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Capital Investment
Conagra to Sell Chef Boyardee Brand for $600M
The canned pasta label will join a portfolio that also includes Pillsbury and Hungry Jack.
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Soft drink and soda bottles are on display in a refrigerator at El Ahorro market in San Francisco, Sept. 21, 2016.
Ingredients
Northern California Town's Sugary Soda Tax Is First to Defy State Ban
Local governments were banned from imposing grocery taxes under a reluctant deal with the beverage industry.
May 1, 2025
Containers of Heinz ketchup at a market in Barre, Vt., March 2, 2011.
Supply Chain
Kraft Heinz Lowers Outlook for the Year
The company cited citing weaker customer spending and the impact of tariffs.
April 30, 2025
Workers walk through an avocado farm in San Miguel Duenas, Guatemala, April 23, 2025.
Supply Chain
Guatemala Gears Up to Export Avocados Despite Tariffs, Delays
Six months after the U.S. gave imports the green light, the country has yet to send fruit north.
April 30, 2025
Renee Colon lifts coffee beans from the cooling tray of a roasting machine at Fuego Coffee Roasters' roasting facility, Rochester, N.Y., March 21, 2025.
Supply Chain
Climate Change Is Making Coffee More Expensive
Tariffs likely will, too.
April 30, 2025
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Capital Investment
Juanita's Foods Acquired by Private Equity Firm
The company's family owners will retain a "significant ownership interest."
April 29, 2025
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Owner Lisa McDonald packages a loose leaf tea orders at the TeaHaus, April 24, 2025, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Small Businesses Dependent on Chinese Imports Are Feeling More Desperate
April 29, 2025
Coca Cola bottles at a market in Homestead, Pa., Feb. 24, 2025.
Coca-Cola Reports Better-than-Expected Quarterly Profit, Says It Can Manage Through Tariffs
April 29, 2025
The Old Florida State Capitol, Tallahassee.
Lawsuit Against Florida's Lab-Grown Meat Ban Still Alive
April 28, 2025
Technician Heather Browning packages a color sample made of beet powder at Sensient Technologies Corp., St. Louis., April 2, 2025.
The Race to Replace Artificial Dyes Could Feature Beet Juice, Bugs
April 28, 2025
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Wine, Spirits Distributor Johnson Brothers to Acquire Texas Counterpart
April 25, 2025
Workers process chickens at a poultry plant in Fremont, Neb., on Dec. 12, 2019.
USDA Withdraws Plan to Limit Salmonella in Raw Poultry
April 25, 2025
A light post in Hershey, PA near Hershey's Headquarters.
Hershey Opens Pennsylvania Chocolate Processing Facility
April 24, 2025
Plastic bottles of Pepsi at a grocery store in New York, Nov. 15, 2023.
PepsiCo Lowers Forecast Amid Tariff Costs, Lower Consumer Spending
April 24, 2025
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Chobani Announces $1.2B Upstate New York Plant
April 23, 2025
Scott Osborn, owner of Fox Run Vineyards, walks past dormant grapevines, March 21, 2025, Penn Yan, N.Y.
New York Vineyards Push Sustainability as They Adapt to Climate Change
April 23, 2025
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Weeks-Long Strike Ends at Pennsylvania Nestle Purina Plant
April 22, 2025
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., flanked by Director of the National Institutes of Health Jay Bhattacharya, left, and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, during a news conference at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium, Washington, April 22, 2025.
Feds Seek to Phase Out Artificial Dyes from U.S. Food Supply
April 22, 2025
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Why Less Than Half of Tech Projects Fail to Reach Expected ROI
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Why Less Than Half of Tech Projects Fail to Reach Expected ROI
Poor project management, insufficient budgets, and/or jumbled timelines are often blamed, but are they the real culprit?
April 28, 2025
Volunteers pack produce at the Alameda County Community Food Bank in Alameda, Calif., April 25, 2025.
Consumer Trends
Funding Cuts Threaten to Deepen Hunger Crisis as Rising Costs Send More Families to Food Banks
More than $1.3 million in grants have been pulled.
May 1, 2025
A McDonald's restaurant in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2023.
Consumer Trends
McDonald's Store Traffic Falls Unexpectedly as Diners Grow Uneasy About Economy
Same-store sales slumped 3.6%, the biggest U.S. decline McDonald's has seen since 2020.
May 1, 2025
Current, former and incoming Caterpillar CEOs pose for photos on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, April 15, 2025
Supply Chain
Tariff Turmoil Prompts Cloudy Forecasts for the Year Ahead
Companies big and small are trying to navigate a shaken global trade system.
May 1, 2025
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Labor
Kellogg, Hertz Victims in Cyber Breach of HR Files
The vulnerability has been identified as a file transfer software program.
May 1, 2025
Shoppers move through a market in the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, April 21, 2025.
Consumer Trends
Inflation Cools, Spending Jumps as Americans Brace for Tariff Impact
The slowdown in inflation could be a temporary respite.
April 30, 2025
Scraper strainers allow the solids to accumulate at the bottom of the vessel, where the blowdown valve will open periodically to clear them out.
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The Consulting Engineer’s Ultimate Guide to Advanced Scraper Strainer Technology
How does it compare to traditional choices?
April 30, 2025
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Chemical Maker Wants to Build a Shell Around Its Factory in Wisconsin
These expansion project plans are rather unique.
April 30, 2025
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Supply Chain
Bees, Fish, Plants Show How Accelerating Climate Change Is Disrupting Nature
The problem with climate change isn’t just the temperature.
April 30, 2025
Guangzhou Port, China, April 17, 2025.
Supply Chain
Economy Shrinks 0.3% in Q1 as Trade Wars Disrupt Business
It's the first drop in three years.
April 30, 2025
A sign for Trails End Road, home to the JBS meat processing plant, rests on a stop sign, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Dumas, Texas.
Labor
Immigrants Working Legally in Texas Panhandle Live in Limbo
The loss of immigrant labor there would be a blow to the meatpacking industry.
April 30, 2025
A customer checks his shopping receipts while waiting in line at the food court at Costco store, Glendale, Calif., April 10, 2025.
Consumer Trends
Consumer Confidence Plummets to Covid-Era Low as Trade War Stokes Anxiety
Nearly one-third of consumers expect hiring to slow in the coming months.
April 29, 2025
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Products
American Film & Machinery Introduces AutoBandit Tamper-Evident Band Applicator
AutoBandit applies and shrinks bands in a single pass.
April 29, 2025
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Supply Chain
Supply and Demand: Less Food Means Higher Prices — or Does It?
It's not solely a supply chain issue — the bigger problem is who's running the supply chain.
April 29, 2025
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Recalls/Alerts
Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Announces Recall Over Allergens
The chocolate-covered macadamia nuts could contain cashews and almonds.
April 29, 2025