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April 2, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and space station wine test
April 2, 2021
Why 12 Bottles of Bordeaux Were on the International Space Station

A 14 month International Space Station wine test with 12 bottles of Bordeaux will teach us about about global warming.

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March 4, 2021
weekly economic news roundup and gin labels
March 4, 2021
Food and Drink Fights

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March 1, 2021
Subway Footlong
March 1, 2021
All You Could Ever Want to Know About the Subway Footlong

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February 10, 2021
weekly economic news roundup and vanilla flavor
February 10, 2021
Why Our Root Beer Needs a New Label

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November 29, 2020
Coca-Cola's zombies
November 29, 2020
Why Coca-Cola Is Going After the Zombies

Looking at how Coke competes, we can see that they believe less is more as they discontinue hundreds of brands like Tab.

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November 26, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Thanksgiving dinner
November 26, 2020
Thanksgiving Top 10 List: 2020

While Thanksgiving dinner appears to be about food, we can really understand it by looking through an economic lens.

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November 18, 2020
turkey demand
November 18, 2020
How the Pandemic Created a Turkey Problem

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the change in our Thanksgiving turkey demand has affected farmers, markets, and restaurants.

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November 5, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and beer consumption
November 5, 2020
The Ups and Downs of Global Beer Consumption

Your beer consumption can depend on where you live, whether you prefer wine, your country's traditions, and your income.

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November 3, 2020
food politics
November 3, 2020
Connecting Where We Shop to How We Vote

We can see the connection between shopping and voting when we look at retail establishments in down-home zones and upmarket bubbles.

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October 29, 2020
weekly economic news roundup business innovation
October 29, 2020
Looking at Our Restaurant Anxiety

As COVID-19 intensifies our restaurant anxiety, an entire dine-in industry is experiencing cataclysmic upheaval.

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October 29, 2020
weekly economic news roundup business innovation
October 29, 2020
Looking at Our Restaurant Anxiety

As COVID-19 intensifies our restaurant anxiety, an entire dine-in industry is experiencing cataclysmic upheaval.

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September 25, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and teabag innovation
September 25, 2020
The Trouble That Is Brewing for Tea Drinkers

A small innovation that made a big difference, the teabag has remained pretty much the same for more than a century.

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