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So long, salad bar: Grocers get creative, consider robots to revive prepared food
Grocery stores have shut down self-serve salad bars during the pandemic. They’ve taken away displays of fresh olives and dips. And they’ve replaced giant kettles of ready-to-ladle hot soup with sealed to-go containers.
The deli and prepared food areas that used to draw traffic to stores and differentiate grocers have fallen from favor as customers worry about the spread of the coronavirus, cook more from scratch and try to limit their time in stores.
Grocers are trying to revive those parts of the store with new approaches. At Publix, salad bars and hot bars have reopened, but employees dish out each item. Wegmans moved hummus, olives and more behind a counter where cheese shop employees fill orders. And at Texas-based H-E-B, some coolers carry prepared meals from local restaurants and a former food bar became an ice chest of beers.
So long, salad bar
Robotic waiter makes some restaurant customers recoil
Woman says homeless man continues to camp out on her porch
"I'm concerned about my safety," she said.
She first realized something was strange was happening when she saw graffiti on her wall after returning from a trip.
She checked her doorbell camera and saw that the man had become a regular visitor.
Woman says homeless man continues to camp out
Woman, 33, battered to the ground by homeless man at airport
Woman's dog was killed by homeless man
Broad-daylight Kohl’s stabbing
PSprings business blames police program for amplifying homeless
Fast food restaurants take security into their own hands
"I would like to go into a Burger King and eat after dark,” said Ryan Mullen, a security guard at a hotel near the airport, who has seen plenty of crime. “I would like to go into a Carl's Jr., you know, a Subway, and not have to worry about being a prisoner in my own neighborhood. That's the bummer to me."
Fast food restaurants take security
Furious customer, 31, threw scolding hot soup at manager's FACE because the plastic lid had melted
Looters in ski masks storm Nordstrom store
Smash-and-Grab Thieves Target Hayward Mall
KFC employee shot after drive-thru argument
Subway customer shoots dead female worker for putting too much MAYO on their sandwich
Wendy’s worker knocks out elderly customer
Cracker Barrel latest Portland casualty for stores shuttering amid crime wave
Murder suspect called 911 to report that McDonald’s served him cold fries
Axe-wielding man WALKS FREE after smashing up McDonald's
'I had a choice between food and lights'
I have kids," said Hughey. "My bills are backed up and I had a choice between food and lights, and I had to get my lights back on."
'I had a choice between food and lights'
Consumer sentiment continues to drop as inflation drives up prices
Go meat-free and fly less
Here's how to save money on cooling bills as prices rise
Record high electricity rates are hitting Massachusetts residents
Utility rate increase announced for New Bothwell
'I feel cheated'
Residents in Palm Springs mobile home park deal with power outage
PS mobile home park seek answers after a month of power outages
California braces for rolling blackouts amid 'extraordinary heat event
Bacon may disappear in California as pig rules take effect
At the beginning of next year, California will begin enforcing an animal welfare proposition approved overwhelmingly by voters in 2018 that requires more space for breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and veal calves. National veal and egg producers are optimistic they can meet the new standards, but only 4% of hog operations now comply with the new rules. Unless the courts intervene or the state temporarily allows non-compliant meat to be sold in the state, California will lose almost all of its pork supply, much of which comes from Iowa, and pork producers will face higher costs to regain a key market.
Bacon may disappear in California as pig rules take effect
Almost 300,000 Pounds Of Beef Are Being Recalled Due To E. Coli
Major Grocery Chains Are All Pulling This One Food From Shelves
Whole Foods is adding a $10 delivery charge
Salmonella outbreak from unknown source spreads to 29 states
Two Serious Nationwide Food Recalls
Fall may bring more grocery shortages. Here’s what to expect
Half a million pounds of canned beef recalled because of high levels of lead
Grocery store shelves aren't going back to normal this year
Salmonella outbreak, mislabeled food and unsafe levels of lead prompt food recalls
Alarming study finds link between dog foods and heart disease
Conducted by researchers with Tufts University, the study, which was published in the journal Scientific Reports, compared the compounds in dog foods the Food and Drug Administration has flagged as being linked to canine dilated cardiomyopathy with those from standard dog foods.
Canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a disease of the heart muscle that results in the heart muscle growing larger while its contractions, or heart beats, grow weaker, which can cause heart failure or even death.
Among the compounds examined by the researchers and identified as possible links causing the ailment are compounds found in peas and potatoes.
Alarming study finds link between dog foods and heart disease
Kathy Griffin is enthusiastically greeted by her four dogs
Woman is mauled to death by tiger at safari park
Bull reportedly rammed to death by car after ring escape in Spain
Parents ‘tortured’ by death of baby after magpie swooped in Brisbane park
Ohio Woman Arrested After Leaving Dog in Hot Car Allegedly as a Punishment
Indonesia says ‘Jurassic Park’ project on track despite UNESCO warnings
Video: Black bear captured after visiting California supermarket
Toddler aged 19 months is mauled to death by family Rottweiler
Shocking footage shows a teenage girl forcing a QUOKKA to inhale an e-cigarette
Mouse spotted feasting on veal in butcher case at NYC Whole Foods
A mouse with the munchies was caught on camera nibbling a piece of high-grade veal inside a butcher case at a Manhattan Whole Foods, according to a now-viral video and the company.
