Stephan's Monday Picks

• Molson Coors accuses former Canadian staff of 'complex' embezzlement scheme (Globe and Mail)
• Michelin honoured the cheesesteak. Not all Philadelphians cheered (NYT)
• Ontario grocers could avoid taking back wine and beer empties under new deal (CBC)
• Shaking up the British sugar tax (Bloomberg)
• Lululemon is having an identity crisis. Its founder blames its CEO (WSJ)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• The 2025 CEOs of the Year (Globe and Mail)
• Struggles of the world's 'second lung' puts cocoa crops at risk (FT)
• Duane Roberts, father of the frozen burrito, dies at 88 (WSJ)
• UK retailers 'exasperated' as Budget disrupts Christmas season (FT)
• From the archives (2009): Drink up (The New Yorker)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Campbell's defends its ingredients after chicken controversy (WSJ)
• Retail earnings show shoppers resilience, but some stores struggle (NYT)
• Campbell's fires executive behind recording that disparaged its food (WSJ)
• Canadians go 'elbows up' for homegrown wine over Trump's trade war (NYT)
• Walmart is exploring bring ads to Sparky, its new AI shopping agent (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Target needs more than a vibe shift to turn its business around (Bloomberg)
• Couche-Tard surges after earnings beat as CEO signals deal hunt (Bloomberg)
• How Ocado's American dream fell apart (FT)
• Bakers overpower automakers in energy consumption (Globe and Mail)
• Candymakers hard-won deal with Big Sugar shows clout of Washington lobbies (Bloomberg) 

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Roger Martin: Revisiting management systems (Medium)
• Who was the foodie (Yale Review)
• These chocolatiers found a delicious way to help the Amazon (NYT)
• AI ignites the return of Bezos the innovator (WSJ)
• The climate is changing, cows are stressed, and Italy's cheesemakers are worried (NYT)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• Addressing Canada's productivity gap. A journey towards global leadership (McKinsey)
• Are Ocado's robots just too fancy (The Guardian)
• Asda to raise £568M in store sell-off as sales continue to fall off (The Guardian)
• How Fuscia Dunlop became a Sichuan food hero (The Guardian)
• Canada's shoppers want value certainty, not coupons (BCG)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• The State of Fashion 2026 (McKinsey)
• The AI-first retailer (BCG)
• The quiet kingmaker slipping beauty brands into your hotel shower (Bloomberg)
• New York's bodegas are here to stay (NYT)
• From the archives (2014): Mike Duke leaves Walmart bigger, growing slowly (WSJ)