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Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Formula Milk Marketing Reform, Lab-Grown Meat Bans, and U.K. Farm Funding Cuts

Food Tank - Maryland · June 6, 2025

Each week, Food Tank is rounding up a few news stories that inspire excitement, infuriation, or curiosity. Trump-Vance Administration Halts Funding for Bird Flu Vaccine Development The Trump-Vance Administration has terminated a near US$600...

Two families with 10 children receive homes from Food for the Poor, National Baking Company Foundation

Loop News ·

After Hurricane Beryl ransacked parts of the island in 2024, it left Shawana Carby and Jodian Johnson roofless and with one thought, running to the home of Lornaline Carby in Holland Mountain, St Elizabeth with their 10 children. Without...

"It's an album of soul food, and I've never been so grateful, right here, on planet Earth": Glenn Hughes announces first album in nine years

Louder · June 6, 2025

Glenn Hughes has announced his first album in nine years. The former Trapeze/Deep Purple/Black Sabbath/Hughes-Thrall/Gary Moore/California Breed/Dead Daisies singer and bassist and current Black Country Communion frontman will release his 14th...

Farmers make remarkable breakthrough that could revolutionize coffee industry: 'We've taken control'

The Cool Down - Oregon · June 6, 2025

In a breakthrough for both farming and forest conservation, coffee growers in Ethiopia have discovered a way to boost their incomes while helping reforest thousands of acres of endangered woodland — all by changing how they grow and process their...

Food truck owners react to Texas law that could create statewide health permit, ease travel between cities

KSAT - Texas · June 6, 2025

SAN ANTONIO – A Texas law pending Governor Greg Abbott’s signature could make traveling between Texas cities easier for food truck owners by establishing a single statewide health permit. Currently, food trucks are required to obtain a variety of...

Owner of Pret A Manger plans stock market flotation & may sell stake in business

The Sun · June 6, 2025

THE owner of Pret A Manger plans a stock market flotation — and could consider selling a stake in the business first. Luxembourg-based firm Jab Holding bought the sandwich chain for £1.5billion in 2018. 1 The owner of Pret A Manger plans a stock...

Celebrate Juneteenth with Black-owned food trucks

KTAL - Louisiana · June 6, 2025

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — If you are searching for some Black-owned food trucks to celebrate Juneteenth, look no further than this upcoming event, Black Food Truck Night. Hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier African American Chamber of Commerce...

Bids sought on Business Highway 75 project

Le Mars Daily Sentinel - Iowa · June 6, 2025

LE MARS — City Administrator Jason Vacura has sent out seven requests for proposals on rebuilding a section of Business Highway 75. It’s been a troubled piece of roadway since 2019. The city paid $1,793,671 to overlay 4 inches of plain cement...

Cincinnati soul food restaurant opens third location

Local12 - Ohio ·

CINCINNATI (Cincinnati Business Courier) - A soul food restaurant brand continues to grow its presence in the Tri-State. On May 29, Mz Jade’s Soul Food opened its third location in Sharonville, at 11119 Reading Road. The Black-owned restaurant has...

Denmark urges stronger democratic values, equal partnerships at Constitution Day reception in Accra

Ghana News Agency · June 6, 2025

By James Amoh Junior Accra, June 6, GNA – Denmark has renewed its call for the protection of democratic principles, equality, and multilateral cooperation with Ghana. These values, it says, are deeply embedded in its Constitution and proudly...

Fire took their food, hope — kindness brought it back: Kenani raises over K10 million for Zoe Foundation

Malawi 24 · June 6, 2025

When flames engulfed the modest storeroom at Zoe Foundation last month, it took more than just food, medicine, and school supplies. It singed the fragile security of 106 children, most of them orphans who call the shelter in Ndodani Village, Area...

Yards Brewing Co.'s new venture will ramp up production for smaller brands facing industry challenges

Philly Voice · June 6, 2025

Yards Brewing Co. is getting ready to boost beer production at its facility in Northern Liberties, but it won't be the company's roster of flagship ales filling up additional tanks at the brewhouse on Spring Garden Street. Last week, Yards...

Heineken 0.0 partners with F1 The Movie starring Brad Pitt and Damson Idris

ATV Today · June 6, 2025

Heineken® 0.0 has been announced as an official partner of Apple Original Films’ F1® THE MOVIE… The project is a collaboration bought to life with a new campaign directed by the movie’s director/producer himself, Joseph Kosinski, and which...

Wabanaki nonprofit acquires 245-acre farm in Waldo County as food hub

Mainebiz - Oregon ·

A Wabanaki-led food sovereignty nonprofit has acquired a 245-acre farm in the Waldo County community of Swanville in order to rematriate the land as an Indigenous food hub. The nonprofit, called Niweskok: From the Stars to Seeds, is a...

WhyHunger Marks 50 Years of Fighting for Food Security

Food Manufacturing - Wisconsin · June 6, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — WhyHunger would have liked to be out of service by now. Singer-songwriter Harry Chapin and radio DJ Bill Ayres founded the grassroots support organization in 1975 with the idea they could eradicate hunger at its root by leveraging...

Casa Dragones Unveils New Bar And Tequila Tasting Experience, In Partnership With Top Mexican Chef

Forbes ·

Bertha González Nieves and Daniela Soto-Innes at the debut of Casa Dragones x Rubra Palapa Bar Casa Dragones x Rubra Palapa Bar In the male-dominated world of Mexican spirits, all eyes turn to the leading lady of tequila: Bertha González Nieves....

Pennsylvania files lawsuit against USDA over local food program termination

Fresh Fruit Portal · June 6, 2025

Pennsylvania's Governor Josh Shapiro announced on June 4 that Pennsylvania has filed a legal challenge against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) following the abrupt termination of the state's $13 million Local Food Purchasing Assistance...

Owen Sound and District chamber hands out business excellence awards

Owen Sound Sun Times ·

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News The Owen Sound and District Chamber of Commerce held its business excellence awards on Thursday, with a sold-out crowd watching as winners were selected in 14 categories. Advertisement 2 This advertisement...

UMaine’s new robotic milker shows the future of the state’s dairy industry

Bangor Daily News - Maine · June 6, 2025

A dairy cow steps through a small metal gate toward a bucket of food. As the cows grabs some feed, a gate slowly closes behind it and a machine whirs to life. A robotic arm moves underneath the unbothered cow. A camera in the arm uses pictures to...

‘Carry on the tradition’: DeKalb farmers market supports local business 3 decades in

Daily Chronicle - Illinois ·

DeKALB – With mostly sunny skies, the DeKalb farmers market opened for its 30th season this week, drawing in large crowds. Organizers behind the weekly event boasted about the more than 25 local vendors offering produce, flowers, baked goods,...