The ravenous rodent was spotted chowing down on a raw slab of osso bucco veal, priced at $22.99 a pound, at the Columbus Circle store — making shoppers squeak with dismay, according to a TikTok video posted by a customer on Monday.
Mouse spotted feasting on veal in butcher case at NYC Whole Foods
Is shopping in stores safe during the pandemic?
Is shopping in stores safe during the pandemic?
There are ways to reduce risk, but health experts advise avoiding it when possible.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says holiday shopping in crowded stores is a “higher risk” activity and that people should limit any in-person shopping, including at supermarkets.
Is shopping in stores safe during the pandemic?
Updated: How Do Black People Spend Their Money? (The Racial Wealth Gap)
How black people spend their money has been a hotly debated topic not only on this site, but in our office, at social events and in beauty and barber shops across America. This article has been the most read and commented article for 9 years running. Once I learned that this was the most popular and discussed article on the website, I decided to do some research and share this information with others.
I predict that even after reading this article there a significant number of Black people who will NOT change their habits and work toward changing their situation. Over time, when things go unchallenged, they seem normal. After centuries of slavery, black people must realize that they need to work toward building generational wealth and learn to invest their money and establish Trust funds for their wealth that can be passed down to future generations.
Black Men In America
Japanese mayor says men should grocery shop during pandemic as women 'take a longer time'
The mayor of Japan's third-largest city is facing a public backlash after he suggested men are better suited to grocery shopping during the coronavirus pandemic, because women take too long and contribute to overcrowding at supermarkets.
The number of confirmed cases of the virus in Japan has spiked in recent weeks -- dashing hopes that the government's initial virus response had succeeded in controlling its spread. As of Thursday, Japan had 11,950 confirmed cases, including 299 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. On March 1, the country had 243 cases.
That spike has seen a raft of new restrictions put in place nationwide. On Thursday, Osaka mayor Ichiro Matsui implied male grocery shoppers would reduce the potential spread of the virus as they would spend less time in stores.
"Women take a longer time grocery shopping because they browse through different products and weigh out which option is best," Matsui told reporters at a coronavirus press conference in Osaka on Thursday.
CNN
SF outlaws reusable bags, which the city once championed
San Francisco, which once championed reusable shopping bags to reduce plastic waste, has banned the environmentally friendly totes in an effort to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
An amendment to the city’s Department of Health’s social-distancing protocols requires that stores restrict customers from bringing their own bags, mugs or other reusable items from home.
How the ban affects city's prohibition on plastic bags is not clear — the ordinance did not address that regulation. In 2007, San Francisco became the first major city in the nation to outlaw single-use plastic bags.
SF Gate
Amazon Prime delivery delays are now as long as a month
Amazon announced earlier this week that it would start prioritizing the most in-demand essential items in its warehouses, as the e-commerce giant struggles to keep up with customer demand during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Now the other shoe has dropped.
On Sunday, customers and Amazon merchants posted on social media platforms saying certain non-essential items were showing April 21 delivery dates, even though they were listed as in-stock and shipping with Amazon’s Prime express shipping service. During normal times, Amazon Prime deliveries typically arrive in one or two days in the US. Now, some Prime deliveries for in-stock items are showing five-day delivery promises on the lower end, but those waits are as long as a month on some items.
An Amazon spokesperson confirmed to Recode on Sunday evening that the new April 21 delivery dates are not the result of a technical bug or error; they accurately reflect Amazon’s current reality.
“To serve our customers in need while also helping to ensure the safety of our associates, we’ve changed our logistics, transportation, supply chain, purchasing, and third-party seller processes to prioritize stocking and delivering items that are a higher priority for our customers,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “This has resulted in some of our delivery promises being longer than usual.”
Vox
New York City adds 5-cent fee for paper bags after state bans plastic bags
New York City will impose a 5-cent fee for paper bags starting next March, part of an effort to reduce the city's solid waste. The nickle fee will accompany New York state's ban on plastic bags, and is aimed at encouraging shoppers to bring their own reusable bags.
The city's measure was approved following the state's ban on plastic bags, which was approved last month by the state's Democratic-controlled legislature. The ban, which covers most single-use plastic bags provided by supermarkets and other stores, will also go into effect in March 2020. California has also banned plastic bags, while Hawaii's counties ban plastic bags, although it's not a state-mandated ban.
If New Yorkers switch to reusable bags rather than turning to paper bags, it could reduce waste considerably, with the New York City Sanitation Department telling the New York Times that it collects about 30,000 tons of paper bags every year.
CBS News