All The Bite
- McDonald's tries tater tots
In Australia, where summer approaches, McDonald’s is now offering a Summer Sides box, a multi-person combination of three deep-fried items: Hash Brown Bites, Chicken McNuggets, and Chicken McBites.
- How tech can give the restaurant industry a boost
Forty-one percent of consumers have downloaded a restaurant's mobile app, and it's becoming an important way for diners to look at menus, order food, and more.
- How countries rank on food waste, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture
By highlighting performance of different countries and identifying best practices, a new index establishes a benchmark for global leaders to measure progress in establishing sustainable food systems.
- Americans feel guilty about food waste, but still throw away food
A new study found that 53 percent of respondents recognize that food waste is a problem. Many said they throw away food because of safety concerns that may be unfounded.
- The challenge of tracking progress of UN's development goals: data
To measure progress on its global development goals, the UN has to figure out how to produce and analyze an unprecedented amount of data.
- Student-led programs promote food on US campuses
Student farms, gardens, food cooperatives, food justice programs, and more encourage students to learn about sustainable agriculture and improve access to healthy food.
- New WHO report calls for action against harmful online food marketing
According to the World Health Organization, food marketing can significantly influence children’s food and beverage preferences and choices.
- Seven tips for a food waste-free Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, one of the best ways to be grateful for what you have is to avoid wasting it.
- There is something fishy about seafood labels
There is a 28 percent chance that the fish purchased in a US supermarket is mislabeled, according to a report by the nonprofit watchdog Oceana.
- Grassroots community initiatives revitalize Tucson’s food economy
Tucson, Ariz. is host to a rich agricultural history and a rapidly expanding local culinary scene. This helped earn the city of more than half a million people the coveted title of UNESCO City of Gastronomy in 2015.
- Climate risk, loss, and damage in North Carolina
Climate models tell us that the number and severity of climate-related extreme weather events such as Hurricane Matthew will increase. As a result, corporations are entering into a new era of managing climate risk.
- McDonald's is testing a Sriracha Big Mac
McDonald's is also letting select Columbus, Ohio diners order Sriracha Big Mac sauce on any menu item through Dec. 31, 2016.
- Displaced by war, refugees find hope in their food culture
As Syrian chefs have shown around the world, the simplicity of a shared meal could provide answers to the multifaceted issue of war and peace.
- Voting soda off the ballot
Four US cities voted on ballot measures to establish a soda tax. And in all four, the measures passed.
- Sustainable agriculture deserves center stage in Marrakech
Marrakesh can and should become the place where we assign agriculture its central role in solving the triple threat of hunger, poverty and climate change.
- UN calls for 'drastic' changes in agriculture at COP22 in Morocco
Eradicating hunger and poverty by 2030, while addressing the threat of climate change, will require a profound transformation of food and agriculture systems worldwide, says a UN report.
- Can two new twists on the Big Mac help McDonald's win customers?
McDonald's will add two new burgers inspired by the Big Mac to its menu in 2017. It's a bid to hold onto existing consumers, but could it also help the company add new ones?
- Five reasons to fight for school food reform
Why do I think we should care about school food reform? Here’s what my 20 years in the natural foods industry and a decade in school food tell me, says one writer.
- Why sportsmen say Arby's venison sandwich is good for America
The fast food chain says that it is trying to live up to its 'We have the meat' slogan by offering a specialty sandwich to commemorate hunting season.
- How schools can teach kids to value food
It’s well past time we reverse the status quo on food waste. If children really are our future, it’s going to be a wasteful one if we don’t change our ways.