Stephan's Monday Picks

• Impossible Foods wants to put plant-based burgers on European menus this year (Bloomberg)
• The value seeking customer (Deloitte)
• Matcha is having a moment - and it's putting pressure on Japan's tea industry (CBC)
• Unilever to buy Dr. Squatch in $1.5 billion deal (Reuters)
• The 33-year old meat heir feeding America's protein obsession (WSJ)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• The worst sandwich is back (The Atlantic)
• Couche-Tard cagey about likelihood of 7-Eleven takeover (Globe and Mail)
• Ruby Liu lacks 'foundational experience' to run former HBC stores, Cadillac Fairview CEO says (Globe and Mail)
• Mars' $36 billion deal hit by full scale EU probe (Bloomberg)
• From the archives (2022): Mars CEO Grant Reid to retire, hand reins to pet-care unit chief (WSJ)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Do we need another green revolution (The New Yorker)
• General Mills' outlook misses on consumer pullback (Bloomberg)
• Target explores factory direct shipping model used by Temu (Bloomberg)
• Walmart looks to speed up delivery by opening 'dark stores' closed to public (Bloomberg)
• After a bruising year, casual dining chains try to stage a comeback (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• At Amazon's biggest data center, everything is supersized for AI (NYT)
• New York's Indian food is more creative than ever (The Cut)
• It's Indian mango season, and the cutthroat selling frenzy is on (NYT)
• A look at Jeff Bezos' expansive wealth (WSJ)
• Why customers prefer wider drinking glasses (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: The evolution of the strategic choice structuring process (Medium)
• The path towards a metabolic health revolution (McKinsey)
• Can Walmart shed its discount vibe? Its new home office offers a clue (NYT)
• A new meatpacking plant's novel approach to attracting American workers (WSJ)
• Tariffs test Sam's Club strategy of keeping prices as low as possible (WSJ)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Big Grocery wants Ontario to lift ban on 'private label' wine, beer (CBC)
• The fast food gimmick that became an unlikely muse for chefs (NYT)
• The $10 billion delivery empire built on Shein and TikTok orders (Rest of World)
• Amazon rebuilt Alexa using a 'staggering amount' of AI tools (Wired)
• Home Depot bid kicks off battle for $5 billion building products company (WSJ)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Why rice is poised to survive better in a warming world (Bloomberg)
• What is a 'fridge cigarette' (NYT)
• Canada's population growth slows to a crawl after moves to curb immigration (Globe and Mail)
• Hudson's Bay to change its name, landlords express 'concern' over lease deal (Globe and Mail)
• From the archives (2011): Diet Coke wins battle in cola wars (WSJ)