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• Tokyo’s Gluttonous Ghosts: How EDO USAGI Transformed Traditional Daifuku Into Viral Yokai Sweets

  Published: Apr 21, 2026

  Section: Food & Cuisine

  Located near Nippori Station, the confectionery shop EDO USAGI has revolutionized the strawberry daifuku by reimagining it as a "yokai" or supernatural monster. Combining artisan w...

• Triple Sticks Foods Files Chapter 11 as Pandemic-Era Frozen Food Demand Cools

  Published: Apr 18, 2026

  Section: Companies & Industry

  Triple Sticks Foods, an Illinois-based contract manufacturer specializing in frozen breakfast items and pizza, has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The move co...

• South Africa Facing Paradox of Chronic Hunger and R61 Billion Annual Food Waste

  Published: Apr 15, 2026

  Section: Africa

  A new report from FoodForward SA reveals that 70% of South African households suffer from food insecurity, even as 10 million tonnes of edible food are discarded annually. Experts...

• Global Waste Crisis Hits 2030 Projections Eight Years Early as Methane Emissions Surge

  Published: Apr 6, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A new executive summary of the World Bank’s "What a Waste 3.0" report reveals that global municipal solid waste reached 2.56 billion tons in 2022, nearly a decade ahead of previous...

• Global Food Waste Hits 1.3 Billion Tons Annually as 43 Million Children Confront Life-Threatening Hunger

  Published: Mar 29, 2026

  Section: Health

  United Nations data released ahead of International Zero Waste Day reveals that one-third of the world’s food supply is lost or discarded even as acute hunger rises globally. With...

• Global Research Team Warns Zero Risk Food Safety Mandates Drive Massive Waste and Consumer Cost Surges

  Published: Mar 18, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  An international group of researchers led by Cornell University argues that "zero-detection" food safety standards are creating unsustainable levels of waste and increasing costs f...

• Ultra-Sensitive Food Safety Testing Drives Sustainability Crisis as Experts Call for "Sufficiently Safe" Standards

  Published: Mar 17, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  An international research team led by Cornell University argues that "zero-detection" food safety expectations are fueling massive food waste and rising consumer costs without prop...