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General Mills' Lucky Charms cereal at a market in Homestead, Pa., Feb. 24, 2025.
Ingredients
Lucky Charms and Trix Go Au Naturel
The company has shifted to dyes and colors derived from fruit, vegetables and spices.
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Cows are fenced in before being displayed at a cattle auction in Hermosillo, Mexico, July 29, 2025.
Supply Chain
Economists Don't Expect Mexican Cattle Imports to Reduce High U.S. Beef Prices
Rebuilding the U.S. herd — and ultimately lowering prices — likely will take years.
August 25, 2026
Transport trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge into the U.S. in Windsor, Ontario, Aug. 22, 2026.
Supply Chain
From Honey to Hockey Sticks, Trump's Trade War With Canada Impacts a Long List of Goods
The tariffs will also affect select vegetable crops and alcoholic beverages.
August 25, 2026
Chrysler Pacificas are driven off the lot at Windsor Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026.
Supply Chain
Canada Strikes Back at U.S. With Retaliatory Tariffs
They extend well beyond industrial goods.
August 25, 2026
Beef cows at the Diamond J Angus Ranch, March 31, 2026, Mandan, N.D.
Supply Chain
Trump Announces Plan to Lower Beef Prices, but Ranchers and Some Republicans Are Already Balking
The administration will temporarily allow more beef to be imported without triggering higher tariffs.
August 24, 2026
The seal of the Federal Trade Commission on an office building in Washington, Feb. 13, 2026.
Consumer Trends
FTC Proposal Would Require Retailers to Be Transparent About Personalized Pricing
The commission has had its eye on personalized pricing for several years.
August 24, 2026
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How Food Processors Can Utilize AI — Now and in the Future
August 27, 2026
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General Mills Eliminates Synthetic Colors in Its U.S. Cereals
August 26, 2026
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Researchers Zap Microbe DNA in the Name of Food Safety
August 26, 2026
John Deere
UAW Rejects Deere Contract Extension, Prepares for 2027 Showdown
August 25, 2026
A herding dog waits as a calf is treated during an inspection at a regional cattle ranchers association in Hermosillo, Mexico, Aug. 18, 2026.
Mexico Resumes Limited Cattle Exports to U.S.
August 25, 2026
A cattle handler moves calves during an auction at a livestock market in Hermosillo, Mexico, Aug. 18, 2026.
Mexican Ranchers Prepare to Resume Livestock Sales to U.S. — Under Tight Controls
August 24, 2026
A grape-picker harvests Chardonnay grapes on a plot of the Gobillard vineyard in Hautvillers, France, Aug. 18, 2026.
Champagne Growers Race to Pick Grapes After Record-early Harvest
August 21, 2026
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Alfalfa Sprouts Linked to Food Poisoning Cases
August 21, 2026
The Axen AX4™ is a practical four-gas monitor designed by Industrial Scientific to help organizations protect workers with dependable gas detection that is easy to deploy, use and maintain.
Industrial Scientific Introduces 4-Gas Monitor for Everyday Industrial Work
August 20, 2026
Ep590
Illegal Cookie Factory Caught Substituting Charcoal for Cocoa
August 20, 2026
Quebec Premier Christine Frechette is greeted by French President Emmanuel Macron before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, May 18, 2026.
Quebec’s Premier Says Canada-U.S. Trade Talks ‘Far From Over’
August 20, 2026
A child plays near a machine where sugar cane is weighed in La Romana, Dominican Republic, Nov. 17, 2021.
Watchdog Calls for Import Ban Over Forced Labor in Sugarcane Fields
August 19, 2026
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August 27, 2026
A worker operates a forklift in front of steel coils at Ideal Roofing in Ottawa, Aug. 25, 2026.
Supply Chain
U.S.-Canada Animosity Could Impede an End to a Trade War Neither Country Wants
Experts said there's still time to pull back from the brink of an even bigger trade war.
August 27, 2026
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Supply Chain
Climate Change Could Triple the Price of Wheat
Multiple wheat-producing regions could experience droughts at the same time.
August 27, 2026
A person carries a shopping bag in Philadelphia, Dec. 10, 2025.
Consumer Trends
Key Inflation Gauge Remains Elevated Amid Iran Conflict, Ongoing Trade Fights
Prices rose 3.7% in July compared with a year earlier.
August 27, 2026
Customers at a grocery store in Arlington Heights, Ill., July 6, 2026.
Consumer Trends
Economy Expanded at Sluggish Pace in Second Quarter
Consumer spending, however, increased at a healthy annual clip.
August 27, 2026
Breach
Video
Security Breach: AI is Fueling, Killing Ransomware
Cybersecurity's biggest topics are converging in interesting ways.
August 26, 2026
Water Treatment Plant Tuachanwatthana
Facility
Water System PLCs Flooded by Cyber Attacks
CISA is aware of more than 100 internet-exposed systems targeted in July cyberattacks.
August 26, 2026
Workers prepare extruded aluminum product for packaging at Magna Aluminum Profile's fully electric powered extrusion facility in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada, on Sept. 3, 2025.
Supply Chain
U.S. Manufacturing Remains Deeply Dependent on Canadian Trade
American companies depend on Canada for energy, aluminum and auto parts.
August 26, 2026
Api
Supply Chain
API International Announces Major Warehouse Expansion
The expansion strengthens the company’s Midwest distribution capabilities and positions inventory closer to major East Coast infrastructure markets.
August 26, 2026
The Ross Fire burns in Palo Pinto County, Texas, Aug. 24, 2026.
Facility
Texas Wildfire Mushrooms Within Hours, Ripping Through Ranchlands
The fire charred more than 78 square miles in less than a day.
August 26, 2026
Shoppers look at backpacks at a Target store, Aug. 13, 2026, Woodbury, Minn.
Consumer Trends
Consumer Confidence Falls to Lowest Level in 7 Months
Respondents’ views of their present situation improved, but their short-term outlook soured.
August 26, 2026
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Facility
BDI Announces Investment by Private Equity Firm Kelso
The distributor said the agreement would “take BDI to the next level.”
August 25, 2026
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Supply Chain
Krill Fishing Now Concentrated in the Exact Pattern Conservation Rules Aimed to Prevent
This year's season had to close three months before it was originally scheduled to end.
August 25, 2026
A Buc-ee's in Huber Heights, Ohio, Aug. 14, 2026.
Labeling
Buc-ee’s Draws Outcry for Fight Over Ohio Mini Mart's Logo
Beaver’s Mini Mart is just the latest to find itself in the Texas chain's crosshairs.
August 25, 2026
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Facility
Manufacturing Is Coming Back. Reliability Will Decide Who Benefits
This is the reshoring story nobody's telling.
August 24, 2026