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)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Triggering a Canadian investment supercycle (TD Economics)
• How healthy are lentils (NYT)
• Two guys are eating their way around the world - without leaving New York (NYT)
• New York mayor faces off over Amazon (NYT)
• From the archives (Helen Rosner): What Le Cirque will be remembered for (The New Yorker)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Canada grocer restores labels that helped consumers boycott US products (Bloomberg)
• Local business group sues over Mamdani's plan to open municipal grocery stores (WSJ)
• Shein bets on deals to revive its fashion success after $70 billion plunge (Bloomberg)
• New York mayor faces off against Amazon (NYT)
• Couche-Tard starts $8.7 billion takeover bid for Poland's Zabka (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• The box that built globalization (FT)
• The tech billionaire disrupting restaurants (FT)
• Roots agrees to go-private transaction led by Marquee Brands (Globe and Mail)
• Starbucks, Chipotle tweak menus and rewards to win over diners (Bloomberg)
• Plus-size clothes are disappearing at retailers in GLP-1 era (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• U.S. to boost beef imports to address high prices, Trump says (WSJ)
• Pork struggles to gain ground, even in middle of protein craze (Bloomberg)
• Skyrocketing beef prices finally have Americans reaching their spending limit (Bloomberg)
• Shein was fast fashion's next big thing. Now it's fighting for a second act (NYT)
• American shoppers are still spending but they're getting pickier (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• When brands lose their magic (FT)
• Walmart posts lowest sales growth in over six years (WSJ)
• US alcoholic beverage consumption stabilizes at historic low (Bloomberg)
• Albertsons CIO says its shoppers are buying more - thanks to AI (WSJ)
• Cold water cup noodles sell out in Japan as surprise summer hit (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Anthony Bourdain's wild summers still echo in Provincetown (NYT)
• RIP Tony, you would have hated all this discourse (Bon Appetit)
• Amazon to expand drone delivery to 500 locales (WSJ)
• The meal kit industry is in disarray after a major supplier went bust (WSJ)
• Conde Nast CEO explains why Gourmet and not Bon Ap (Eater)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Costco sells vacations, gas, and soon, Medicare plans (WSJ)
• Ice cream: How the big firms innovate to stay ahead (BBC)
• Udon billionaire bets thick noodles will win over Americans (Bloomberg)
• Target raises fiscal year forecast as turnaround gains traction with consumers (WSJ)
• TJX says self-inflicted issues hurt sales (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Home Depot posts higher sales, backs outlook (WSJ)
• Big Food is fighting to tempt taste buds in the era of weight-loss drugs (WSJ)
• Target bets shoppers want to buy trendy snacks and drinks in grocery revamp (Bloomberg)
• A slice of the market: Canada-US tensions over cheese import permits (CD Howe Institute)
• Top French grocers ease produce rules as heat hits farmers (Bloomberg)

 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)

 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)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Summer of the slush (Toronto Life)
• Why so many CEOs are getting a chief of staff (NYT)
• China's hunger games (Foreign Affairs)
• What happened to Talenti (NYT)
• From the archives (1985): When Ben & Jerry's sued Haagen Dazs (The New Yorker)

 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)

 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)

 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)

 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)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Coca-Cola raises guidance, buoyed by World Cup lift (Bloomberg)
• From plans to bets: Strategy in the age of prediction (Bain)
• Magnum boosted by heatwave as sales surge in Europe (FT)
• Vinted wants to bring its Depop-style disruption to the US (Bloomberg)
• From the archives (2015): The aging of Abercrombie & Fitch (Bloomberg)

Stephan's Thursday Picks

• How Eli Lilly got huge by making us thin (Bloomberg)
• Sales are so low, Californian wineries are burning their vineyards (NYT)
• Trump's tariffs take aim at Canadian whey protein during global shortage (Globe and Mail)
• Should multibuys on unhealthy foods be banned (BBC)
• Sainsbury's strikes deal to sell Argos for £120M to Swift Partners (FT)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• The road forward to value creation in consumer products (Bain)
• El Nino threat raises the risk of higher blueberry prices (Bloomberg)
• As Gen Z sips on Yerba Mate, Argentinian farmers are missing out (Bloomberg)
• A Canadian town will no longer reek of fish sauce (Globe and Mail)
• The internet suddenly loves Emeril, years after his TV stardom (NYT)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Couche-Tard to expand European footprint with $8.7 billion acquisition of Polish retailer Zabka (Globe and Mail)
• Customers turning to frozen produce to avoid high food prices, Loblaw CEO says (Globe and Mail)
• Danone's sales rise, with boost from Asia's volumes (WSJ)
• Amazon finds cases of AI causing runaway spending on tech projects (FT)
• Amazon and Walmart's shopping bots downplay 'Made in America' data, report says (WSJ)