Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Danone sales rise on high-protein, medical nutrition demand (Bloomberg)
• How Paris' working class dining experience is reshaping restaurant experiences in France (The Conversation)
• Egg prices collapse as once-empty shop shelves now overstuffed (Bloomberg)
• There's a reason American kids are such picky eaters (NYT)
• Walgreens cuts hundreds of jobs after private equity buyout (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• The aisle-prowling Albertsons CEO taking on Kroger (WSJ)
• Can Lububu, this ugly elf, make China cool (NYT)
• Kraft Heinz is ditching artificial dyes (WSJ)
• Swiss chocolate dynasty doubles down on private equity (Bloomberg)
• Chobani CEO says food system needs immigration to function (WSJ)

Stephan's Monday Picks

• Big Farming's big battleground: an English village making a stand (Bloomberg)
• How Scheel's conquered Middle America (Washington Post)
• Chef Boyardee sold to private equity for $600 million (WSJ)
• Kohl's CEO fired for funneling business to romantic partner (WSJ)
• The MAHA-friendly app that's driving food companies crazy (WSJ)

Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Heineken CEO aims to tap into thirst for zero-alcohol beer (WSJ)
• How a resurgent Walmart saw off the Amazon threat (FT)
• China's love affair with luxury has cooled (WSJ)
• Walgreens gains after CNBC says Sycamore takeout is 'alive' (Bloomberg)
• 'Gut pop' is injecting new fizz into the beverage aisle (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Robots struggle to match workers on 'really hard' jobs (NYT)
• Walmart raises outlook on strong spending from value-seekers (Bloomberg)
• Blackstone strikes deal for Jersey Mike's subs (WSJ)
• CVS strikes deal with activist Glenview Capital for four board seats (CNBC)
• The case against deli meat (Grub Street)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Can a neon-blue gummy worm cocktail save the movies (NYT)
• How far would you go for a single bite (NYT)
• We're drowning in reusable bags. Are bag profits preventing big grocers from adopting sustainable solutions (CBC)
• The price of private equity may be too high for Asda (FT)
• The airline retailing opportunity (McKinsey)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Loblaw CEO Per Bank isn't here to be famous (Globe and Mail)
• How Emily Weiss if fixing Glossier (FT)
• Made in Bangladesh (CBC)
• Indigo's controlling shareholder looks to take the company private (Globe and Mail)
• Big Milk's supply management sank yet another trade deal - it holds too much influence (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Carlyle is dismantling US consumer team in buyout shift (Bloomberg)
• Amazon used secret 'Project Nessie' algorithm to raise prices (WSJ)
• For U.S. consumers, it's a matter of 'and', not 'or' (WSJ)
• Cargill's pandemic-era chicken-bet is finally ready to pay off (Bloomberg)
• How firms set prices during periods of inflation (Bank of Canada)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Measuring, managing, and mattering (Medium)
• What Big Tech knows about your body (The Atlantic)
• Can private equity be .... nice (Slate)
• Amazon's new challenge: Bargain retailers that are playing a new game (WSJ)
• Amazon to invest up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• How ice (and slurpees) made life worth living (WSJ)
• The brutal math of DoorDash and Uber Eats (NYT)
• Whole Foods explores building off-site kitchens to supply food bars (WSJ)
• Social commerce is remaking online shopping (BCG)
• Private equity's food binge goes sour (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Is private equity tearing the soul out of Morrisons (The Guardian)
• Why retailers fail to adopt advanced data analytics (HBR)
• British growers warn of leek shortage amid 'challenging weather' (Bloomberg)
• Sake is booming in America (NYT)
• Ozempic is changing the definition of being thin (The Cut)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Noma, rated the world's best restaurant, is closing its doors (NYT)
• The pandemic was good for retailers. What happens next (Bloomberg)
• The price of pasta is surging, but discounts could be next (Globe and Mail)
• UPS and the package wars (The New Yorker)
• Vitamin Shoppe owner Franchise Group considers going private (WSJ)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Coffee market goes cold as Brazilian weather normalizes (WSJ)
• Have Canadian policymakers made Shopify untouchable (Globe and Mail)
• This farmer says he reluctantly throws out enough cauliflower to feed a province (CBC)
• The private equity guys trying to shoplift a supermarket chain before they sell it (Slate)
• How to make corn more like cactus (Knowable Magazine)
• Amazon is said to plan to lay off thousands of employees (NYT)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Leger polling company acquires U.S. market research firm to expand into consumer goods (Globe and Mail)
• Inside the underground market for fake Amazon reviews (Wired)
• Empire tight-lipped about IT issues impacting its pharmacies (CBC)
• Crunch time as crisp makers adopt plastic-free packets (BBC)
• Chief performance officers can be a secret ingredient for private equity success. Here's why (McKinsey)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Fast, cheap, and out of control. Inside Shein's rise (Wired)
• When you live in remote Alaska, your Doordash order comes by plane (Food & Wine)
• Makers of Dawn dish soap, Heinz Ketchup, Clorox, boost defenses against store brand rivals (Reuters)
• Quebec maple syrup company Bernard & Fils aims to tap into global market with Bain Capital's takeover (Globe and Mail)
• From the archives (2000): The tire queen gets a flat (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Dollarama set to hike prices up to $5 (Globe and Mail)
• Brand loyalty takes a hit due to inflation, shortages (WSJ)
• Consortium to buy Nielsen for $10 billion (WSJ)
• Power Corp of Canada buys Lios Partners to create new agri-food private equity fund (Globe and Mail)
• From the archives (2019): L'Express, the beloved Montreal bistro where so much began (NYT)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Sycamore and Hudson's Bay prepare Kohl's bids (WSJ)
• How did a vast Amazon warehouse change life in a former mining town (FT)
• How to get groceries without using much gas (Bloomberg)
• Putting the 'A' back in SG&A (McKinsey)
• Amazon closes MGM deal after regulators decline to oppose it (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Court gives go-ahead to class action lawsuit over price fixing (Globe and Mail)
• Private equity firms will bend for a $21 billion grocery deal (Bloomberg)
• Hidden markups, missed sales on Instacart leaves customers feeling 'ripped off' (CBC)
• How many bagels does it take to keep a place in business (NYT)
• Interview: Ryan Peterson, founder and CEO of Flexport (Noahpinion)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Bottlenecks: Causes and macroeconomic implications (BIS)
• Mattress maker Casper to be taken private by private equity firm (CNBC)
• Net promoter 3.0 (HBR)
• Unilever to sell Lipton Tea owner to CVC Capital for $5 billion (Bloomberg)
• Starbucks and Amazon team up on first store (Fast Company)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Yandex buys Uber out of food delivery, self-driving venture (Bloomberg)
• Private equity companies all want the same thing: British companies (NYT)
• Starbucks workers in Buffalo seek union vote (NYT)
• Allbirds files for IPO, reveals losses (CNBC)
• Online bed enthusiasts are making DIY mattresses (Vice)