Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Why McCormick thinks flavouring food is better than making it (WSJ)
• How big brands can spot the next big thing (BCG)
• Protein is hotter than ever. So why is the owner of Quest and Atkins on a cold streak (WSJ)
• Pistachio prices hit eight-year high on war in major grower Iran (Bloomberg)
• Walmart challenges Amazon on same-day delivery using stores as warehouses (FT)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• The coming global food crisis (FT)
• Gwyneth Paltrow is bringing her takeout business to New York City (WSJ)
• How retailers can improve operating margins to drive shareholder returns (BCG)
• OpenTable won over the wrong customers, then changed course (Bloomberg)
• Skimp on yogurt, splurge on skydiving: The rise of the frugal rich (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Unilever hikes prices of Hellmann's mayonnaise as suppliers try to offset rising fuel costs (Globe and Mail)
• Chocolate makers look to cut down on cocoa after price volatility (WSJ)
• Teen's death prompts push to ban energy drink sales in Quebec to youths under 16 (CBC)
• Weight-loss drugs and Mars bars: Novo Nordisk's comeback bid (FT)
• IMF sees Canada's fiscal position as strongest in G7 (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• CBC investigation finds Loblaw, Sobeys overcharging for underweight meat - again (CBC)
• Spice up your cooking skills with help from your phone (NYT)
• PepsiCo's snack business starts to rebound after price cuts (Bloomberg)
• First Capital REIT acquired by Choice and KingSett for $5.2 billion after turnaround (Globe and Mail)
• Quince's best-kept secret isn't its cheap cashmere and couches (Bloomberg)

Stephan's Friday Picks

• State of Food and Beverage: The choices CPG leaders can make to renew growth (McKinsey) 
• The US small town coffee shop that created a viral drink (The Guardian)
• Unilever bets big on gummies as next frontier of wellness (Bloomberg)
• The $40 half chicken that ruffled Brooklyn (NYT)
• From the archives (2015): Unilever must aim not to spread itself too thinly (FT)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Food insecurity in focus (Globe and Mail)
• Israeli startup makes world's first lab-grown chocolate bar (FT)
• Big money is betting on bagels (NYT)
• Kimberly-Clark details structure, leadership team following Kenvue deal (WSJ)
• The battle over refreshers heats up as McDonald's enters the mix (NYT)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Food influencing gets a feel good refresh (NYT)
• Can food actually be medicine? These doctors say yes (NYT)
• Conagra replacing CEO after 60% stock slide (Bloomberg)
• Unilever's $45 billion food deal spreads fear among brand loyalists (Bloomberg)
• Mamdani plans to open city-owned grocery store in East Harlem (NYT)