Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Two provinces seek a billion-dollar investment to make Canadian food easier to move, cheaper to access (Globe and Mail)
• A crisis of authenticity: The truth about food influencers (The Guardian)
• Major food companies allege US sugar producers colluded on price (Bloomberg)
• Trump signs order to ban some Canadian products from U.S. market (WSJ)
• Aperol's maker bets Americans are ready for a pinker, sweeter, spritz (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• It's the hottest brand of the summer - and it's popping up everywhere (WSJ)
• The next generation of drinkers is breaking up with bubbly booze (Bloomberg)
• France's sacred food culture faces existential crisis (Bloomberg)
• Schwartz's deli in Montreal opts for local black cherry soda as US tariffs bite (Globe and Mail)
• Starbucks refreshed its menu. Chai fans are losing their minds (WSJ)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Mac and cheese disruptor Goodles to be acquired by Barilla (WSJ)
• America's next major grocery shock is coming (Axios)
• Food security under pressure (JP Morgan)
• The online shopping trend where you buy nothing (Rest of World)
• From the archives (2024): Ina Garten and the age of abundance (The New Yorker)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• How Amazon's 'secret' ad pricing system worked, according to the FTC (WSJ)
• Matt Levine: Amazon charged the first price (Bloomberg)
• Ikea cuts prices in Europe by $1.2 billion to counter cost of living crisis (FT)
• Norway vs the world's favourite chicken (FT)
• Canadian Tire, Tim Hortons launch loyalty partnership allow Triangle members to earn points on select purchases (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• GLP-1 sales in Canada on pace to set a new record this year (Globe and Mail)
• How Aperol built a $900 million global brand around the spritz (WSJ)
• Don't count Shein out just yet (WSJ)
• Chobani plans milk expansion with $1.2 billion investment (Bloomberg)
• The man who built Europe's chicken factory (FT)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• The cult $4.99 chicken defying inflation (FT)
• The church of Raising Cane's (Slate)
• Retailers want AI to solve online shopping's biggest problem (Bloomberg)
• Asda recovery remains elusive with ninth straight quarterly sales drop (Bloomberg)
• Companies including Walmart plow tariff refunds into price cuts, appealing to stretched customers (WSJ)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• How chicken conquered the world (FT)
• Dollar chains give diverging view on pressured retail sector (Bloomberg)
• How Celsius became the king of normie energy drinks (Bloomberg)
• How wagyu, Japan's prized beef, took over America (WSJ)
• Gap is back. Investors are starting to believe (WSJ)