Did you know plants don’t “eat” like we do? Plants don’t grow by getting food through their roots. They are like chefs: they make their food by combining what they find in the air with water from their ...

Costco is looking to make cake ordering as easy as pie. The wholesale retailer will be introducing cake and deli tray ordering through the use of the Costco mobile app, according to a statement from ...

Artificial intelligence isn't new to food R&D: McCormick, which owns brands including Frank's RedHot, Cholula and Old Bay, has been using AI in flavor development for a decade. Unilever says its ...

Takeout may be on the way out. Increasingly customers across tax brackets said they’re done eating the costs of inflated prices on restaurant meals, which rose more than 3 percent in 2025. The gulf in ...

“You pick up what you can afford,” says Deanwood resident William Lawson, describing the groceries he’s bought most of his adult life. That has often meant that the only produce he’d buy would be a ...

The rise of autonomous food delivery in Chicago has made colorful, flag-bearing robotic carts a familiar sight as they steadily roll along busy sidewalks and crosswalks on a last-mile mission to ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. So you’re a bear in the forest, and you’re ...

Moviegoers, critics and even some industry insiders are blasting Alamo's new mobile ordering system, which seems to go against decades of brand-building as a distraction-free cinema. By James Hibberd ...

As more than half of the United States braces for a massive winter storm, Americans are rushing to grocery stores to stock up on essentials. With temperatures expected to plunge through the weekend, ...

Fast-food menus are built to steer you toward high-margin defaults, like combo meals, signature items, and smaller portions that feel cheaper but cost more per bite. Chains rely on speed, habit, and ...

Fast-food giants are racing to bring artificial intelligence to the ordering process, hoping it will reduce errors, speed up service and lighten the load on workers, according to multiple reports.