Kansas Eliminates Grocery Sales Tax as New Year Kicks Off

January 2, 2025 Kate Devine, KAKE

Food and food ingredients like bread, eggs and fruit are no longer taxed, though some prepared and heated foods remain subject to sales tax.

The California City That’s Become a Grocery-Store Lover’s Dream

January 2, 2025 Karen Palmer, SFGATE

Today, Los Angeles is home to supermarkets big, small and in-between, with specialized markets catering to every possible taste.

Why Countries are Color-Coding Healthy Foods at Grocery Stores

European Union countries and Australia have rolled out front-of-package nutrient profiling. Color-coding or star rankings let shoppers make quick choices about healthy foods.

A North Carolina Company is Using Gene-Editing to Make Tastier Fruits and Vegetables

January 2, 2025 Bradley George, WUNC

Mustard greens were the first of his Pairwise’s genetically-edited products sold to the public. The company’s scientists used CRISPR gene-editing tools to rid the greens of their pungent flavor.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)-Based Beyond Farming’s Indoor Farm-as-a-Solution is Aiding the Nation’s Food Security Goals

Beyond Farming thus enables the production of nine categories of crops -including fruits, vegetables, and mushrooms- within fully configurable controlled environments and without the use of contaminants.