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Exclusive: The alarms in wine’s biggest heist were switched off from inside before masked thieves took off with 30,000 bottles worth over $8 million

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Exclusive: The alarms in wine’s biggest heist were switched off from inside before masked thieves took off with 30,000 bottles worth over $8 million

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Antinori’s wines are so sought after that counterfeiters have copied them for years. Now thieves have taken...

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How Japan went from a rice shortage to a rice surplus in two years, as climate change, tourism, and a U.S. trade fight collided

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How Japan went from a rice shortage to a rice surplus in two years, as climate change, tourism, and a U.S. trade fight collided

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A drought-driven shortage in 2024 nearly doubled prices to ¥4,300 a bag and toppled a minister, before...

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U.S.-China gastrodiplomacy: Despite political tension, fast food chains from both countries gain popularity in each other’s territory

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U.S.-China gastrodiplomacy: Despite political tension, fast food chains from both countries gain popularity in each other’s territory

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Mixue, one of the world’s largest fast-food chains with more than 53,000 locations, opened its first three...

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It’s not just food: The plastic packaging your food comes in may carry cancer-linked chemicals, and most go untested

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It’s not just food: The plastic packaging your food comes in may carry cancer-linked chemicals, and most go untested

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The government is replacing harmful chemicals in your food packaging—but they may be unknowingly making it worse.

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The pumpkin spice era is changing—if not over, as McDonald’s replaces the flavor for the first time in a decade

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The pumpkin spice era is changing—if not over, as McDonald’s replaces the flavor for the first time in a decade

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Pumpkin spice is losing its monopoly on fall as McDonald’s pivots to caramel apple. This is not...

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‘It tastes exactly like beef.’ For people with a life-threatening allergy to red meat, an ostrich burger can bring them to the verge of tears

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‘It tastes exactly like beef.’ For people with a life-threatening allergy to red meat, an ostrich burger can bring them to the verge of tears

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The flightless bird’s meat, red in color and high in iron, has a look and taste similar...

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American shoppers are so rattled by surging FDA recalls that 67% now avoid a whole food category after just one notice

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American shoppers are so rattled by surging FDA recalls that 67% now avoid a whole food category after just one notice

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The FDA posted 26 food recall notices in August 2026. A GS1 US survey found 94% of...

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Starbucks is discontinuing a blending powder for drinks after particles went ‘airborne’ and left baristas coughing and falling ill

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Starbucks is discontinuing a blending powder for drinks after particles went ‘airborne’ and left baristas coughing and falling ill

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The coffee chain said it will no longer use the product as it transitions from its summer...

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PBR promises thieves who return 40,000 pounds of stolen beer by next Tuesday ‘no questions asked.’ That won’t stop California prosecutors

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PBR promises thieves who return 40,000 pounds of stolen beer by next Tuesday ‘no questions asked.’ That won’t stop California prosecutors

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That’s roughly 34,000 cans of beer worth about $70,000, according to police.

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‘We’re facing a double whammy’: America’s hottest tinned fish snack is shrinking by nearly half thanks to climate change and war in Iran

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‘We’re facing a double whammy’: America’s hottest tinned fish snack is shrinking by nearly half thanks to climate change and war in Iran

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Sardine landings in Morocco, the world's top supplier, have fallen nearly 46% as warming waters and war-driven...

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