How Safe is Our Food?
June 15, 2011
The recent Escherichia coli (or E. coli) outbreak that killed dozens and sickened thousands of people in Europe has once again stirred debate about the safety of the world’s food supply and
Category: Food and Drink
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Rising Food Prices
January 14, 2011
“The world has moved a step closer to a food price shock after the US government surprised traders by cutting stock forecasts for key crops,” reported the Financial Times [“World moves closer
Fears Grow Concerning Possible Food Price Increases
November 26, 2010
The Thanksgiving holiday in America is celebrated in November following the harvesting of crops and before the onset of winter. It seems like a good time to reflect on the global food
Food: The Risky, the Rare, and the Re-engineered
September 17, 2010
Voltaire once wrote, “Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity.” Although not everyone enjoys the same tastes
Feeding the Poor
August 13, 2010
A recent headline in the New York Times blared, “India Asks, Should Food Be a Right for the Poor?” [Jim Yardley, 9 August 2010]. Before examining Yardley’s article, I’m going to answer
Grains — Past, Present, and Future
July 28, 2010
One of America’s most patriotic songs praises the “amber waves of grain” that make the United States one the world’s breadbasket countries. Humans and their ancestors have probably always depended on grains
In Praise of the Humble Potato
July 9, 2010
An old Irish proverb says, “It is easy to halve the potato where there is love.” The unstated assumption in that adage is that it applies to situations when food is scarce
Carrefour’s Global Presence
June 25, 2010
Most people in the United States are familiar with Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, but few of them know anything about Carrefour, the world’s second largest retailer. Carrefour was founded in 1959
Food Security Crises in Africa and Mongolia
June 18, 2010
You may have never heard of the cassava plant, which is also called a yuca or manioc plant, but it one of the world’s most important sources of carbohydrates. According to Wikipedia,
Integrating Your Business Isn’t Easy: Ask Cargill
June 15, 2010
In several past posts, I’ve predicted that the multinational companies that will do the best in the future are those that transform themselves into what IBM’s Sam Palmisano calls “globally integrated enterprises.”
