Stephan's Monday Picks

• 7-Eleven owner considers going private in Japan's biggest $58 billion buyout (Bloomberg)
• The 25 most influential cookbooks over the last 100 years (NYT)
• Amazon Haul is an omen (The Atlantic)
• Returns are a headache. More retailers are saying 'just keep it' (NYT)
• FedEx's new CEO is charting his own path - in the Smith family's shadow (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023 (United Nations)
• Roger Martin: What is strategic thinking (Medium)
• Raw milk is being legalized in more states. Is it safe (NYT)
• The food writer that wants to free the recipe (The New Republic)
• The mango is king of the Miami summer (NYT)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Keeping Lidl's shelves stocked is harder than ever, says U.K. boss (The Guardian)
• For some recipe apps, your personal data is gravy (Washington Post)
• Best Buy tumbles as increased theft worsens margin squeeze (Bloomberg)
• Rebecca McKillican took over thousands of pharmacies - just in time to help lead the vaccine rollout (Globe and Mail)
• The great huckleberry supply crunch (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Food carts adjust to a changed city (NYT)
• The pandemic-induced renaissance at malls (Axios)
• Indian food delivery startup Swiggy raises $1.2 billion (Tech Crunch)
• The constant reinvention of no-recipe recipes (Eater)
• Costco pilots same-day deliver with Uber (Grocery Dive)