A pro-business National Labor Relations Board under President Trump could embolden Whole Foods and other companies to delay negotiations with unionized workers.
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Next time you go shopping, leave your checkbook at home.
As vegan meat companies lose revenue, one company is trying a new packaging approach to bring in new consumers. But this step is unlikely to help end the ‘Meat Culture War.’
Racism can be a workplace issue, even at Home Depot.
A growing body of research shows that nutrition, sleep, exercise and a host of other lifestyle choices can help optimize the immune system. But they are no substitute for life-saving vaccines.
Delivery workers and others who ensure most people don’t have to go outside for essential goods are creating what economic theorists call an uncompensated ‘positive externality.’
How Jeff Bezos is plotting to take over the world – and why Amazon’s dominance in e-commerce could be a threat to innovation.
In 2017 the US retail giant Amazon spent nearly $14 billion to acquire the Whole Foods Market grocery chain. What are the motivations behind this acquisition and who will be the winners and losers?
Most parents will tell you their kids love juice. It tastes good and often comes in convenient and child-friendly packaging. Is the occasional juice OK?
Six scientists on the supplements they take every day and why they take them.
As businesses’ branded mobile apps become more common and popular, how are they affecting shoppers’ buying habits?
Amazon has pledged to continue slashing prices at Whole Foods now that it’s acquired the organic food mecca. Will that mean more affordable organic food for more people – delivered overnight?
The deal escaped scrutiny because the two aren’t direct competitors, yet Amazon’s huge marketing platform will help Whole Foods steamroll rivals. In the past, the Supreme Court has said this violates antitrust law.
A pioneer of ethical consumerism, wedded to a corporate giant with a questionable record? The lessons of a decade ago should be ringing alarm bells.
Amazon paid a premium to snap up the upscale grocery chain, so we asked an economist to help us better understand the deal and what it means.
National dietary guidelines have become an easy target for those looking for a scapegoat for bad diets in rich countries. And a BMJ article about draft US guidelines adds further fuel for the fire.
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Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Professor in Food Distribution and Policy, Dalhousie University
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Lecturer in Exercise Physiology and Nutrition, Nottingham Trent University
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Assistant Professor of Law, University of Kentucky
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Lecturer in Public Health and Primary Care, Bangor University
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Professor of Paediatric Dentistry, The University of Melbourne
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Goolsby-Rosenthal Endowed Chair of Economics, University of Texas at Arlington
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
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Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London
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Associate Professor of Corporate Sustainability, Copenhagen Business School
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Accredited Practising Dietitian; Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, Flinders University
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Professor of Human Physiology, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor of Nutritional Physiology, Anglia Ruskin University
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