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Forbes
2 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Immigration Raids Hit Farms And Food Plants, As ICE Targets Agriculture
Farm workers labor in the fields in Kern County, California's breadbasket, on April 9, 2025. Immigration raids this week have been devastating for many to witness, and, amid all the chaos, the expanded ICE enforcement has turned to targeting America's agriculture industry. On Tuesday, dozens of workers were taken from their posts in fields and packing houses across the heart of California's farmland from the San Joaquin Valley to the coasts. Dozens were also taken from a small meatpacking plant in Omaha, Nebraska. And 11 workers were also arrested from a dairy farm in New Mexico. This is a dangerous game that's being played, the impacts of which will ricochet across the food industry. Immigrants power it all, from the farming to the packing and processing to the staffing of most restaurant kitchens. And, to feed everyone, they work some of the most dangerous jobs out there—many jobs that employers say would otherwise go unfilled. Price hikes and shortages are only the start of what shoppers will start to feel. — Chloe Sorvino This is Forbes' Fresh Take newsletter, which every Wednesday brings you the latest on the big ideas changing the future of food. Want to get it in your inbox every week? Sign up here. JONNYPOPS Forbes 30 Under 30 alums Erik Brust and Connor Wray founded JonnyPops while still in college. More than a decade later, they are sitting on a mini empire of 'better-for-you' frozen treats. The highly anticipated listing of JBS on the New York Stock Exchange is set for this Friday. And environmental nonprofit Mighty Earth, which has been fighting to delay the listing for the past two years, filed a last-ditch attempt to stop the listing earlier this week. The letter, sent to Securities and Exchange Commissioners on Sunday, highlights the risk of violating U.S. anti-money laundering laws—particularly because of alleged deforestation in the supply chain of the Brazil-founded company—if the listing goes through. 'JBS's profits represent the proceeds of crime,' the letter reads. 'For the foreseeable future, there is a real risk that profits used to pay dividends to shareholders would also constitute the proceeds of crime, and the NYSE may be held legally accountable for its role in facilitating and concealing JBS's unlawful conduct.' JBS declined to comment. JBS representatives have previously denied allegations of deforestation in the Amazon. Plexi Images/GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Cyberhack: An apparent cyberattack on the distributor to Whole Foods and other health retailers rocked shoppers Monday. United Natural Foods Inc., better known as UNFI, 'proactively' stopped some business and took its systems offline while it investigated the hack. CNN shares that some shoppers reported bare shelves at a few Whole Foods Tariffs: Trump's 50% tariff on imported steel means that canned goods—historically a budget-conscious option in stores—are facing price hikes. And the trade group for Campbell's and Hormel estimates prices in stores could rise up to 15%, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was among those who attempted to sail to Gaza on a boat organized by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. Starvation In Gaza: An estimated 2 million Palestinians are at risk of famine, and yet global humanitarian aid providers have been shut out from helping what the Associated Press describes as among the deadliest and most destructive conflicts since World War II. A Freedom Flotilla Coalition boat carrying activist Greta Thunberg was turned away from providing aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip this week. Chef Jose Andres' World Central Kitchen has also been unable to resume aid in Gaza. Happy Pride Month! I've been loving reading through John Birdsall's What Is Queer Food, which was published earlier this month. Bon Appetit did a fun Q&A with Birdsall, too. Give it a read! CHLOE SORVINO Summer is for sandwiches! And it was way too enjoyable to slather some freshly made ciabatta with the last of my stash of ramp butter, topped off a little leftover prosciutto and taleggio cheese. Thanks for reading the 146th edition of Forbes Fresh Take! Let me know what you think. Subscribe to Forbes Fresh Take here.
Forbes
18-04-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Fresh Take: Inside The Family Drama At Kefir Brand Lifeway
Kefir is a yogurt drink that is a staple in Eastern Europe. I'm back from a much-needed vacation, with an important investigation publishing while I was away. Did you catch my feature on the chaos at kefir brand Lifeway? It's a must-read saga, and I'll give you a taste of why: Lifeway is a business with a unique backstory: But now their American Dream story of success has turned into a nightmare. Recent unsolicited bids from Danone, a longtime investor in Lifeway, are the culmination of years of acrimony between Smolyansky and Danone, which Lifeway accuses of a host of nefarious behavior aimed at undermining the business including blocking the Illinois-based company from expanding internationally and refusing to help it source cheaper raw ingredients. Danone denies these criticisms, and there's a lot of layers to this story. Smolyansky calls Danone 'predatory' and says she believes a Danone takeover could ruin the family business—and recipe—that she's fought so hard to preserve. Tell me what you think after reading! Working on it even got me inspired to add more fermented foods like kefir into my diet. Kefir devotees claim a long list of benefits, including from immune support and help with weight loss to improved skin, hair and gut health. And I'll report, I've been enjoying my time on the kefir train so far. On that note, I'm excited to soon unveil a refresh for this newsletter. I'll be back with the next edition, featuring the new format, on April 30. Until then, enjoy spring! — Chloe Sorvino, Staff Writer This is Forbes' Fresh Take newsletter, which every Friday brings you the latest on the big ideas changing the future of food. Want to get it in your inbox every week? Sign up here. Chloe Sorvino A plate of the best lechon I've ever had, from my vacation last week in Puerto Rico, what many consider the world's oldest colony. Here at the iconic lechoneria, El Rancho de Apa, every bite was bliss. As were the accompaniments: beans, rice, escabeche yucca and the coldest Medalla beer maybe ever recorded. Thanks for reading the 140th edition of Forbes Fresh Take! Let me know what you think. Subscribe to Forbes Fresh Take here.
Forbes
28-03-2025
- Lifestyle
- Forbes
Fresh Take: Preparing For A Spring Kitchen By Cooking With Vegetables
Spring offers a time to start thinking about what to grow in your garden and fresh foods to cook in your kitchen. Tow's your thaw-out going? I'm feeling so energized to have survived winter and am looking forward to sunny days, picnics outside with friends and all that spring has to offer. The early season brings us ramps in New York, but also so much more. Morel mushrooms, sweet peas and rhubarb, to name a few. Spring foods are what bring my mental state out of the cold and suffuse it into the current time and place. What's on your springtime kitchen agenda? It's one of my favorite times of year to cook and celebrate what we have coming, and I'll be doing that a lot this year. I didn't cook at all last spring after getting injured and being unable to walk for the entire season, so my kitchen will be making up for lost time. Who wants a jar of ramp pesto? — Chloe Sorvino, Staff Writer This is Forbes' Fresh Take newsletter, which every Friday brings you the latest on the big ideas changing the future of food. Want to get it in your inbox every week? Sign up here. Chloe Sorvino It's tax season, so I've been trying to eat cheaply, and neighborhood gem Shu Jiao Fu Zhou really delivers. The luscious peanut noodles and expertly fried dumplings are some of the best in New York's Chinatown. Its small cafe is one of the most popular places selling dishes in the style of the Fuzhou region of China, where many immigrants in the city have arrived from since the 1980s. Thanks for reading the 139th edition of Forbes Fresh Take! Let me know what you think. Subscribe to Forbes Fresh Take here.
