The steep price we pay for cheap chocolate
“Our voracious demand for chocolate is helping fuel the climate crisis and keeping farmers in poverty – but as consumers, we can drive positive change.” | learn more
“Our voracious demand for chocolate is helping fuel the climate crisis and keeping farmers in poverty – but as consumers, we can drive positive change.” | learn more
Mixed feelings here. I think it’s a win for consumers who are thrown into the gauntlet when they interact with the medical system. But I also cringe at more government intervention into who can charge what and when. Maybe this […]
Imagine a business that’s built on selling proprietary data about consumers. Then imagine that business gets hacked and a bunch of that data gets leaked on the internet. You might imagine that customers would leave, consumer lawsuits would erode profits, […]
“…the FDA has finally given its approval for a key blood-simulating ingredient that makes the Impossible Burger look, feel, and taste beef-like, and starting on September 4 the company can finally sell it directly to consumers.” | learn more
Alex Danco wrote this post in 2015. Its conclusions have stood up over the years. He makes the point that many markets are moving from a normal distribution of preferences (a fat middle and two tails) to a bifurcated distribution […]
From the WSJ: “Fresh food sellers can’t afford to ignore demand for fast, inexpensive delivery, and billions of dollars are being spent to build those services. For now, most orders remain unprofitable and many wonder if they will ever get […]