What Asia's top potato chip maker learned from a huge supply shortage
What happens when Asia's biggest potato chip maker runs out of potatoes? Japanese snack brand Calbee had to learn the hard way.
2023-08-05 08:25
Georgia, the peach state, is out of peaches. Here's why, and how locals are coping
The Peach State lost more than 90% of this year's crop after a February heat wave followed by two late-spring cold snaps. The triple-whammy inflated prices of the fruit. It also moved much of the local market — in some cases, quite unwillingly — to California peaches.
2023-07-15 21:29
An Indian culinary must-have is off the menu as prices jump 400%
From butter chicken to paneer makhani, Indian cuisine is unthinkable without the ubiquitous tomato.
2023-07-12 19:52
Lawmakers wrangle over measures to address pilot shortage
A series of controversial proposals to address the airline pilot shortage is complicating Congress' consideration of a new slate of Federal Aviation Administration policies with one senator warning fellow lawmakers there will be blood on their hands if reduced pilot training causes a fatal accident.
2023-06-16 09:20
Ozempic is taking China by storm. Drugmakers are scrambling to boost supplies
Ozempic, originally a medication for treating diabetes, is in high demand worldwide with celebrities and social media users touting it as a miracle drug for weight loss. Now the frenzy is sweeping through China, where being "wafer thin" is a prevailing beauty standard, leading to shortages in the country.
2023-06-07 10:23
America has an umpire shortage. Unruly parents aren't helping
As the sun sets on another Little League game in America, 11-year Jack Wood, whose team just lost its recent game — and its first-place position — is still glowing with pride.
2023-05-18 18:51