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General Mills Expands its Pet Food Brands
The company is moving into the “fresh” pet food category.
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Hormel Names Former CEO as Interim Chief Executive
The company now plans to appoint a new permanent CEO next fall.
June 25, 2025
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Conagra Announces Dozens of New Frozen Products
The company has said that it is focused on strengthening “our core frozen offerings.”
June 13, 2025
Customers wait in line for eggs at a Costco store in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.
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Consumer Sentiment Rises for 1st Time This Year as Inflation Remains Tame
But the index is still down 20% compared to December 2024.
June 13, 2025
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Inflation Rose Slightly Last Month as Grocery Prices Ticked Higher
Core prices rose 2.8% for the third straight month.
June 11, 2025
A detail of 'Cornclave', a vegetable sculpture made by Dean Ramsey and Jess Copsey, part of the vegetable sculpture completion at Lambeth County show at Brockwell Park vegetable fair in London, Saturday, June 7, 2025.
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Vegetable Sculpture Contest Features Squash Trump, Papal 'Cornclave'
London's Lambeth Country Show is an urban take on a country fair.
June 9, 2025
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Cans and boxes of food sit on a bench outside the Samaritan Center food pantry in Jefferson City, Mo., July 1, 2025.
Medicaid, Food Aid Recipients Worry About Safety Net Cuts
July 7, 2025
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Obesity Drug Prices Are Dropping
July 7, 2025
A shopping cart filled with groceries at a store in Rowland Heights, Calif., April 3, 2025.
Key Inflation Gauge Rises as Americans Cut Back on Spending
June 27, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. applauds after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signs an executive order, Oklahoma City, June 26, 2025.
Oklahoma Seeks to Exclude Soda, Candy from Food Stamp Purchases
June 27, 2025
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General Mills Posts Nearly $19.5B in Annual Revenue
June 26, 2025
McDonald's restaurant in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2023.
McDonald's, Krispy Kreme End Partnership
June 25, 2025
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Jones Soda Sells Its Cannabis Beverage Business for $3M
June 23, 2025
Activists with the Poor People's Campaign protest against spending reductions outside the Supreme Court, June 2, 2025.
GOP's Food Stamp Plan Is Found to Violate Senate Rules
June 23, 2025
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Mars Debuts Snickers ‘Flatware’ Promotion
June 17, 2025
A 'Tariff Free' sign at an automobile dealership in Totowa, N.J., April 30, 2025.
Retail Sales Slide After a Spring Spending Surge to Beat Tariffs
June 17, 2025
Hershey's Ice Cream delivery driver Sam Sattazahn delivers ice cream to Pine Grove Furnace general store, home of the half-gallon ice cream challenge, at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
Midway Along the Appalachian Trail, Weary Thru-hikers Find Refuge and an Ice Cream Challenge
June 16, 2025
A shopper pushes a cart of groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023.
Big Changes Proposed for SNAP Program
June 11, 2025
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Electronic grocery labels at a Kroger store, Monroe, Ohio, Nov. 13, 2024.
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Shoppers Are Wary of Digital Shelf Labels, but a Study Found They Don't Lead to Price Surges
Consumer advocates and lawmakers remain skeptical about the tiny electronic screens.
June 9, 2025
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Cuts to School Lunch, Food Bank Funding Mean Less Fresh Produce for Children, Families
Advocacy groups say the cuts will hurt millions of Americans.
June 5, 2025
A 'Tariff Free' sign displayed at a car dealership in Totowa, N.J., April 30, 2025.
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Trump's Tariffs Would Cut Deficits but Shrink the Economy, CBO Says
The estimates largely confirmed what other economic models have predicted.
June 5, 2025
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U.S. Growth Likely to Slow to 1.6% This Year, OECD Says
The group also expects the world's largest economy to slow further next year.
June 4, 2025
Wayne Kuhl, a McDonald's chef, wraps a snack wrap at McDonald's Headquarter in Chicago, May 29, 2025.
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McDonald's to Bring Back a Fan Favorite Next Month
The Snack Wrap makes its return after nine years.
June 3, 2025
Cans of Campbell's soup are displayed in a supermarket, March 25, 2021, in New York.
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Campbell's Sales Rise as More Americans Cook at Home
Sales of broths and pasta sauces climbed as snacks sales slipped.
June 2, 2025
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Hormel Reports $2.9B in Second Quarter Revenue
The company's earnings and revenue both met Wall Street forecasts.
May 30, 2025
South Korean People Power Party's presidential candidate Kim Moon Soo casts his early vote for the June 3 presidential election at a polling station in Incheon, May 29, 2025.
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South Korean Election Roiled by Coffee Beans, Chanel Bags
The rapid spread of small coffee shops has come to symbolize the struggles of the self-employed.
May 29, 2025
Chef Phila Lorn holds a bowl of the The Mawn Noodle soup at his restaurant, Mawn, in Philadelphia, May 22, 2025.
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Cambodian American Chefs Find Success, Raising Their Culture's Profile
And on their terms.
May 29, 2025
A banner with a photograph of President Donald Trump hangs near the entrance of the U.S. Department of Agriculture building in Washington, Friday, May 16, 2025.
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Privacy, Hunger Groups Sue Over USDA Attempt to Collect Personal Data of SNAP Recipients
The agency requested names, birth dates, personal addresses and social security numbers.
May 27, 2025
Shoppers pass by televisions on display in a Costco warehouse, Colorado Springs, Colo, Dec. 19, 2024.
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Consumer Confidence Rebounds After Five Straight Months of Declines
The index jumped more than 17 points but remained below 80 — which can signal a recession ahead.
May 27, 2025
Sentera's cameras are compatible with most major drone platforms and enable farmers to quickly and efficiently capture high-resolution data at scale.
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John Deere Acquires Drone Camera Maker to Integrate Aerial Field Scouting
Drones equipped with Sentera's tech fly over fields at high speeds to identify the exact location of specific weeds.
May 23, 2025
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Santa Maria Is the West Coast’s Best-Kept Barbecue Secret
Until now.
May 23, 2025
In this photo taken May 16, 2011, the Pepsi logo is seen on a delivery truck at Walmart in Springfield, Ill.
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FTC Dismisses PepsiCo Lawsuit Over Unfair Pricing
The lawsuit alleged that PepsiCo was giving unfair price advantages to Walmart.
May 23, 2025