Stephan's Friday Picks

• Inside the Carbone crew's decadent bid for world domination (GQ)
• 'Sugar Coated' review: The sweetest meal of the day (NYT)
• Global ube export ban threatens end of purple patch (FT)
• How do the latest Black Sea attacks affect global food security (CSIS)
• From the archives (2012): Check, please (The New Yorker)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Kraft Heinz looks to replicate success of clean-label ketchup (Bloomberg)
• Lidl owner among suitors circling Tesco's European business (FT)
• Red Bull sponsorship surges yields best profit growth in years (Bloomberg)
• General Mills bets on new products, marketing to drive turnaround (WSJ)
• McDonald's bets on chicken to win back diners as beef prices soar (FT)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• New weight-loss pills curb snacking less than GLP-1 shots (Bloomberg)
• US in talks to buy potash from Belarus at lower cost than what Canada charges, Trump says (Globe and Mail)
• New Zealand opposition vows to boost grocery sector competition (Bloomberg)
• Amazon drones overwhelm a Texas suburb (NYT)
• Amazon, Swiggy among firms facing India food regulator's action (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Carney promises sweeping economic legislation, fast pace this fall at caucus meeting (Globe and Mail)
• How to build a customer-back CPG company (BCG)
• A dozen ingredients show India's mounting food inflation risk (Bloomberg)
• Hot potatoes mean higher prices and shorter fries in Europe (Bloomberg)
• Trump seeks 'Made in USA' labels on beef as import rule angers ranchers (NYT)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Mark Carney has become the heir to CD Howe (Globe and Mail)
• The highest returning stock in the last 45 years is Home Depot (WSJ)
• Hating on polyester is back in fashion (Bloomberg)
• Russia seizes control over Nestle and Auchan operations (FT)
• For food companies, shifts from GLP-1s are hard to digest (NYT)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Amazon boosts minimum pay for U.S. full-time core operations staff to $20 / hour (WSJ)
• The three dreaded words no one wants to hear: What's for dinner (WSJ)
• McDonald's is planning on revamping its value strategy to revive US sales (Bloomberg)
• Senators ask FTC to probe Walmart and Amazon over bots 'Made in America' data (WSJ)
• From the archives (2015): McDonald's seeks its fast-food soul (NYT)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Driscoll's gave China its blueberries - then China swiped the secret to growing them (WSJ)
• Starbucks Snoopy cup resells for $200, showing the power of merch drops (Bloomberg)
• New Zealand dairy farmers face profit squeeze as El Nino looms (Bloomberg)
• Alberta separation could cost up to $170 billion over five years, report estimates (Globe and Mail)
• Dollarama raises sales-growth forecast as shoppers tighten their wallets (Globe and Mail)