thoughts of food
Fresh Stack Burger, a restaurant startup from grandson of Wendy’s founder
The first location is opening this week in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. (Congrats Sean & Mookie!) | learn more
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thoughts of food
Chipotle will pay $25MM criminal fine related to food safety
A press release from the Department of Justice. “Chipotle failed to ensure that its employees both understood and complied with its food safety protocols, resulting in hundreds of customers across the country getting sick…” | learn more
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6 things restaurants can do to mitigate the impact of Coronavirus
This is a thoughtfully detailed article with many great tactics that restaurant operators can consider. It’s written by the founder of Pepr, a food-tech startup that helps restaurants improve their profitability | learn more
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Why are farmers dumping milk when the dairy cooler is empty?
Carrie Mess is a Wisconsin dairy farmer. This is her insightful look into the complexities of supply chains in our modern world. The analysis is applicable to the toilet paper shortage and other categories where the commercial and consumer markets […]
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China’s Lukin Coffee brews up fake financials
The company, founded in October 2017, already operates over 3,500 locations. They were compared favorably to Starbucks last year. Now, their recently-listed stock fell 80% after an investigation found the COO fabricated sales figures (like, a lot). | learn more
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Lab-grown chicken nuggets are coming
Nature’s Fynd, a Chicago startup formerly known as Sustainable Bioproducts, raised $80 million to produce lab-grown protein products using a fermentation process. | learn more
thoughts of food
Cheesecake Factory tells landlords not to hold their breath for April rent check
It turns out that the lease obligations take a large haircut in bankruptcy court, creating a strong incentive for landlords to sit there and take the pain. | learn more
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An edible blob filled with liquid
This is really cool! “The package, which is also compostable, is made from seaweed and plant extracts. You simply bite the corner off and drink.” | learn more
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Lobster prices plummet as Asian demand disappears
“The coronavirus outbreak is turning one luxury treat reserved for special occasions into a meal bargain hunters can afford.” | learn more
thoughts of food
How ultra-processed food took over
From this article, I learned about the Nova system of classification grouping foods by the level of processing. Group 4 is ultra-processed, alleged to be the major cause of obesity. Researcher Kevin Hall thought this was “nonsense” and the prior […]