thoughts of food
Food & beverage brands that own the grocery store.
CB Insights created this great chart showing just how concentrated the CPG industry is. |learn more
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thoughts of food
Splashing cold water on the lab-grown meat hype.
Long-time readers might know that I’m very bullish on lab-grown meat. This article on Gizmodo from about a year ago tries to add a bit of sobriety to the idea, pointing out that it’s not yet on the market (among […]
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How to kill a fish.
This is amazingly interesting! “Most of the fish we eat die by asphyxiation. But there’s a better way, both for the fish and those who eat them.” | learn more
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Germs that love diet soda.
This is published in the NYT opinion section, but interesting anyway. The author discusses the links between sugars, sugar substitutes, and germs that live in the microbiome. | learn more
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Tyson Foods Ventures backs lab-grown meat startup.
Future Meat Technologies founder: “It is difficult to imagine cultured meat becoming a reality with a current production price of about $10,000 per kilogram,” said Yaakov Nahmias, … “We redesigned the manufacturing process until we brought it down to $800 per […]
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The last conversation you’ll need to have about eating right.
I really expected to find something I really disagreed with here. Since I didn’t, I thought it made sense to share with you! “Mark Bittman and Dr. David L. Katz patiently answer pretty much every question we could think of […]
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The history of frozen pizza.
More than you ever thought you’d learn about the invention of this delicious $11 Billion market. | learn more
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USDA confirms it won’t regulate CRISPR gene-edited plants like it does GMOs.
I find this distinction interesting. Humans have been “modifying” crop and animal genes since the invention of agriculture by selecting for desired variants. Transgenic modification, where scientists literally splice in genes from unrelated organisms, has proven to be much more […]
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Scientists harvest 1st vegetables in Antarctic greenhouse.
The harvest was “grown without earth, daylight or pesticides as part of a project designed to help astronauts…” | learn more
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Fake meat startup looks to feed your dog.
This stat drew me into the article: “[I]f American pets were to establish a sovereign nation, it would rank fifth in global meat consumption.” | learn more