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‘Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops
UK food businesses are importing vegetables from Spain and elsewhere during the domestic growing season after drought and extreme heat sharply reduced British crop yields. The disruption is pushing up wholesale prices and raising concerns about food security, water shortages and the resilience of UK farming to increasingly severe weather. Tomato wholesale prices have risen…
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Dreo Summer Flash Sale 2026: Lowest Price Ever on Chefmaker, Fan
WIRED highlights Dreo’s three-day Summer Flash Sale, running from 1 to 3 August, with its Chefmaker combi air fryer reduced by half to £180 equivalent in US pricing. The deal matters because it is described as the lowest price yet for a premium appliance that combines air frying, steam cooking and a temperature probe for…
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Nurses chase Cyclospora using grocery receipts, food apps and detailed interviews
Public-health nurses in Washtenaw County, Michigan, are interviewing people with cyclosporiasis and checking grocery receipts, banking records and food-delivery apps to identify a common source of infection. The work illustrates the difficulty of tracing foodborne outbreaks after the relevant meals have been eaten weeks earlier, and highlights concern that strained local and federal public-health systems…
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KFC’s cheeky move after Australia Post worker lost his job following a visit to the fast food giant on company time
KFC Australia has offered postal workers a free chicken meal after a former Australia Post employee lost his bid to get his job back at the Fair Work Commission, having been sacked partly over an unapproved visit to a KFC while on shift. The Newcastle-based postie, who had worked for the postal service for more…
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You Can Now Land New York’s Hardest Restaurant Reservations Through DoorDash
DoorDash has launched its restaurant-reservation service in New York, offering bookings at sought-after venues including The Corner Store, The Eighty-Six, Dante and L’Artusi. The move matters because it gives DoorDash a role in high-demand dining reservations, extending the company beyond its established food-delivery business. Some exclusive tables and popular time slots are reserved for DashPass…
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Navy SEAL and survival show host Joel Lambert warns Americans to prepare for weeks without supplies
Former Navy SEAL and survival television host Joel Lambert has urged Americans to prepare for emergencies that could leave them without supplies for weeks. He argues that people should move beyond the Hollywood idea of fleeing into the wilderness with a backpack and instead focus on being able to cope safely at home. Lambert’s comments…
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Sheffield city centre café loses thousands after power cut
A Sheffield city-centre café reportedly lost thousands of pounds after a power cut disrupted its operations. The incident highlights how sudden outages can have significant financial consequences for small hospitality businesses, particularly where food, stock and trading hours are affected. The available article text provides no further details about the café, the duration or cause…
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RFK Jr takes MAHA to the kitchen with HHS cooking series promoting healthy meals for under $5
US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has launched a government-produced cooking series, “The Real Food Show”, as part of the Make America Healthy Again agenda. The programme aims to encourage Americans to prepare healthier meals at home for under $5 per serving where possible, moving the administration’s food-policy message into practical…
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Michelin-starred chef lashes out at parents of ‘selfish little brats’ after children break into pub’s chicken coop and smash 30 eggs
A Michelin-starred chef has criticised the parents of children who allegedly broke into a pub’s chicken coop and smashed around 30 eggs. The chef described the children as “selfish little brats”, drawing attention to the damage caused to the pub’s animals and produce. The incident reportedly involved children gaining access to the coop and destroying…
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Sainsbury’s to sell Argos to three retail veterans in £120m deal
Sainsbury’s has agreed to sell Argos for £120m to Swift Partners, a company set up by three experienced retail executives, as it seeks to concentrate investment on its core food business. The deal marks a significant reversal of Sainsbury’s 2016 purchase of Argos’s parent group for £1.3bn and reflects the supermarket’s “food first” strategy amid…