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Designer Brings Fictional ‘Wayne’s World’ Gadget to Life
A web designer wanted to make the movie's licorice dispenser a reality.
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Perdue Farms to Shut Down Tennessee Plant
The facility employs more than 430 people.
January 17, 2025
Bottles of Diet Pepsi Wild Cherry are displayed at a market in Pittsburgh, Jan. 26, 2023.
Supply Chain
Lawsuit Accuses PepsiCo of Price Discrimination that Favored Walmart
The FTC sued PepsiCo under the rarely enforced Robinson-Patman Act.
January 17, 2025
Bottles freshly filled with beer move on a conveyor belt at Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee, Jan. 14, 2019.
Labeling
Proposed Rules Would Require Nutrition Info, Allergen Warnings on Alcohol Labels
Companies have been allowed to provide the information voluntarily for several years.
January 17, 2025
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Labor
Labor Department Puts Spotlight on Child Labor in Slaughterhouses with 3 Settlements This Week
The agency has more than 1,000 open child labor investigations.
January 17, 2025
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Packaging
FDA Proposes 'At-a-Glance' Nutrition Label Requirement
The “Nutrition Info box” would provide information on saturated fat, sodium and added sugars.
January 16, 2025
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Perdue to Pay $4M in Restitution After Children Worked Hazardous Jobs
January 16, 2025
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Molson Coors Rejects Leinenkugel Family's Attempt to Save Brewery
January 16, 2025
Pez candy, which contains red dye no. 3, on display at a store in Lafayette, Calif., March 24, 2023.
FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 in Food
January 15, 2025
A Boar's Head logo at a bodega in New York, Aug. 30, 2024.
USDA Documented Insects, Slime at Boar's Head Plants, Records Show
January 14, 2025
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January 15, 2025
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Safety
Six More States Enroll in National Milk Testing Strategy for Bird Flu
The plan now accounts for two-thirds of the nation's dairy herds.
January 20, 2025
Sheep graze on a solar farm owned by SB Energy, Buckholts, Texas, Dec. 17, 2024.
Facility
Solar Farms Are Booming in the U.S. and Putting Thousands of Hungry Sheep to Work
Sheep can squeeze between the arrays better than lawnmowers.
January 20, 2025
Michigan State University horticulture professor Steve Van Nocker holds wild apples near a Malus coronaria tree, Meridian Township, Mich., Dec. 4, 2024.
Ingredients
A Key to Protecting Apples from Climate Change Might Be Hiding in Michigan's Forests
A native Michigan apple tree fights frost by blooming late.
January 20, 2025
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Supply Chain
FTC Sues John Deere for Unfair Corporate Tactics, High Repair Costs
John Deere called the lawsuit a "flagrant misrepresentations of the facts."
January 20, 2025
Avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow) on March 26, 2024
Safety
Bird Flu Found in a Georgia Commercial Flock for the 1st Time
The facility had about 45,000 broiler breeders when bird flu was detected.
January 20, 2025
Starbucks corporate headquarters, Seattle, April 26, 2021.
Labor
Starbucks Plans Corporate Layoffs as Part of Turnaround
The coffeehouse chain employs some 16,000 people in corporate support, roasting, distribution and other roles.
January 20, 2025
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Products
Toyota Material Handling Expands Portfolio with High-Performance, Eco-Friendly Forklifts
The models deliver improved operational efficiency while enhancing environmental sustainability.
January 17, 2025
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Supply Chain
USDA Publishes Interim Rule on Technical Guidelines for Biofuel Feedstocks
The guidelines aim to acknowledge the role of climate-smart agriculture in clean fuel programs.
January 17, 2025
The new Nidec PrecisionFlow motor.
Products
Nidec-U.S. Motors launches New PrecisionFlow Motor
The new PrecisionFlow Motor offers efficiency through integrated electronics.
January 17, 2025
Quaker Oats sign in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 8, 2021.
Recalls/Alerts
Quaker Recalls Pancake and Waffle Mix
The Pearl Milling brand mixes could contain undeclared milk.
January 17, 2025
An Angel Yeast hauler.
Supply Chain
Boosting Yeast Protein Production to Meet Alternative Proteins Demand
Angel Yeast's newest addition pushes to a new annual output of 11,000 tons
January 17, 2025
Pepsico Beverages Canada, Mississauga, Ontario.
Capital Investment
Pepsico Completes Acquisition of Siete Foods
The food and beverage giant paid $1.2 billion for the Texas company.
January 17, 2025
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Consumer Trends
How Sacramento’s Farm-to-Table Revolution Grew into a Billion-Dollar Industry
The "Farm-to-Fork" program spotlights sustainable and local restaurants, farmers and organizations.
January 17, 2025
Canadian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson arrives for a Liberal caucus meeting in Ottawa, Jan. 8, 2025.
Supply Chain
Canadian Minister Warns that Americans Will Experience Economic Pain from Trump Tariffs
The country's energy minister said they would lead to higher prices and job losses.
January 17, 2025