World Cup Breakfast Boom in Türkiye: Early-morning match times are pushing cafés, restaurants, bakeries and municipalities to open as early as 5 a.m., with special breakfast menus, overnight staffing and even free tea-and-soup plans for pre-dawn crowds. Food Safety Crackdown: India’s FDA stepped up enforcement on Mapusa street stalls, ordering five vendors to stop cooking after repeated hygiene and food-safety violations. Food Aid in Disaster Zones: A Philippine quake-hit town is asking for helicopter airlifts to deliver food to landslide-isolated villages where roads and power are still down. Charity Meets Tech to Cut Waste: FoodCloud’s model continues to connect surplus food from businesses with charities, aiming to reduce waste while feeding communities. Inflation Pressure on Small Food Businesses: A Pennsylvania food festival highlighted how higher energy, transport and wholesale costs are squeezing vendor margins even as foot traffic stays strong. SNAP Replacement for Storm Spoilage: North Dakota says SNAP recipients can get replacement benefits if power outages spoil perishable food, with claims tied to outage length and reporting deadlines. Beverage Industry Hiring: Cava plans to hire 2,500 workers and open 75+ units in 2026, adding an assistant general manager role to strengthen operations as growth accelerates. Beef Supply Worry: Texas screwworm cases are resurfacing livestock disruption fears, landing at a tough moment for restaurant chains already battling record beef costs.