Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Kroger to invest $5 billion on improving value, lowering prices (Bloomberg)
• How Coca-Cola got burned with a $5 billion bet on Costa coffee (Bloomberg)
• Procter & Gamble's sales offset rising fuel costs (WSJ)
• Sainsbury's faces tough market as Britons grapple with rising costs (Bloomberg)
• Canadian cheese was about to become the next big thing. Then came the tariffs (NYT)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• PepsiCo cuts estimates for Poppi while soda sales slump (Bloomberg)
• How Coke loosened Pepsi's grip on KFC's fountains (WSJ)
• If is too late for small fixes at Pepsi (WSJ)
• Buzzballz and bourbon: Sazerac shakes up the spirits industry (FT)
• Why Saskatchewan potash is taking a 4,300km detour on its way to market (Be Giant)

 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

• Kraft Heinz pauses plan to split into two companies (WSJ)
• Fibermaxxing is a diet trend even nutritionists can love (Bloomberg)
• Toys 'R' Us filling leaves a slew of creditors in its wake (Globe and Mail)
• The HBR interview with outgoing Walmart CEO Doug McMillon (HBR)
• Coca-Cola is sticking with its pricing plan, CEO says (WSJ)

Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Target to lay off 500 workers as new CEO shakes up leadership team (WSJ)
• Pizza supreme (Slate)
• Red Lobster CEO says seafood chain needs to get smaller (WSJ)
• What fast food's downturn in the US says about the economy (FT)
• Coca-Cola rises on higher volume, prices (WSJ)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Coca-Cola names next CEO (WSJ)
• Lululemon chief executive Calvin McDonald to depart next month (WSJ)
• As the price of beef soars, restaurants are in 'code red' mode (NYT)
• Canada records surprise trade surplus after seven months of deficits (Globe and Mail)
• Shoppers' treasure hunt is on at TJ Maxx (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Budget 2025: Carney earmarks $89.7 billion in new spending to counter U.S. protectionism (Globe and Mail)
• Coca-Cola injects 'holidays are coming' ads with an upgraded dose of AI (WSJ)
• Shein's Paris store debut triggers explosive backlash (Globe and Mail)
• The real reason food prices jump every November and February (Agri-Food Analytics Lab)
• Burger King braces for the demise of the penny (WSJ)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• If Pepsi wants to win, it has to play Coke's game (WSJ)
• This startup turns almond waste into organic fertilizer (Bloomberg)
• California wants to ban 'forever chemicals' in pans. These chefs say don't do it (NYT)
• Jaba Juice made from khat takes off in Kenya (Bloomberg)
• Beef prices are at a record high. The winner: cattle ranchers (WSJ)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• America's protein obsession is transforming the dairy industry (NYT)
• The truth about salt and sodium levels in restaurant food (Grub Street)
• Starbucks employees to return to the office four days a week - or take a payout (CNBC)
• Trump says Coca-Cola to use cane sugar in Coke (WSJ)
• From the archives (1959): The making - and selling - of Coca-Cola (The New Yorker)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Instacart debuts 'Fizz' alcohol ordering app to target Gen Z users (Bloomberg)
• When did restaurant salads get so ... unwieldly (NYT)
• Grubhub owner Wonder gets $7 billion valuation in new funding (Bloomberg)
• How the best restaurants can make you feel (The Atlantic)
• Ambani's 12-cent cola erodes Coke, Pepsi dominance in India (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Is this the end of cheap stuff (Bloomberg)
• Amazon pressures suppliers to cut pries to limit Trump tariff shock (FT)
• Healthy sodas are drawing Coca-Cola's and PepsiCo's attention (Bloomberg)
• How 5 restaurants work wonders with no kitchens (NYT)
• US shoppers pay for Trump tariffs on Temu, doubling some prices (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Nestle chided over lack of transparency in Perrier filtering (Bloomberg)
• Inside Home Depot's $20 billion secret garden (WSJ)
• Pepsi vs. Coke: How the soda rivals are faring in the tariff war (WSJ)
• Temu and Shein will raise prices for US customers due to Trump's tariffs (AP)
• Americans are obsessed with protein and it's driving nutrition experts nuts (WSJ)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Dollar Tree is selling Family Dollar for $1 billion (NYT)
• Hudson's Bay managers will get up to $3 million in bonuses, but workers will get no severance (CBC)
• Kroger fights Albertsons suit over failed $24.6 billion deal (Bloomberg)
• Couche-Tard sees strong interest in U.S. stores for Seven & i deal (Bloomberg)
• Coca-Cola sites were among secret targets of EU antitrust raids (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Saks warns suppliers they will have to wait for payments (WSJ)
• Coke $7 billion bet on milk hits big (Bloomberg)
• With falling U.S. sales, companies are trying to hit the sweet spot for prices (WSJ)
  
• Meet the flavour engineers working to make plant-based food taste more like meat (Globe and Mail)
• The quest to make the perfect toothbrush (WSJ)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• A new Coca-Cola flavour at the end of the world (The Atlantic)
• Amazon aggregator Thrasio engages restructuring advisors (WSJ)
• Morrisons CEO David Potts to step down as ex-Carrefour France boss takes over (The Guardian)
• Lululemon and Peloton end their feud (WSJ)
• From the archives (2012): Carrefour rethinks its 'bigger is better' strategy (NYT)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Coca-Cola keeps raising prices, driving profits higher (NYT)
• How Hershey beat the market meltdown (WSJ)
• A&W CEO Susan Senecal won't let a recession slow down the burger chain's expansion (Globe and Mail)
• TikTok creators are reinventing the scathing restaurant review (Bon Appetit)
• From the archives (2013): Why Rona turned to a grocer in its search for a cleanup CEO (Globe and Mail)