Julie Creswell

New York

Reporter at The New York Times

Covering the food biz for the NYT. Mom to a smart goldendoodle and two hockey goalies. Speaks fluent Iowan. Send tips to [email protected]

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A Sign That Consumers Are Anxious: They’re Cutting Back on Snacks

1 week ago | portside.org | Julie Creswell |Danielle Kaye

A Sign That Consumers Are Anxious: They’re Cutting Back on Snacks Published May 26, 2025 Consumers, worried about the economy, are pulling back on their spending, and that anxiety is translating into lower sales and profits for some of the country’s largest consumer-oriented companies. On Thursday, PepsiCo cut its full-year guidance outlook, citing a reduction in consumer spending as well as the impact the company is feeling from increased global tariffs.
Farmers in Iowa Are Caught in Trump's Trade War

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Julie Creswell

With high costs and low prices for their crops, soybean and corn farmers were already nervous as they planned for planting season this year. A big trade war isn't helping. It was time for Beau Hanson to lay down his bets. Like other farmers in western Iowa, in early April Mr. Hanson was preparing for spring planting. The decisions he made then could determine whether he would be in the red or the black come fall harvest.
First Major White House Shuffle, and Why Online Shopping's About to Cost More

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Tracy Mumford |Will Jarvis |Ian Stewart |Jessica Metzger |Julie Creswell
In an Uncertain Economy, McDonald's Sees Spending Decline

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Julie Creswell

Even value meals aren't enough to get anxious consumers to spend. Despite efforts to entice customers to its restaurants, McDonald's saw its sales slip in the first three months of the year. Global same-store sales dipped 1 percent for the quarter ending March 30, driven by a 3.6 percent decline in the United States, McDonald's reported early Thursday. That's a big change from a year ago, when U.S. same-store sales rose 2.5 percent.
Are Shein and Temu Prices Going Up? What to Know as Trump Ends De Minimis Tariff Loophole

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Peter Eavis |Julie Creswell

Starting Friday, goods from China worth up to $800 will be subject to tariffs and more paperwork under new Trump administration rules. A loophole that has allowed American shoppers to buy lots of cheap goods from mainland China and Hong Kong without paying tariffs and filling customs forms is closing on Friday. Prices have already gone up. Orders for many imported goods from retailers like Shein and Temu could dwindle as consumers balk at the higher prices and new inconveniences.
Starbucks Profit Drops, but Leaders Say Turnaround Is Working - The New York Times

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Julie Creswell

Profit fell 50 percent in the quarter, and the company said one reason was its hiring of additional workers to help its turnaround strategy.
RFK Jr. Wants to Ban Chemical Dyes. Food Makers Are in No Hurry.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Julie Creswell

Companies make packaged food without synthetic dyes in other countries. But despite pressure from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the change isn't likely to happen quickly in the United States. Same cereal. Same sugary taste. Different hues. A box of Froot Loops sold in the United States contains vivid rings of red, orange, green, purple, yellow and blue - neon colors derived from synthetic dyes, like Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5, Blue No. 1 and Yellow No. 6.
Pepsico Cuts Growth Forecast Amid Tariffs and Slowed Consumer Spending

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Julie Creswell |Danielle Kaye

PepsiCo's earnings call pointed to anxious consumers as to why sales had slowed, echoing comments made by Chipotle and Procter & Gamble. Consumers, worried about the economy, are pulling back on their spending, and that anxiety is translating into lower sales and profits for some of the country's largest consumer-oriented companies.
Cost of cutting local food

2 months ago | thestar.com.my | Julie Creswell |Linda Qiu

AT Happy Hollow Farm, a small, 6.4ha operation in central Missouri, Liz Graznak grows a variety of vegetables, including organic carrots, Swiss chard, radishes and beets. Some of those vegetables go to local distributors where they are placed in boxes, alongside meat and dairy items also produced in the state, and delivered to low-income people. Already a subscriber? Log in. Save 30% and win Bosch appliances! More Info Billed as RM9.73 for the 1st month then RM13.90 thereafters.
Small farms and food banks are caught off guard by spending cuts

2 months ago | lasvegassun.com | Julie Creswell |Linda Qiu

At Happy Hollow Farm, a small, 16-acre operation in central Missouri, Liz Graznak grows a variety of vegetables, including organic carrots, Swiss chard, radishes and beets. Some of those vegetables go to local distributors where they are placed in boxes, alongside meat and dairy items also produced in the state, and delivered to low-income people. Other vegetables are sent to school districts that would normally not have the budget to serve students fresh, locally grown produce.

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