Dee-Ann Durbin

AP Auto Writer

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

Beyond Meat products at grocery store in Mount Prospect, Ill., Feb. 19, 2022.

Beyond Meat Shares Tumble After Disappointing Quarter

The plant-based meat company slashed prices as demand from restaurants fell.

Starbucks location in Havertown, Pa., April 26, 2022.

Starbucks Reports Record Sales

But its profits took a hit from climbing labor costs.

McDonald's restaurant in Pittsburgh, June 25, 2019.

Surging Sales Offset McDonald's Troubles Abroad

Higher menu prices and easing COVID-19 restrictions sparked an 11% increase in revenue.

Boxes of General Mills' Lucky Charms cereal are seen on a shelf at a Costco Warehouse in Robinson Township, Pa., Thursday, May 14, 2020. On Saturday, April 16, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that it is investigating Lucky Charms cereal after dozens of customers complained of illness after eating the product.

FDA Investigates Lucky Charms

Dozens of customers are complaining of illness after eating it.

McDonald's Investors Consider Civil Rights Audit

An advocacy group cited 50 complaints and lawsuits at McDonald's restaurants over the past six years.

Starbucks store, Bangkok, July 2019.

Starbucks Halts Stock Buybacks as Schultz Returns

Those billions of dollars will be plowed into the company instead.

This June 25, 2019, photo shows the sign outside a McDonald's restaurant. In a deal announced Monday, April 4, 2022, former McDonald’s workers who alleged rampant sexual harassment at their Michigan restaurant have reached a $1.5 million settlement agreement with the restaurant’s former owner.

McDonald's Workers Reach Settlement Deal over Harassment

Michigan McDonald's worker Jenna Ries said she sued so that other women wouldn't have to go through what she endured.

A McDonald's location seen in Pskov, Russia on March 9, 2020.

McDonald's, Starbucks, Coke, Pepsi Halt Business in Russia

McDonald's is temporarily closing 850 stores in the country and Starbucks is idling 130.

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 Q4 Sales Dropped Q4 Amid Weak Retail Demand

The company said growing restaurant demand couldn't make up for a 19.5% decline in sales at U.S. groceries and other retailers.

Bottles of Coca-Cola are stacked on a shelf in a grocery store on Dec. 15, 2021 in Surfside, Fla.

Coca-Cola Q4 Sales Jump 10% as Venues Re-open

The volume of Coke products sold for use outside of the home exceeded 2019 levels for the first time since the pandemic began.

This June 25, 2019 photo shows the sign outside a McDonald's restaurant in Pittsburgh.

McDonald's Q4 Sales Jump, But Profits Curtailed by Higher Costs

U.S. costs for food and paper products rose 4% in 2021, and 3% internationally.