• Walgreen Co. plans to add food to 400 stores in so-called “food deserts,” urban areas where access to fresh goods and produce is scarce. Perhaps someone at the company read this article! [Reuters]
• A measure passed recently by Congress affects all food sold in schools, including vending machine contents. This is spawning an organic vending industry that unfortunately is run by people who make statements like, “We’re at the beginning of a major movement in vending.” [Today/MSNBC]
• Wonky weather has affected U.S. corn and soybean crops, and higher prices for those commodities may push up food costs overall. Michael Pollan, are you off somewhere penning an op-ed? [USAT]
• An iconic restaurant in Brisbane, Drift Cafe, situated on pontoons in the river, is now almost completely submerged in the floods washing through that city. [Sydney Morning Herald]
