Tuesday, 18 August 2026

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

  • Olipop Soda CEO to step down with Electrolit head stepping in (Bloomberg)
  • Pickle flavour is taking over the snacks aisle (WSJ)
  • Canadian Tire bets on data to drive future growth (Globe and Mail)
  • Inside the billion-dollar industry that's keeping your beer cold - and saving lives (Texas Monthly)
  • How Burger King revamped its Whopper and overtook Wendy's (WSJ)

Monday, 17 August 2026

 Stephan's Monday Picks

  • A chicken glut is dragging down meatpackers - and lowering your grocery bill (WSJ)
  • The haskap berry is poised to be the next 'it' berry (CBC)
  • The quest to find the world's best honey (FT)
  • The secret ingredient farmers add to their cows' diet for richer milk (Bloomberg)
  • These products go colourless as natural dyes prove tricky and expensive (Bloomberg)

Friday, 14 August 2026

 Stephan's Friday Picks

Thursday, 13 August 2026

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

  • How to disappear: Shopping online (Mozilla Foundation)
  • Danny Meyer finally tells us what went wrong (Food Time with Matt Rodbard)
  • Why the regenerative agriculture label is everywhere (Bloomberg)
  • JBS heir to become CEO of world's largest meatpacker (FT)
  • Target hires first Chief AI Officer in retail's latest tech push (WSJ)

Wednesday, 12 August 2026

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

  • Ozempic era gives Brazil's grocery aisles a pro-protein makeover (Bloomberg)
  • Wonder takes a gamble on robots, drones, and AI menus (WSJ)
  • Chinese tea chains brew a new US obsession (Bloomberg)
  • Canada adds 75,000 jobs in July, unemployment rate hits two year low (Globe and Mail)
  • Shopping app Whatnot valued at $20 billion in new funding (WSJ)

Tuesday, 11 August 2026

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

  • Celsius share slump as namesake brand sales tumble (Bloomberg)
  • Monster Beverage sales rise on international growth (WSJ)
  • Inside the long, AI-powered quest to perfect Pringle-making (WSJ)
  • US alcohol industry rightly fears a nasty hangover from Trump's trade war with Canada (Globe and Mail)
  • Burger King's new Whopper strikes a blow in fast food burger wars (WSJ)

Monday, 10 August 2026

 Stephan's Monday Picks

  • Americans lose their main reason to get out of bed: Dannon coffee yogurt (WSJ)
  • The most powerful men in America are eating only meat and sauerkraut. Could I? (NYT Magazine)
  • Lululemon is at war with itself (Bloomberg)
  • Kraft Heinz's turnaround bid leaves investors wanting more (Bloomberg)
  • P&G agrees to buy supplement maker for $3.8 million (WSJ)