Archive for the 'Food' Category
Minimum-Wage Offensive Could Speed Arrival of Robot-Powered Restaurants
August 17th, 2015“Enjoy any higher minimum wages while you can because the Rise of the Machines grinds steadily onward, and the goal is to eliminate as many human workers from corporate payrolls as possible.” —Seattle Hikes Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour Via: Washington Post: The avalanche of rising costs is why franchisers are aggressively looking for […]
Trans-Fats: “Consumption of industrial trans-fats was associated with a 34 percent increase in all causes of mortality”
August 12th, 2015Via: Independent: The latest findings, published in the British Medical Journal, appear to confirm the growing realisation that the prevailing health advice for the past half century to cut down on foods that are rich in saturated fats such as butter and cheese may have been misguided. The study, carried out in Canada by Russell […]
NZ Milk Price Gapdown: Fonterra Slashes Farmgate Milk Price to $3.85
August 6th, 2015Break even price for many farmers: $5.70. Via: NZ Herald: Fonterra – New Zealand’s biggest exporter – has lowered its farmgate milk price for 2015/6 to $3.85 a kg of milksolids, down from a previous forecast of $5.25 a kg. The co-op said its forecast total payout for the 2015/6 season would be $4.25-$4.35 a […]
New Zealand Parents Feeding Junk Food to Children Until Their Teeth Dissolve to the Gums
July 29th, 2015Via: Stuff: Children as young as 18 months old are having multiple rotten teeth pulled out as parents feed toddlers soft drinks through sipper bottles, and chocolate biscuits and Milo as bedtime treats. Dentist and veteran anti-sugar lobbyist Rob Beaglehole said he pulled several teeth on Monday from an 18-month-old, and had once treated a […]
Cost of Fruit and Vegetables Soars in Developing world – While Junk Food Gets Cheaper
May 12th, 2015Via: Telegraph: Fruit and vegetables have almost doubled in price in parts of the developing world over the past 20 years, calling into question the idea that modern farming methods lower basic food prices for the poor. Paradoxically, the cost of some processed foods has fallen by a fifth over the same time, prompting fears […]
Chipotle Removes All GMO Ingredients From Its Menu
April 28th, 2015Via: Guardian: Chipotle will no longer use genetically modified food in its stores, the company announced on Monday. The fast-growing Mexican restaurant chain will be the first US company to use only non-GM ingredients. “There is a lot of debate about genetically modified foods,” Steve Ells, the founder, chairman and co-CEO of Chipotle, said. “Though […]
Robotic Strawberry Harvesters
April 27th, 2015Via: Tampa Tribune: A company backed by strawberry growers in Florida and California is developing a high-tech robot that can pick and package berries in the field. Harvest CROO Robotics has already spent $1 million on a prototype automated picker. Research is continuing, and the company working on a more advanced model to harvest strawberries […]
Newcastle: Inside Britain’s Busiest Food Bank
April 16th, 2015Via: Vice: Since the coalition came to power in 2010, food poverty in Britain has risen dramatically. For those struggling to exist because of low pay, zero-hour contacts or delayed benefit payments, food banks aren’t just helpful – they’re a lifeline. They’ve also been one of the key points of contention in the build up […]
The Toxins That Threaten Our Brains
March 28th, 2015Via: The Atlantic: Leading scientists recently identified a dozen chemicals as being responsible for widespread behavioral and cognitive problems. But the scope of the chemical dangers in our environment is likely even greater. Why children and the poor are most susceptible to neurotoxic exposure that may be costing the U.S. billions of dollars and immeasurable […]
Some Northern California Farmers Not Planting This Year, Will Make More Money Selling Water to Los Angeles
March 19th, 2015Via: CBS: The rice industry in the Sacramento Valley is taking a hard hit with the drought. Some farmers are skipping out on their fields this year, because they are cashing in on their water rights.
