Food Politics

Animal-free Dairy Milk – An Oxymoron?

Animal-free Dairy Milk – An Oxymoron?

A reader, Katya Bloomberg, suggested I take a look at Bored Cow, “animal-free dairy milk” pumpkin spice flavored, no less. Animal-free dairy milk sounds like an oxymoron.  What could this be?  Mostly, the website says what it does not contain.So what’s in this?  The website doesn’t say,...

What Happened To Red Lobster? Hint: Private Equity

What Happened To Red Lobster? Hint: Private Equity

I came across this provocative headline in Medium (to which I subscribe): Red Lobster was killed by private equity, not Endless Shrimp. I knew that Red Lobster had filed for bankruptcy and that its all-you-can-eat shrimp were being blamed for it lack of profitability. Not at all, Cory Doctorow...