Dee-Ann Durbin

AP Auto Writer

Heading to Pack Expo? Connect with Hixson at Booth N-7432!

Heading to Pack Expo? Connect with Hixson at Booth N-7432!

September 1, 2025

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Make Food Manufacturing a 'Preferred Source' on Google

September 12, 2025

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Former Exec of Mars Candy Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to Stealing $28 Million

September 12, 2025

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Coca‑Cola Joins MIT AI Consortium

September 11, 2025

Tracking Ingredients, Processes, and Costs in Food Manufacturing

Tracking Ingredients, Processes, and Costs in Food Manufacturing

Few sectors are as dependent on traceability as the food industry. Here’s what traceability software can do for you.

September 1, 2025

Cracker Barrel Suspends Plans to Remodel Restaurants After Logo Blowup

Just four of the company's 660 restaurants had been remodeled as part of a test for the brand.

September 10, 2025

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McDonald's Criticizes U.S. Restaurant Industry for Uneven Wage Policies

Only seven states require restaurants to pay their servers a minimum wage before tips are added.

September 8, 2025

Workmen peel off the bark of cork trees in Rio Frio, Portugal, Aug. 28, 2025.

Cork Wins a Rare Tariff Exemption

U.S. winemakers have something to celebrate.

September 5, 2025

A customer places a case of Corona Extra on the checkout counter for purchase at Susquehanna Beer and Soda in Marysville, Pa, April 1, 2010.

Modelo Seller Constellation Lowers Forecast as Consumers Buy Less Beer

The company said purchases of high-end beers have declined over the past few months.

September 2, 2025

This photo shows a McDonald's restaurant in Ridgeland, Miss., Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018.

Coming Price Cuts at McDonald's May Signal a Broader Fast Food Price War

Fast food visits by lower-income consumers dropped by double-digit percentages in Q2.

September 2, 2025

This Feb. 21, 2018, file photo shows a display of Heinz Ketchup on display in a market in Pittsburgh.

Kraft Heinz to Split a Decade After Megafood Merger

Changing consumer tastes are leaving little appetite for big food companies.

September 2, 2025

Cracker Barrel Had Good Reasons to Rebrand, but After Its New Logo Misfired, Here's What's Next

Eventually, the chain will have to adopt a simpler logo — but it should retain the brand's heritage.

August 28, 2025

Cracker Barrel Relents, Says Its Old Logo Will Return

The chain had announced plans for a simplified design featuring only the company's name last week.

August 27, 2025

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After Buying Peet's, Dr Pepper to Unwind Merger with Keurig

The company said that separate coffee and beverage businesses would be more nimble.

August 26, 2025

A Pumpkin Spice Latte drink rests on a table at a Starbucks in New York, Aug. 24, 2023.

The Rise of Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte

The seasonal coffee drink has returned to menus in the U.S. and Canada.

August 26, 2025

Cracker Barrel 'Could've Done a Better Job' with Release of New Logo

The restaurant chain is sticking with its new logo, but apologizing to fans.

August 26, 2025

Clearance home appliances are displayed at a retail store in Vernon Hills, Ill., Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025.

What U.S. Consumers Can Expect from New Tariffs on Imported Goods

It’s been nearly 100 years since the nation had an import tax rate as high as the one set Thursday.

August 8, 2025

A McDonald's restaurant is visible Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Arlington, Texas.

McDonald's Posts Better-than-Expected Sales as Chicken Strips, Minecraft Meal Drive Traffic

Same-store sales jumped nearly 4%.

August 6, 2025

Containers are piled up in a cargo terminal in Frankfurt, Germany, Aug. 1, 2025.

What Consumers Can Expect from Import Taxes as the U.S. Sets New Tariff Rates

Americans could see an average tax of 18.3% for imported products — the highest rate since 1934.

August 4, 2025