Packing the Same Sandwich Every Day Used to Be the Back-to-School Lunch Default, but These 20 Ideas Are What Kids Will Actually Eat This Year
The turkey-and-cheese-on-wheat routine gets a kid through maybe the first two weeks of school before it…
Soda Companies Have Competed on Sugar and Flavor for Generations, but Pepsi and Jarritos Are Suddenly Racing Each Other on Gut Health Instead
Pepsi and Jarritos are both betting their newest soda launches on gut health rather than sugar…
Sweet and Spicy Used to Be Treated as Two Separate Flavor Categories Entirely, but ‘Swicy’ Is Now Taking Over Grocery Shelves and Restaurant Menus
Sweet and spicy flavors are no longer being treated as opposites on grocery shelves or restaurant…
Self-Checkout Was Supposed to Make Grocery Shopping Faster for Everyone, but More States Are Now Cracking Down on It Over Rising Theft Rates
Self-checkout lanes were pitched as a way to get shoppers in and out faster, but a…
Publix Has Topped Grocery Store Satisfaction Rankings for Years Running, but Trader Joe’s Just Knocked It Out of the #1 Spot for the First Time
Trader Joe’s has pulled off something Publix hadn’t allowed any competitor to do in years: it…
Ozempic Was Supposed to Just Shrink Grocery Bills on Snacks, but It’s Quietly Reshaping the Aisle and Boosting Sales of One Unexpected Category
GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy are cutting into impulse snacking across the board, but they’re…
Trader Joe’s Fall Lineup Is Live, and Here’s Everything New Worth Adding to Your Cart Before It Sells Out
Trader Joe’s doesn’t send out a press release when fall lineup lands — it just shows…
What College Football Tailgates Are Actually Serving This Year, According to Real Tailgating Data, and Burgers Are Still Winning (Just Not How You’d Expect)
Burgers are still the single most popular thing to bring to a tailgate, and no amount…
14 Air Fryer Recipes That Actually Live Up to the Hype, Tested Past the Point Where Most Air Fryer Lists Give Up
An air fryer earns its counter space with the tenth recipe, not the first. Plenty of…
12 Slow Cooker Comfort Food Recipes That Are Actually Worth the Wait, According to the Ones Readers Make Again and Again
Most slow cooker recipes get made once out of curiosity and never again, because the payoff…