Food & Drink

This is the third in a series of columns that report on the 30th annual The Lempert Report Trend Forecast; its focus is on the most important issues the retail and food industries face. Today, it’s all about how our cities will change and the effect on how consumers will relate to and shop for

At Mugga Dosirak in South Korea, a team of three chefs and 15 staff members cook and package 10,000 lunch boxes every week by hand, and sell around 400,000 lunch boxes every year. We visited their kitchen to see how they prepare these meals in such big batches. Editor’s Note: At 9:12, this video incorrectly

This is the second in a series of columns that report on the 30th annual The Lempert Report Trend Forecast; its focus is on the most important issues the retail and food industries face. Today, it’s all about Gen Z & food. The food industry is required to understand all shoppers from all generations to

From calorie count to portion sizes, we wanted to find out all the differences between Pocky in Japan and the US. This is Food Wars. MORE FOOD WARS VIDEOS: US vs Japan Burger King | Food Wars Eating Every US vs Japanese Kit Kat Flavor | Food Wars US vs Japan Subway | Food Wars

A tiny tortilla restaurant Tatemô in Houston that struggled to get off the ground has just been nominated for a 2023 James Beard Award for best new restaurant. It epitomizes an eatery that overcame various start-up struggles on its windy path to success. When chef Emmanuel Chavez and partner Megan Maul were looking to launch

The Latina-founded alcohol-free drink shop, The New Bar, became Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival’s first non-alcoholic partner. With alcohol consumption on the decline especially with Gen Z and Millenials, The New Bar has validated the need for fun nonalcoholic options at mainstream events like Coachella after experiencing steady lines both weekends. Coachella also debuted

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Mexico City certainly isn’t short on great places to drink, though in terms of unique cocktail experiences, Brujas is making waves across the industry. Located in the city’s vibrant Roma Norte neighborhood, this female-led cocktail bar brings more than light bites and creative cocktails to the table—and the proof is in the brains behind the

Over 2021, sales of no- and low-alcoholic drinks rose to $9.9 billion, according to IWSR numbers. In response, a growing number of non-alcoholic products have flooded the market, from zero-proof gins to Riesling dupes to non-alcoholic canned cocktails. “The no-alcohol wine segment in the US is developing and new brands are coming to market with

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“Blended” has been a dirty word in American whiskey for years. That’s because according to US rules, the category can contain as little as 20% actual whiskey and still be labeled as such. The remaining 80% can be—and often is—neutral grain spirit. This reality has lead many aficionados to dismiss the most popular examples within

Philippines Fest, the first Filipino Street Food Fair originating in New York City— with satellite locations in Virginia, Atlanta and Los Angeles— is running monthly until October 2023. It was founded by a collective of Filipino-American small business owners led by VJ Navarro (So Sarap NYC), Augelyn Francisco (Kabisera) and Paulo Manaid (Hatzumomo) who are

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A new café concept for Oreo at Qatar’s Hamad International Airport, and the first travel retail pop-up store from Switzerland’s Lindt based on a vast research project, at London Heathrow Airport, mark new strategies from the global brands as they both aim to build out the confectionery category in travel retail. Oreo owner Mondelez International

Your mother, wife, daughter, or BFF doesn’t have to be Italian to appreciate a Mother’s Day Gift of authentic Italian foods. We scoured some of our favorite online specialty food sites to curate a list of authentic food gifts that will be appreciated by anyone who loves Italian cuisine or Italian cooking. (Reminder: Mother’s Day

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When Pacific Coffee Research (PCR) co-founders Madeleine Longoria-Garcia and Brittany Horn started the company in Kona, on the Big Island of Hawai’i, in 2017, roasting coffee for retail sale was not a part of the business plan. The vision was to provide services to farmers and other coffee professionals that were not yet available on

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 14. And tradition states that this Sunday holiday requires a celebratory brunch. Start the celebration early and keep it going all day with these delicious brunches, both prix-fixe and ala carte, at some of New York’s most esteemed restaurants. Treat mom to a delicious meal, it doesn’t have to be

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Few African-American owned craft beer bars or breweries operate in New York City. For a variety of reasons including lack of access to capital, African Americans have been left out of the growing craft beer phenomenon. But Harlem Hops, which debuted in 2018 and is based in the middle of bustling Harlem, epitomizes a craft