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Food economics

There are 12 posts tagged Food economics (this is page 2 of 3).

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Beverage skullduggery Drinker beware

Phil Howard, of Michigan State University, casually let slip in our conversation about concentration in the food industry that a brewery in Australia had been fined for faux craft beer. I had to investigate. Its quite an interesting story.

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in Extra Matter | May 1, 2018 | Comment

Who owns whom in the food industry Made from concentrate

The number of firms that own the food brands you see is much smaller than you think. That’s not good for consumers or suppliers.

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in Podcasts | April 30, 2018 | 17 Webmentions | Comment

The Hamlet Fire What an industrial accident tells us about industrial food

The Imperial Food Products fire wasn’t really an accident; circumstances conspired to make it extremely likely If it hadn’t happened in Hamlet, it would have happened somewhere else.

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in Podcasts | February 19, 2018 | 6 Webmentions | Comment

That Chicken From Whole Foods Isn’t So Special Any More

Everyone Is Copying Whole Foods Now (Bloomberg.com)

Big poultry and meat producers have absorbed many of the organic grocer’s practices—and become its suppliers.

If this article has any impact, I would like to know whether sales fall at Whole Foods or rise elsewhere. Probably neither.

in Extra Matter | August 15, 2017 | Comment

Australia: where healthier diets are cheaper … ... but people spend more to eat badly

Australians devote almost 60 cents of every dollar they spend on food to unhealthy stuff. They could eat better for less money, but “affordable luxuries” get in the way.

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in Podcasts | April 10, 2017 | 4 Webmentions | Comment

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Australians devote almost 60 cents of every dollar they spend on food to unhealthy stuff. They could eat better for less money, but "affordable luxuries" get in the way.