Stephan's Friday Picks

• Fifteen of the CNE's wacky new foods, ranked from best to worst (Toronto Life)
• 8 new restaurant memoirs that stir the pot (WSJ)
• The calculus of value (Oaktree Capital)
• The forgotten history (and slippery science) of canola oil (Eater)
• From the archives (2013): Tough turnaround job awaits new Rona CEO Sawyer (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Why gloomy consumers keep spending (BCG)
• AB Foods to buy rival Hovis in UK bread combination (Bloomberg)
• The revenge of millennial cringe (The New Yorker)
• Spinning textile waste into value (BCG)
• How product operating model is transforming consumer product companies (Bain)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Carlsberg falls after CEO warns of weak consumer spending (Bloomberg)
• Are samosa's unhealthy? Some Indians find official advice hard to swallow (NYT)
• There's money to be made from 'MAHA'. Food companies want in (NYT)
• Canola industry asks Ottawa to curtail vegetable oil imports after China imposes new trade restrictions (Globe and Mail)
• Amazon has tried to crack Walmart's grocery empire for decades, with limited success. A massive same-day grocery expansion could change that (Fortune)

 Stephan's Tuesday Picks

• Inside the automated warehouse where robots are packing your groceries (The Verge)
• JD.com's revenue climbs after foray into food delivery (Bloomberg)
• Bag charms selling for $1,000 are retail's next little luxury (Bloomberg)
• The U.S. alcohol industry is reeling from Canada's booze boycott (WSJ)
• Ulta Beauty, Target to end partnership (WSJ)

 Stephan's Monday Picks

• World food prices at two-year high on rising meat and edible oils, FAO says (Reuters)
• The social media trend machine is spitting out weirder and weirder results (Bloomberg)
• Data monetization in the age of Gen AI (McKinsey)
• Trump tariffs and jabs push Canadians to exit Florida enclave (Bloomberg)
• Simons is a rare success story during tough times for department stores (Globe and Mail)

 Stephan's Friday Picks

• Corporate divestitures: Considering stranded costs (McKinsey)
• The innovation edge for retailers (BCG)
• The top 20 food trends of the past 20 years (Eater)
• Different kinds of smart (Collaborative Fund)
• From the archives (2013): Portugal billionaire sells lollipops, champagne in Poland (Bloomberg)

 Stephan's Thursday Picks

• The AI-first consumer products company (BCG)
• Canada's lobster industry is on a roll. But we can't take the good times for granted (Globe and Mail)
• Can cosmetic acupuncture be the new botox (NYT)
• How Warby Parker has kept the price of glasses at $95 for 15 years (WSJ)
• The one feat of leadership Patagonia's founder couldn't pull off (Bloomberg)