Dollar stores are the fastest growing food stores in the US

More Americans are buying groceries at dollar stores, which often means getting food that's low in nutrition and high in calories.

Tufts University • futurity
Jan. 23, 2023 ~7 min

Greener groceries: Team finds eco impact of 57K foods

Scientists evaluated the environmental impact of 57,000 foods at the grocery store. Their findings could benefit the Earth and our health.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Sept. 8, 2022 ~8 min


Which grocery shopping option generates the most emissions?

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way people use the grocery store. But which option is the worst—and best—for the environment? A new study has answers.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Aug. 11, 2022 ~7 min

Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and not just at picnics and parties – blackouts are a growing problem

Climate change has a clear link to rising foodborne illnesses. Blackouts during heat waves and wildfires are a growing part of the problem.

Elena N. Naumova, Professor of Epidemiology and Data Science, Tufts University • conversation
June 29, 2022 ~7 min

Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and not just at picnics and parties

Climate change has a clear link to rising foodborne illnesses. Blackouts during heat waves and wildfires are a growing part of the problem.

Elena N. Naumova, Professor of Epidemiology and Data Science, Tufts University • conversation
June 29, 2022 ~7 min

Fast grocery deliveries are likely to get more expensive – here's why

Fast grocery delivery services are expanding quickly, but their long-term survival is being questioned.

John Colley, Professor of Practice, Associate Dean, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick • conversation
March 11, 2022 ~6 min

Climate change could enable Alaska to grow more of its own food – now is the time to plan for it

Homegrown tomatoes and corn in Alaska? Climate change could make it possible in the 2030s and ‘40s – a rare silver lining for this fast-warming state.

Nancy Fresco, SNAP Coordinator, Research Faculty, University of Alaska Fairbanks • conversation
Feb. 3, 2022 ~9 min

Grocery workers suffer the mental health effects of customer hostility and lack of safety in their workplace

Supermarket employees, still laboring in crisis mode, continue to report significant rises in physical and mental health problems.

Sabrina V. Helm, Associate Professor of Retailing and Consumer Science, University of Arizona • conversation
Nov. 24, 2021 ~9 min


The pandemic has made it even harder for one in three Americans to obtain healthy, affordable food

A recent survey finds that the pandemic made it harder for many US households to put food on the table. It also changed the ways in which people buy and store food.

Douglas Buhler, Director of AgBioResearch and Assistant Vice President of Research and Innovation, Michigan State University • conversation
Oct. 26, 2021 ~5 min

Customers drive grocery store worker distress during pandemic

Grocery store workers report experiencing severe levels of mental distress during COVID-19. Customers are one major cause.

Lori Harwood-Arizona • futurity
Dec. 22, 2020 ~10 min

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