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Mars Snack Brand to Shutter Missouri Plant, Cut Nearly 350 Jobs
The subsidiary is reportedly shifting production to other facilities.
Featured
Pepsi products at Hawthorne Market, Portland, Ore., Jan. 6, 2026.
Consumer Trends
PepsiCo Says Economic Concerns Weighing on North American Customers
The food and beverage giant reported stronger than expected revenue despite weaker demand.
July 9, 2026
Annie Woods lifts a crate of squash and zucchini at her farm in Brooksville, Ky., July 1, 2026.
Ingredients
Fruit and Vegetable Farmers Adjust in the Face of Extreme Heat
But those producers don’t always have access to the same safety net as farmers of commodity crops.
July 8, 2026
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Consumer Trends
Trump Says Walmart Cut Prices at His Request, but Retailer Omits Administration's Role
The company pointed to rollbacks on ground beef, chips, Coke and Pepsi products and other items.
July 8, 2026
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Safety
Officials Link Dozens of Salmonella Infections to Flavored Noodles
The company said it launched an internal probe and withdrew the impacted batches.
July 7, 2026
Family members and volunteers wearing 'No Nectarines Wasted' T-shirts bag nectarines at Cesar Mora's orchard in Reedley, Calif., July 1, 2026.
Labeling
California Farmer Gives Away Tons of Nectarines He's Not Allowed to Sell
He's locked in a legal battle with a company that claims exclusive rights over the fruit.
July 7, 2026
Top News
Lauren Zellner Standing In Front Of Equipment Smiling At Camera With Ipad
Navigating the Transition to Modern Benchtop Dairy Analyzers
July 6, 2026
Sowaniu Spears, 11, holds a bundle of Narragansett white flint corn at his grandparents' farm in Hopkinton, R.I., April 21, 2026.
Tribes Hope Farm Bill Can Feed More People and Preserve Indigenous Culture
July 6, 2026
A man walks out of the Giant Eagle grocery store, Nov. 17, 2011, Mayfield Heights, Ohio.
Kroger to Buy Ohio Valley Grocer Giant Eagle in $1.65B Deal
July 2, 2026
Eggs for sale at a grocery store, Feb. 10, 2026, Chicago.
Egg Producers to Pay $3.3M, Donate 53 Million Eggs to Settle Price Fixing Claims
July 1, 2026
A Best If Used By date on a package of potato chips at Park Plaza Fine Foods, San Francisco, June 30, 2026.
California Bans 'Sell by' Labels on Food Packaging
July 1, 2026
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Heineken Names Keurig Dr Pepper Coffee Exec as New CEO
June 26, 2026
Greg Burtt, owner of Burtt's Apple Orchard, ties tubing around an apple tree to stabilize it, June 3, 2026, Cabot, Vt.
Vermont Is the First State to Ban Paraquat, a Weed Killer Linked to Parkinson's Disease
June 26, 2026
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‘Today in Food Manufacturing’ Returns July 6
June 26, 2026
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Soft Drink Giants Announce ‘Ingredient Transparency Infrastructure’
June 25, 2026
Containers of Roundup are displayed on a store shelf in San Francisco, Feb. 24, 2019.
Supreme Court Ruling Blocks Thousands of Lawsuits Against Maker of Roundup Weedkiller
June 25, 2026
A SNAP sign displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Nov. 1, 2025.
Judge Rules Government Can't Stop SNAP Dollars From Buying Candy, Sugary Drinks
June 24, 2026
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Trump Administration Touts Iran Deal as Payday for U.S. Farmers, but Iran Denies It
June 24, 2026
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Gear Reducers for Harsh Food Environments
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Gear Reducers for Harsh Food Environments
What food processors should consider when evaluating gear reducers.
July 9, 2026
Akiko Sugaya blows a horn while she peddles tofu, prepared food and beverages in a cart in Tokyo, July 4, 2026.
Consumer Trends
Tofu Vendor Delivers More Than Healthy Food to East Tokyo Neighborhood
Akiko Sugaya is a link to a time when vendors walked neighborhoods selling ramen and vegetables.
July 10, 2026
Workers spread peanut butter on a floor at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands, July 3, 2026.
Ingredients
Museum Honors Artist by Covering Its Floor in Peanut Butter
The display features more than 800 pounds of peanut butter.
July 10, 2026
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Facility
PPL Group to Auction JBF Stainless Assets
The company manufactured stainless steel tanks for the food and dairy industries for decades.
July 10, 2026
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Packaging
New York Sues 3M, DuPont Over Forever Chemicals
Last year, DuPont and other firms agreed to pay New Jersey up to $2 billion to settle similar claims.
July 9, 2026
An undated photo taken through a microscope shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts.
Safety
Michigan Cyclospora Outbreak Grows to More Than 1,000 Cases
The parasite is typically spread by fruits or vegetables exposed to contaminated irrigation water.
July 9, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, June 17, 2025, Washington.
Consumer Trends
Fed Officials Deeply Divided Over the Path of U.S. Inflation
Half supported a rate hike by the end of the year.
July 9, 2026
Delegates walk to the entrance of the International Monetary Fund headquarters during the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, April 15, 2026.
Supply Chain
IMF Expects World Economy to Grow a Sluggish 3% This Year
The fallout from the Iran war is being partially offset by booming investment in AI.
July 9, 2026
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Supply Chain
John Deere Owners Win Right to Repair Their Own Equipment
The Illinois-based manufacturer has faced complaints for years.
July 9, 2026
Gas pumps are seen at a gas station in Buffalo Grove, Thursday, June 25, 2026.
Supply Chain
Tenuous State of U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Renews Anxiety Over High Fuel Prices
Oil prices recently rose to their highest point in weeks.
July 8, 2026
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Facility
Enerpac to Acquire Industrial Tools Counterpart in $472M Deal
The company said the deal would advance its “pure-play industrial tools and solutions strategy.”
July 8, 2026
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Supply Chain
Why Only 13% of Surplus Food Gets Donated by Supermarkets
And how food pantries are trying to gather more.
July 8, 2026
An unfinished restaurant under construction by a women's group led by Nuru Mohammed, Sabaki, Malindi, Kenya, June 15, 2026.
Labor
As East Africa’s Oceans Change, Coastal Women Build New Livelihoods
Climate change, overfishing and declining ocean health are threatening their livelihoods.
July 8, 2026
Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the G7 summit, Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026.
Supply Chain
Brazil's Top Presidential Candidates Clash Over U.S. Tariffs
Both sought to discourage the Trump administration from following through on the 25% tax.
July 8, 2026
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Labor
AI Is Plowing Through the Workplace; a New Group Wants to Help People Adapt
The nonprofit is focusing on partnerships with states and major employers.
July 8, 2026