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Stephanie Gravalese

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Albany, Massachusetts
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Covers:  Food culture, consumer economics, grocery and restaurant industry trends, food policy, dining criticism, fast food and QSR culture, food nostalgia, pop culture through a food lens,
Doesn't Cover: beauty, children, supplements, diet products, wellness
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Stephanie Gravalese is a food culture analyst, writer, and critic whose work blends reporting, cultural analysis, and place-based storytelling to explore the emotional economy of food. She writes about how food connects to daily life, economic pressure, tradition, and change, with an emphasis on stories that sit just beneath the headlines.

Her work focuses on how food intersects with power, access, labor, identity, and everyday life, particularly in moments of social, economic, and environmenta…

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Elizabeth Warren Is Raising Serious Concerns About 3 Major Food Mergers. Here’s What Shoppers Should Know Original

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By Stephanie Gravalese Verified
| Food & Wine Verified
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is urging the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission to scrutinize three proposed food-industry deals involving Kroger and Giant Eagle, Sysco and Restaurant Depot, and McCormick and Unilever Foods. Warren argues that the deals could reduce competition and contribute to higher costs for grocery shoppers and restaurants, while the companies say their proposed combinations could create efficiencies and deliver value to customers.
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What a Class I egg recall means — and how to check if your carton is affected

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By Stephanie Gravalese Verified
| Yahoo Creators Verified
Egg recall notices can include a lot to sort through: brand names, UPC codes, Julian dates, distribution lists and sometimes an FDA recall classification. Figuring out whether the carton in your refrigerator is affected means knowing which details matter. The 2025 Kenz Henz recall offers a useful example. The FDA ultimately classified the recall as Class I, its highest recall category, after an inspection of the company's supplier found Salmonella in the processing environment.
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Yes, you have to declare food at U.S. customs. Here's what travelers should know

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By Stephanie Gravalese Verified
| Yahoo Creators Verified
Bringing home food from a trip can get complicated quickly. That vacuum-sealed sausage, wheel of cheese or bag of fruit may seem harmless, but U.S. entry rules depend on what the food is, where it came from and, in some cases, how it was processed. The simplest rule is also the most important: if you're entering the United States with food or other agricultural products, declare them.
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