Wednesday, 7 October 2026

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

  • Lindt to cut prices on as chocolate demand wanes in key markets (Bloomberg)
  • How three young restaurateurs revived London's oldest chophouse (FT)
  • Potato by air (The Verge)
  • Lab-grown meat: Moral mission meets market realities (FT)
  • The next frontier for obesity drugs isn't how much weight you lose, but what kind (WSJ)

Tuesday, 6 October 2026

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

  • Startups race to cash in on gold rush sparked by whey protein craze (Bloomberg)
  • Pop-Tarts ends BuzzBallz tie-up on underage drinking fears (Bloomberg)
  • Aldi says some of its rivals loyalty programs 'dupe' customers (BBC)
  • Who gets paid when AI does the shopping (A16Z)
  • What if you never cooked again (Grub Street)

Monday, 5 October 2026

 Stephan's Monday Picks

  • Sushi wars roll into America as Japan's top chains face off (Bloomberg)
  • American buyers acquire Slate Grocery REIT days after announcement of distribution cut (Globe and Mail)
  • The $40 cocktail that shaped Singapore's acclaimed bar scene (NYT)
  • Why Kroger is trying to be more like Walmart (WSJ)
  • General Mills taps COO to helm its turnaround (WSJ)

Friday, 2 October 2026

 Stephan's Friday Picks

  • Boots owner nears $9bn sale of chemist to Canada's Weston family (FT)
  • Remote work is finally ending as the pandemic era fades (Globe and Mail)
  • Competition watchdog's pricing probe mostly benefits retail giants, say small grocers (Globe and Mail)
  • M&S strikes beauty deal with LVMH's Sephora (FT)
  • From the archives (2003): Weston boss uses retail therapy for his 'addiction' (The Irish Times)

Thursday, 1 October 2026

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

  • A supermarket opened a pub to get around liquor laws. Now it needs bouncers (WSJ)
  • Juniper lattes? Pine sodas? Food is taking us back to the forest (NYT)
  • How supermarkets became protein-maxxed (NYT)
  • Billion-dollar beauty: The odds of scaling a breakout brand (McKinsey)
  • RFK Jr.'s push to revamp American food runs into White House resistance (WSJ)

Wednesday, 30 September 2026

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

  • Amazon wades into India's fast delivery battleground (FT)
  • How America's biggest buffet chain cracked the math on all you can eat (WSJ)
  • Competition Bureau concerned that grocery deals are being kept from Canadians (Competition Bureau)
  • Walmart chief rules out personalized pricing as AI transforms retail (FT)
  • A letter from our CEO (Walmart)

Tuesday, 29 September 2026

Stephan's Tuesday Picks

  • At age 159, Canada is finally a power on the world stage (Globe and Mail)
  • Carney lays out his vision for breaking Canada's reliance on the U.S. (NYT)
  • 'What could possibly go right' review: The rise of a restaurant empire (WSJ)
  • Why is Danny Meyer, the happy face of hospitality, serving up regrets (NYT)
  • Sealing the deal: 10 takeaways from the Canada Investment Summit (RBC)