Salsas, Relishes & Pickles

4+ hour, 35+ min ago   (543+ words) Seattle is poised to become the first city in the nation to ban "surveillance pricing" for groceries, preventing large grocery chains and delivery services from using personal data to tailor prices for individual shoppers. If approved, the policy could help…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago   (672+ words) McDonald’s said Wednesday it will spend $8.5 billion over the next decade to modernize its restaurants globally. Fast-food traffic in many markets, including the U.S., is flat, so for McDonald’s to continue to grow it has to grab share from competitors…...

3+ hour, 11+ min ago   (475+ words) According to Interesting Engineering, Polybot is developing a fully autonomous harvester for truss tomatoes. The system is trained end-to-end on human demonstrations instead of hand-coded rules. Its progress has been rapid: in May 2025, the machine completed its first tomato pick…...

3+ hour, 15+ min ago   (620+ words) (The Center Square) - An ordinance passed by the Seattle City Council will ban large grocery store chains from using customer data and AI to calculate individual pricing. Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson backs the plan and is expected to sign legislation…...

14+ hour, 40+ min ago   (303+ words) LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Americans are increasingly asking AI what to snack on, according to Conagra Brands, a shift the Slim Jim meat stick-maker says ​is helping fuel demand for higher-protein foods, bold ‌flavours and products tailored to specific health goals....

9+ hour, 59+ min ago   (1080+ words) For Dan Keller, technology isn’t about replacing good cow people. It’s about giving them the information and automation to make better decisions, act sooner and get more from every cow. Keller Farms has changed considerably during its 90-year history. While…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago   (121+ words) Los Angeles Times The AI-generated food menu is helping this Hollywood restaurant sell more burritos Brenda Elizondo is an audience engagement fellow at the Los Angeles Times. She was previously a video content creator and reporter for L.A. Times Food and…...

4+ hour, 44+ min ago   (289+ words) Set Trending Topics as a preferred source on Google. If an algorithm knows your income and charges you more than your neighbor, Seattle is about to make that illegal at the grocery store. The city council has just voted 7 to…...

4+ hour, 30+ min ago   (287+ words) In the years after 9/11, The Helmand, owned by the brother of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, drew curious diners who left well fed. The spotlight has dimmed, but the cozy restaurant, proudly decorated with Afghan artwork, still serves the same…...

6+ hour, 37+ min ago   (658+ words) Fast-food traffic in many markets, including the U.S., is flat, so for McDonald’s to continue to grow it has to grab share from competitors and improve restaurant productivity, McDonald’s Chairman and CEO Chris Kempczinski said at a meeting with investors at…...