In France, the government is grappling with soaring food prices and its impact on French consumers. One factor behind the rising prices is that France’s domestic food production has been declining—a trend that’s also taking place in other EU countries.
KORTRIJK, Belgium—Hospital food would normally rank alongside school lunches on the culinary charts but a hospital in western Belgium has broken the stereotype after winning approval from a prestigious French restaurant guide. AZ Groeninge in the city of Kortrijk becomes the first hospital in the Benelux to be officially recognized by Gault & Millau for […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is considering a new rule regarding requirements on “Product of USA” labels in an effort to increase consumer understanding of what the claim actually means. The proposed rule was announced on March 6 and would allow the voluntary label “Product of USA or “Made in the USA” claim to be used on meat, […]
Food security is a fundamental part of National Security or even the security of humanity. But food is under attack by many interest groups for various reasons. Food security is a fundamental part of National Security or even the security of humanity. But food is under attack by many interest groups for various reasons. In […]
We’ve seen massive disruptions to our supply chains over the past three years, including to our food supply. What did the pandemic teach us? And what are the biggest vulnerabilities of America’s food supply? NTD spoke to the president and CEO of the Center for Security Policy, Tommy Waller, for his thoughts.
The latest government inflation data showed that price pressures remained shockingly high in certain categories, with egg prices up over 70 percent in annualized terms while many food categories were up by double digits. While the overall pace of annual inflation in the United States came in at 6.4 percent in January, according to the Bureau of […]
The cost of store-bought pizza and quiche in the European Union grew in December by 16 percent from a year earlier, the bloc’s statistics agency Eurostat said on Wednesday. As food lovers in the U.S. prepare to celebrate National Pizza Day on Feb. 9, EU consumers will have to search deeper in their pockets to […]
LAGOS—In his latest exhibition, Nigerian artist Olufela Omokeko is exploring the importance of food preservation in a country where food is often spoiled due to lack of quick access to markets and cold storage. During a recent art exhibition in Iwaya, a slum in the commercial capital Lagos, guests also had the chance to taste […]
Eggs, milk, butter, flour … if you were making pancakes last year, it would have cost you. Food prices surged in 2022. Grocery prices remain stubbornly high (and nearly double the rate of overall inflation) at 11.8 percent year over year, according to data released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Blame Russia, the […]
