Delivery-only kitchens make up around 15% of outlets on major apps in England, yet only a quarter of surveyed consumers recognised the term.
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A GP reflects on the lessons of Eric Schlosser’s ‘muckraking’ classic. A necessary health check on the world we’ve built, it urges us all to take back our agency.
Bouillons are back! What’s behind the French revival of these cheap and cheerful eateries that started out as canteens for Paris’ hungry, blue-collar workers?
The modernisation of small towns, while positive economically, brings hidden health costs.
New regulations target the product but not the brand.
Franchisees have complained about being squeezed on ingredients and being encouraged into restructuring.
The coffee giant is pivoting back to its ‘third place’ roots – but the shift away from grab-and-go customers could open the door for rivals.
New research shows fast-food outlets and with few healthy food options was strongly linked to indicators of poorer health for both mother and baby.
Ownership structure matters.
Sometimes, good news for investors is bad for consumers.
Although Wendy’s won’t be exploring dynamic pricing until 2025 at the earliest, this type of pricing strategy is nothing new for many industries.
Neighbourhood features may have helped youth cope with the mental health impact of pandemic restrictions. Parks didn’t play much of a role but food amenities and the suburbs did.
Citizens of former British colonies such as Malaysia and Hong Kong rented vacant fish and chip shops to start their Chinese takeaway businesses.
Over many decades our food environments have relentlessly been encouraging us to make choices that are harmful to our health, through pricing, marketing and availability.
The public bears the suffering and costs of the global epidemic of noncommunicable diseases, and the rapidly accelerating climate emergency.
Researchers are trying to understand whether ultraprocessed foods erode brain health in the aging process.
South Africa should introduce regulations that mandate the nutritional labelling of fast foods. This will help consumers make informed dietary choices.
Kenya should develop market standards that guide the quality of potatoes sold in local markets.
Fast food brands target high- and middle-income groups who have incomes to adopt so-called modern lifestyles, including consuming fast food regularly.
See a package of Cup Noodles and you might think of dorm rooms and cheap calories. But there was a time when eating out of Cup Noodle’s iconic packaging exuded cosmopolitanism.
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