Wednesday, 8 February 2023

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

  • Shuttering salmon farms not just threaten farms but also hurts the environment (Globe and Mail)
  • Five pricing moves for CPG in a cost-of-living crisis (BCG)
  • CVS reaches $10.6 billion deal to buy clinic owner Oak Street Health (WSJ)
  • NestlĂ©'s $6,000 peanut allergy pill has been a dud (Bloomberg)
  • Investment firm backs Bed Bath & Beyond's stock offering (NYT)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

  • Beyond Meat hires marketing executive, revamps retail strategy (WSJ)
  • The link between food, our gut microbiome, and depression (Washington Post)
  • Panera among restaurant companies look to test IPO demand (WSJ)
  • Bernard Arnault is trying to head off a succession battle at LVMH (Bloomberg)
  • Amazon is shutting down Fresh and Go stores as company cuts costs (CNBC)

Tuesday, 7 February 2023

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

  • Roger Martin: The origins of Playing to Win (Medium)
  • Agtech pushes the boundaries of food production and fuels a debate about who is considered a farmer (Globe and Mail)
  • Restaurants can't find workers because they've found better jobs (Washington Post)
  • One company's trick to getting 95,000 hours back. Canceling meetings (WSJ)
  • Gucci, Unilever tap outsiders in risky CEO, creative director appointments (Bloomberg)

Monday, 6 February 2023

 Stephan's Monday Picks

  • Loblaw tries explaining rising cost of food, but consumers aren't buying it (Globe and Mail)
  • Ryan Cohen takes stake in Nordstrom (WSJ)
  • Forget pandemic puppies. Try inflation chicken (NYT)
  • Bed Bath & Beyond misses interest payment as it weighs Chapter 11 (WSJ)
  • Is discount grocery in Canada an illusion (Globe and Mail)

Friday, 3 February 2023

 Stephan's Friday Picks

  • In pursuit of decent coffee (Works in Progress)
  • CFOs ponder their pricing power as the economy cools (WSJ)
  • The history of the supermarket industry in America (Stacker)
  • How a major New Zealand retailer reinvented itself around customer satisfaction (McKinsey)
  • From the archives (2000): Iceland makes big switch to organic veg (The Guardian)

Thursday, 2 February 2023

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

  • The restless quest for a better frozen pizza (NYT)
  • Tesco to make big changes to stores, affecting 2,100 jobs (The Guardian)
  • The junkification of Amazon (Intelligencer)
  • Frito-Lay hikes prices again, as grocers warn more price increases to come (Globe and Mail)
  • The shipping industry is getting a slew of new vessels - right as demand cools (Bloomberg)

Wednesday, 1 February 2023

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

  • High grocery prices and food insecurity - the system is broken all over the world (Globe and Mail)
  • Feeding chickens stale bread and unsold cookies for zero-carbon eggs (Bloomberg)
  • The U.S. consumer is starting to freak out (WSJ)
  • He's dazzled diners in the U.S. Now he aims to "change people's perspectives" in Ivory Coast (NYT)
  • Whole Foods asks suppliers to lower prices as costs ebb (WSJ)