Tag: food
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Delta pauses hot meal service on dozens of Detroit flights citing ‘food safety issue’ at caterer
Delta Air Lines had to suspend hot meal service on more than 200 flights out of its Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport hub over the past several days because of a “food safety issue.” Delta said that operations from the facility were shut down and hot food will be managed by other kitchens. “During a recent…
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Hurricane Helene rips apart N.C. farm that feeds 1,500 people in a food desert each week
The Rev. Richard Joyner ventured down to his small community farm in Conetoe, North Carolina, after the deadly Hurricane Helene ripped through six states before it dissipated late last month. Joyner, 71, is used to flooding brought on by extreme weather in the hurricane-prone state. But this time was different. He has seen areas of…
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Sen. Warren and Rep. Dean demand food and beverage CEOs stop ‘shrinkflation’
Two Democratic lawmakers are demanding that some of the biggest food and beverage companies stop engaging in “shrinkflation” — the practice of reducing product sizes while charging prices that are the same or higher. In pointed letters, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania accused General Mills, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo of…