Clint Rainey

In the new @BW is a story I've worked on for ages. It's a definitive look at McD's cultural impact on Russia, how a burger brand forced the US's foes (from commies to oligarchs) to rethink their approach to business, and why war can't erase that conquest bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Brown spoke with me exclusively about their new functional drink line, and Beyond's next chapter: letting plants compete where he says they can't be beat -- on fiber, gut health, and clean protein that lowers cholesterol @FastCompany fastcompany.com/91475072/beyon…

Beyond CEO Ethan Brown made me sweat through burpees and clean-and-jerks before handing over an Immerse. No pain, no sample of @BeyondMeat's first-ever beverage. That's one way to debut a recovery drink

Also, it marks the first-ever visit by an outsider (me!) to Earth's oldest continuously operated farm for the common octopus, perched on a floating raft in Galicia's Vigo Bay.

The result is this @FastCompany piece: the most in-depth look yet at a nascent industry, drawing on researchers, seafood veterans, animal advocates, and food thinkers across three continents. fastcompany.com/91448602/octop…

Four years ago seafood giant Nueva Pescanova teased the 1st commercial octopus farm, triggering global protests that appeared to derail it. Curious what happened, I messaged researchers in the R&D team that had cracked captive octopus breeding, creating Pescanova's breakthrough.

Meanwhile, a companion investigative feature of my own is due out any day. Prepare for bombshells on dairy brands that you know, and may even love.

It premieres this weekend, at @Tribeca. The June 8th and June 12th screenings both sold out. But rush tickets are still available at the door. Come learn about a dark side of milk that you didn't know existed! tribecafilm.com/films/price-of…

Ever since "Got Milk?" defined wholesome '90s ads, food corporations have seized that halo to rake in profits while dairy farmers languish. @Nick_Bruckman and Yoni Brook's THE PRICE OF MILK is a must-see docuseries examining how, partly drawn from my years of reporting on it.

Bolloré's businesses seem to “prey on countries with weak governance standards... Their relative impunity is made possible by the control they have over the media," Chanez Mensous, advocacy and litigation manager at Sherpa. @clintrainey for @FastCompany👇fastcompany.com/91334554/vince…

With Bloomberg saying Starbucks could have the first offers for its China business in a "few weeks," re-upping my 2022 @FastCompany investigation where we outlined how going all-in meant "taking on significant risk." fastcompany.com/90807718/starb…

@EditforIndies @alexandralogg @FastCompany But what did TJ’s do while its former worker’s family was suing? And while LAPD was refusing court orders to surrender files? Tried to donate $125K of products to LAPD

@EditforIndies @alexandralogg @FastCompany That incident is symbolic of TJ’s employee treatment. It was an officer who killed that assistant manager, and his act of negligence led to community protests and cost the city of LA $9.5M — the largest settlement ever paid over a police shooting

Yesterday we published story #3 in @FastCompany's Trader Joe's series, documenting a pattern of alleged sexual harassment spanning over a decade. Workers say TJ's has failed to act on complaints where a dozen accused the same worker of misconduct. (1/7) fastcompany.com/91240535/what-…

"Even amid the barrage of negative press this year, the grocery chain’s public image remained strong." @clintrainey.bsky.social @fastcompany.com #longreads longreads.com/2025/01/16/ins…

If TJ's is your current/ex employer and you have your own firsthand experiences that you'd like to discuss (either anonymously or on the record), please feel free to DM me. (7/7)

And this also extends to more worrying physical threats, they claim. Such as protecting them from violent customers, criminals who have robbed as many as 21 stores at gunpoint (some twice), and pickpockets who have been targeting TJ's at higher-than-average rates for years. (6/7)