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How do delivery services like Grubhub and Seamless make a profit?
Jeff Tyler May 21, 2013
Two of the biggest restaurant takeout services, Grubhub and Seamless, will merge. A look at exactly how their business works, and how individual restaurants factor in.
Hold the spoon -- World Nutella Day back on after being called off
Kai Ryssdal May 21, 2013
Nutella-maker Ferrero called for an end to the day celebrating the chocolate hazelnut treat, then backed off.
Agriculture Secretary keeps eye on farm bill, organic farming
Kai Ryssdal May 15, 2013
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack hopes organic farming will help financially strapped small-scale farmers.
Monsanto: The behemoth that controls 90 percent of soybean production
Scott Tong May 13, 2013
The Supreme Court ruling protects a company that controls 90 percent of the expanding soybean production in the U.S. and Latin America; what has followed from Monsanto’s dominance?
EU looks to protect bees from pesticides
Nigel Cassidy Apr 29, 2013
The vote, which will restrict the use of certain types of pesticides for two years unless decisive new information becomes available, is an effort to protect the dwindling honeybee population.
Michael Pollan wants you to cook
Kai Ryssdal Apr 23, 2013
In his latest book, Michael Pollan emphasizes economic and health benefits of cooking.
Quiz: Is global meat consumption up or down?
Stephan Richter Apr 23, 2013
How much do you know about global dietary habits and meat consumption?
China's toxic harvest: Consumers flock to imported food
Rob Schmitz Apr 18, 2013
Thanks to a string of scandals that have damaged the reputation of China’s domestic food supply, more and more among the country's rising consumer class are turning to imported foods.
Gluten-free has its day, and restaurants respond
Adriene Hill Apr 11, 2013
The notion that gluten-free is good has worked its way onto menus and into prepared foods.
Maine lobster could get a marketing boost
Shannon Mullen Apr 10, 2013
The lobster industry in Maine has proposed higher fees in order to spend big bucks on advertising. Some lobstermen say that’s a waste of money, but others hope it will increase demand.
