Whole Foods has endured a bruising time on this side of the Atlantic since entering the British market in 2004. Turnover at its UK arm fell seven per cent to £86.4 million in the year to December 2024, while pre-tax losses hit £20 million.
"He'd bring it in... and we would taste it. And then he would say, 'add a little more spice,' or 'let's tone the vegetables down.' Then he'd take it back to the kitchen... back and forth."
The FDA said seven cases have been identified in three states: California (five cases), Florida (one case), and Texas (one case). Of the seven cases, two required hospitalization. Four of the seven cases were in children age 3 or younger who are at higher risk of severe illness.
On February 25, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published an official recall notice for Great Value small curd cottage cheese produced by Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. The dairy used to make the cheese was not fully pasteurized, meaning it could make consumers sick and may even lead to hospitalization, with children, the elderly, the immunocompromised, and pregnant people at the highest risk.
We are not moving away from making plant-based meat. This is a strategic expansion of our portfolio into additional protein categories. We start at the farm with clean and simple, non-GMO ingredients like yellow peas, red lentils and faba beans. We love clean protein and fiber.
The pretzels are next level. Seriously though Lidl's bakery has no business being as good as it is. One customer described Lidl's brownies as life-changing, and another shopper called Lidl's pain au chocolat the best found outside of Paris.
Walking through the main hall is like being at a grocery store on steroids. Big brands are out in force with elaborate displays, from Organic Valley's farmhouse-style installation featuring a photo moment with popular cartoon character Bluey to La Croix's tropical-themed display to promote its newest flavor debuting at Expo (that would be Pineapple Coconut, for bubbly water fans).
In 2019, the plant-based meat industry experienced explosive growth. Investors poured hundreds of millions of dollars into companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods. Fast-food giants like McDonald's and Burger King rolled out plant-based burgers nationwide. Even celebrities like Snoop Dogg and Katy Perry backed the movement.
For someone aiming to end the global livestock industry, Bruce Friedrich begins his new book called Meat in disarming fashion: I'm not here to tell anyone what to eat. You won't find vegetarian or vegan recipes in this book, and you won't find a single sentence attempting to convince you to eat differently. This book isn't about policing your plate.
TikTok food trends often result in sudden sales spikes and we saw that happen last year with Italian bread and cheese. But this is a fully fledged culinary phenomenon that has brought a lot of extra business to the UK dairy industry.
Tompkins, who is the third generation to run his family's 234-hectare (600-acre) farm in the Vale of York, can produce milk for about 40p a litre from his 500-strong herd of black and white Holstein cows. However, he is being paid only 29p a litre by his milk processor, leaving him operating at a loss, despite trying to run his business as efficiently as possible.
There were stricter rules completely banning the sale of some margarine in Wisconsin that were repealed in 1967, but there is still a law on the books that makes it illegal for restaurants to give customers margarine unless they specifically ask for it. Margarine may also not be served as a substitute for butter at state institutions. That means schools, prisons, and state-owned hospitals can't give you margarine unless it's deemed medically necessary by a doctor.
I too have spent my life colloquially referring to everything from the cheese I ate in Parma itself to the Kraft stuff that comes pre-grated in a canister as "Parmesan." It's what American producers BelGioioso and Polly-O call their products, and what any server asks if you'd like sprinkled on your spaghetti and meatballs. But the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium views this as tantamount to deceit, a way to swindle innocent consumers into buying an inferior product. And the group has a plan to stop it.
If you like to prioritize natural and organic foods in your diet - and you don't mind spending some of your extra cash on groceries - then Whole Foods might just be your go-to grocery store. These days, it seems like there's a Whole Foods on every corner selling a variety of specialty products, such as gourmet canned bean brands, and sometimes even strange and overpriced items you may not know exactly what to do with (yes, we're talking about 2015's viral $6 asparagus water).
Grocery stores that offer the best produce know it's crucial to nail a few key factors. First, produce needs to be fresh - that feeling when you get home and open a packet of cucumbers only to find that they're soggy and covered in slime is not a good one. Second, fruits and vegetables need to be priced right. While shoppers can expect to pay a premium of about 50 percent more for organically grown vegetables, anything more than that starts to feel unreasonable.
According to Mark Pastore, Baldor's Vice President of Business Development, predicted trends for 2026 "reflect how the industry is adapting to real constraints like labor, cost, and efficiency, while still delivering craveable, flavor-forward experiences." He suggests that we're trying to create more with less, as grocery bills continue to increase, but we don't want to sacrifice flavor and comfort food.
