Food

Almost one billion tons of food were wasted in 2019, most of it coming from homes, new UN report shows.

Wasted food in 2019 was roughly equal to 23 million fully loaded 40-tonne trucks, according to UN research.

Canadians say blocks of butter are not easily softening at room temperature. But the reason isn’t clear-cut.

Armand de Brignac sold more than half a million bottles, prices of which run $300 and up, in 2019.

China points to ‘instability of the external situation’ in latest rural policy blueprint, urges boost in seed supplies.

Investors say urban farming can boost food security despite rising inflation, trade tensions and global food shortages.

Food chain aims to have 35 percent of US senior managers be from underrepresented groups by 2025, versus 29 percent now.

Food trucks, bars and taverns were hit the hardest by lockdowns and restrictions, with sales dropping 48 percent.

The new bottles will cut the company’s use of new plastic by over 20 percent in North America compared to 2018, it said.

As the Israeli blockade continues to inflict hardship, Palestinians in Gaza are finding innovative sources of income.

We round up the numbers to know from the week’s biggest economic stories so you can impress yourself and your friends.

A US Congressional subcommittee found dangerous levels of neurologically damaging heavy metals in some baby food brands.

The Australia-China trade war and Chinese diners’ love of lobster have delivered a windfall to California fishermen.

Lebanon’s demise has turned food blogger Anthony Rahayel into an unlikely protagonist in the fight for its future.