It’s good news for Americans, thanks to tariff cut food imports the price of groceries is bound to crash. In a mid-November announcement, Donald Trump signalled a cut in the recent high food import tariffs. The announced food-industry price relief covers approximately 200 products. The list includes orange juice, bananas, coffee, beef, pineapples, oranges, coconuts,…
Christmas foods around the world are often subject to traditional variations. Consequently, Christmas food customs are anything but universal. While some people in Japan are celebrating the holiday with sushi, others in Mexico are enjoying tamales, and in Germany, it’s roasted goose. While Christmas is one of a handful of global festive traditions, it is…
A mid-November announcement of Walmart CEO succession took the food industry by surprise. A report by AP News suggests that Doug McMillon, the CEO of the retail chain for 11 years, will step aside on January 31, 2026. His successor, John Furner, a Walmart insider currently leading the US arm of the business, will become…
Gluten-free cookies, pasta and bread have now featured prominently on food aisles, but are gluten-free products healthier? ‘Gluten-free’ has served as a selling point for many food brands; meanwhile, some people don’t understand its meaning. Medical research has confirmed the existence of celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Consequently, that some categories of people are…
When people recount stories of how they moved away from a place that was formerly ‘home,’ the tale often features titbits on the interplay between migration and food culture. One of the first things the average migrant is likely to recollect about the early days of relocation is their culinary acclamatization. How they learned to…
