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Food journalist at Bloomberg News

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Business of Food How the world feeds itself in a changing economy and climate, from farming to supply chains to consumer trends.

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30.01.2026 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Less Chocolate, More Pain for Cocoa The world is curbing demand for the most ubiquitous confectionery, sending the price of its vital ingredient tumbling.

The world of chocolate has seen shrinkflation, β€œskimpflation” and inflation. Now that’s all at the heart of a dramatic tumble in the price of cocoa.

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30.01.2026 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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26.01.2026 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Food Giants Battle With a Toxin That’s Hard to Kill A safety scare involving baby formula is causing disruption at NestlΓ© and Danone.

A toxin scare involving baby formula is causing disruption at some of the world's largest food companies.

What is cereulide and why it's so stubborn, read in the latest Business of Food newsletter, from @fabiennekatrin.bsky.social

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26.01.2026 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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29.11.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2
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19.12.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Soaring Coffee Prices Can’t Keep Addicts From Their Fix The caffeine habit is hard to kick and cost-conscious coffee drinkers are resorting to any means necessary.

#Coffee prices are near a record high, pushing up the cost of lattes and cappuccinos. Caffeine addicts are resorting to any means to get their daily fix.

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19.12.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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Beef Prices Set Record as Supply Tightens Despite Trump Pressure Beef prices show no sign of cooling, even as the Trump administration tries to rein in costs by boosting imports and support for domestic ranchers.

Beef prices show no sign of cooling, even as the Trump administration tries to rein in costs by boosting imports and support for domestic ranchers.

18.12.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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High Coffee Prices Are Changing How Consumers Take Their Daily Brew Global coffee prices rose to record highs this year, sending the cost of cappuccinos and lattes soaring. But a caffeine habit is hard to kick.

Record #coffee prices aren't enough to kick a caffeine habit, but it's enough to shun cafes. There's a growing crowd of home baristas, while others are opting for cheaper, drive-through options.

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17.12.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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05.12.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Deadly Pig Virus Is Coming for Your Fancy Spanish Ham The discovery of African swine fever is threatening the world’s second-largest pork exporter.

Is your fancy Spanish ham safe from this deadly pig virus?

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05.12.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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21.11.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is Trump Cutting Cost of Thanksgiving? It Depends Who You Ask Thanksgiving is seen as a gauge for grocery prices, and now more so than ever as Americans grow increasingly frustrated with the cost of living.

#Thanksgiving is seen as a gauge for grocery prices, and now more so than ever as Americans grow increasingly frustrated with the cost of living.

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21.11.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Set to Cut Tariffs on Beef, Tomatoes as Prices Vex Voters President Donald Trump issued an order on Friday reducing tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, a move aimed at lowering costs on groceries as the administration faces pressure from voters to cut prices on everyday goods.

President Donald Trump is slated to sign an order on Friday reducing tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, according to a White House official

14.11.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 9
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14.11.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Americans Just Can’t Get Enough Beef The US is the world’s largest consumer of the red meat, but shrinking cattle herds have led to a supply shortage and sent prices soaring.

β€œWe are scouring the earth.”

America is scrambling for beef supplies and prices are soaring. Is there an end in sight?

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14.11.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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Business of Food How the world feeds itself in a changing economy and climate, from farming to supply chains to consumer trends.

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31.10.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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World Gone Crazy for Protein Is a Boon for Dairy It’s a tough time for consumers, but it turns out there’s still a bright spot on grocery shelves.

It’s a tough time for consumers, but it turns out there’s still a bright spot on grocery shelves.

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31.10.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Business of Food How the world feeds itself in a changing economy and climate, from farming to supply chains to consumer trends.

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20.10.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The US-China Food Fight Is Moving to a New Front, in Five Charts China appears to have the upper hand, at least when it comes to farm goods.

Catch up on #soybeans and the US-China trade standoff - in five charts.

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20.10.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Says He’s β€˜Worked Our Magic’ on Deal to Lower Beef Prices President Donald Trump said his administration had struck an agreement to bring down the price of beef for consumers during an event in the Oval Office on Thursday.

Trump said his administration made a deal for lower beef prices, but didn't provide any details. "We worked our magic."

What is the magic? Wrong answers only.

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20.10.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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China’s Mission to Quit American Produce Takes It to Africa After avocados from South Africa, honey from Tanzania and mutton from Madagascar, it’s Angola’s turn to ink lucrative deals with Beijing.

China’s quest to wean itself off US farm produce is taking it to more and more places. Read Business of Food newsletter here:

#soybeans #food

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10.10.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Chocolate World’s Biggest Supplier Faces a Shakeup The more costs that Barry Callebaut passes on to customers, the more expensive your indulgence potentially becomes.

This company invented pink chocolate and is an indispensable middleman of the indulgence world.

It's now navigating one of its stickiest patches. How it comes out of it will shape chocolate supplies and prices.

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06.10.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Big Farming Is Eating Up More of the Amazon The world’s voracious appetite for soy now has farmers edging deeper and deeper into the rainforest.

The world’s voracious appetite for #soy now has farmers edging deeper into the #Amazon, writes @dayannesousa.bsky.social

Catch up on the top #food stories this week in Business of Food newsletter, especially Dayanne's story

#COP30 #deforestation

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26.09.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Business of Food How the world feeds itself in a changing economy and climate, from farming to supply chains to consumer trends.

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19.09.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After Seedless Grapes, Now for the Pitless Cherry Cherries with no pits are set to (eventually) hit grocery shelves thanks to gene-editing technology.

It's time for pitless cherries - thanks to gene-editing technology.

Startup Pairwise and fruit breeder Sun World International will work to bring it to the market in the next decade - @ilenapeng.bsky.social reports in the latest Business of Food newsletter.

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19.09.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 6
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12.09.2025 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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American Food Politics Might Yield a Fat Profit Milk producers get a boost from the Trump administration’s roadmap to improve children’s nutrition.

The #MAHA plan for kids unveiled this week was disappointing to many scientists, environmentalists and anti-pesticide campaigners, to name a few.

Not American #milk producers.

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12.09.2025 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Billionaire Butchers Eye More Power on Grocery Shelves With US Debut Scandal-tainted Batista brothers have built a global meat powerhouse. A share listing in the US could help them tighten their grip on the food supply chain.

And you can check the first edition on JBS, the world's biggest meat company, and its ambitions to get even bigger...

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