stokes New Inflation Shock (ZeroHedge)
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Alarm Bells Ring As Global Food Prices Hit 2022 Highs, Perfect Storm Stokes New Inflation Shock
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's global food-commodity index climbed in August to its highest level since 2022, with the index now gaining momentum to the upside. The upside reinforces warnings from several major Wall Street desks, which we have covered extensively, that global food shortages could materialize next year.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of a basket of globally traded food commodities, averaged 133.3 in August, up 1.9% from July, with every major category advancing. Sugar prices surged 11.9%, while wheat gained 2.6% and now stands 15% above year-ago levels.
The surge in global food prices comes as a perfect storm of factors emerges, from El Niño and higher fertilizer and diesel prices to disruptions in the Black Sea and the Strait of Hormuz, all of which cou...
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05.09.26 - 13:00
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Global food prices rise 1.9%, says UN body; highest since 2022 amid weather, war disruptions (Times of India)
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Food prices worldwide hit the highest levels since late 2022 in August, fueled by unpredictable weather conditions and rising geopolitical conflicts. These factors, coupled with interruptions to trade pathways, are raising alarms over the supply of vital commodities. This troubling update was shared by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization on Friday, underscoring the increasing vulnerabilities of global food systems....
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05.09.26 - 08:18
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Food delivery riders call on platforms to open up AI ′black box′ they say has cut pay (The Guardian)
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Workers who blame algorithms for lowering their earnings are getting help from academics to find out how the system worksGig economy workers are urging delivery platforms to open up the “black box” of computer-driven algorithms that determine the jobs they are offered and how much they are paid, blaming increased use of AI for lowering wages.A group of food delivery riders in Edinburgh say their rates of pay have fallen and their working conditions have deteriorated at the same time as Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat, the three dominant gig economy platforms in the UK and Ireland, have increased their use of automation. Continue reading......
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04.09.26 - 21:54
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US Open Players Make Fashion Statements, Drive Retail (Bloomberg)
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Dana Telsey, CEO & chief research officer at Telsey Advisory Group, joins Scarlet Fu and Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Money." They discuss the fashion statements being made by players at the US Open and how that translates to consumers.
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