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Higher Demand Has Maine Potato Farmers Feeling Optimistic Ahead of Harvest

A decline in acreage was reversed with an extra 8,000 acres planted this summer.

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Brewery Sues North Carolina Regulators Who Deemed Beer Label as Inappropriate

The company says its label featuring a silhouette of a naked man standing next to a campire was approved by all 24 other states in its distribution network.

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Kraft Heinz Charged in Accounting Scheme, to Pay $62M

The company allegedly engaged in a long-running expense management scheme that resulted in the restatement of several years of financial reporting.

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Sugar Growers Sue US Over Florida's Proposed Reservoir Water Levels

The growers say the current plan from the Army Corps of Engineers won't supply enough water for their fields.

Tyson to Add $300 Million Factory in Virginia, Nearly 400 Jobs

It's expected to open in Spring 2023.

A customer walks in a McDonald's restaurant, in London, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. McDonald’s says it has pulled milkshakes from the menu in all 1,250 of its British restaurants because of supply problems stemming from a shortage of truck drivers. The fast-food chain says it is also experiencing shortages of bottled drinks.

Supply Bottlenecks Prompts McDonald's to Pull Milkshakes

All 1,250 of McDonald's British restaurants are impacted.

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Nearly 100,000 Farmed Salmon Die After Arctic Chlorine Leak

A leak in a nearby tank sent 4,000 gallons of chlorine into a fjord in Arctic Norway.

In this June 27, 2019 photo, a meatless burger patty called Beyond Burger made by Beyond Meat is displayed at a grocery store in Richmond, Va.

Beyond Meat Sales Jump Upon Restaurant Reopenings

The company said uncertainty about the coronavirus is among the things weighing on its sales projections.

In this Sept. 21, 2019 photo a guest holds glasses of beer during the opening of the 186th 'Oktoberfest' beer festival in Munich, Germany.

Pandemic weighs down German beer sales again in 1st half

Sales were dragged lower by closures of bars and restaurants that stretched through winter and into spring.

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Cambodia Seizes Virus-Tainted Meat Imported from India

Authorities stopped five large containers of water buffalo after determining the shipment was contaminated with the coronavirus.

In this photo released by the defendants legal team, a team of lawyers for defendants on trial that included prominent Chinese pig farmer Sun Dawu stand outside the courthouse in Gaobeidian, in Northern China's Hebei province on Friday, 16 July 2021. The prominent Chinese pig farmer who was detained after praising lawyers during a crackdown on legal activists by President Xi Jinping's government went on trial Thursday, July 15, 2021 on charges including fighting with police and organizing a protest, defense lawyers said.

Chinese Pig Farmer Who Praised Lawyers During Crackdown on Trial

The chairman of Dawu Agriculture Group was arrested after trying to stop a state-owned enterprise from demolishing a company building.