Last year, then-Governor Brown surprised many by signing into law a fast-moving, 12-year ban on local soda taxes. Reports suggest that Brown had made the move to forestall a threatened voter initiative—backed by business groups—that would have made it significantly more difficult for counties [...]
Nielsen has released its Total Consumer Report for Q3 2018, highlighting some nice tidbits about food trends. U.S. consumer confidence for the third quarter was reported at its highest level in years, good news for the retail sector, including grocery stores. And perhaps of [...]
One need not be an astute student of culture and human nature to guess why interest in kale peaks in January of each year. Naturally, that’s the month when we resolve to eat more healthfully. That particular superfood, sad to say, is wilting—at least [...]
