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In this Jan. 13 file photo, Matthew Elliot, center, and other supporters of flavored vaping products protest at the state house in Trenton, NJ.

NJ Bans Sale of Flavored Vape Products

Signed into law Tuesday, the ban will take effect in April.

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US Posts 1st Wine Volume Decrease Since '94

Research shows volume increases for distilled spirits and ready-to-drink products, while beer continues to slip.

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Starbucks Outlines 2030 Green Initiatives

The coffeehouse chain giant has several carbon/waste-reduction goals set to accomplish by 2030.

Frozen Food Manufacturer Uses $27.3M to Increase Capacity

The company has nine factories in the U.S. that support about 2,800 jobs.

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Purity Organic Acquires Dunn's River Brands

Dunn's River's consumer brands include Sweet Leaf Tea and Tradewinds Beverage Co.

In this Jan. 14 photo, shipping containers are stacked at a dockyard on the Yangtze River in Nantong in eastern China's Jiangsu Province.

Reduced Rates, Trade Tension to Aid World Growth

The International Monetary Fund foresees world economic growth accelerating from 2.9 percent last year to 3.3 percent in 2020 and 3.4 percent in 2021.

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Signs Point Up for Small Manufacturers

ISM's latest monthly report pointed to a possible end to a decline in manufacturing that brought the industry's activity to its lowest point since the end of the Great Recession.

Upfield Acquires Plant-Based Dairy Maker Arivia

Plant-based butter and spreads producer Upfield, owners of brands Country Crock, Flora, Proactiv and others, has added Arivia to its portfolio.

President Donald Trump walks on stage to speak at the American Farm Bureau Federation's convention in Austin, TX on Sunday, Jan. 19.

Trump Thanks Farmers for Trade War Support

During his address to the American Farm Bureau Federation's convention, the president thanked farmers for staying “in the fight.”

Malaysia's Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin, third from left, inspects a container with plastic waste at a port in Butterworth, Malaysia, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mainly rich countries since the third quarter last year, with the environment minster warning on Monday that those who want to make the country a rubbish bin of the world can “dream on.”

Malaysia Sends Back Waste

Shipments of unwanted rubbish have been rerouted to Southeast Asia since China banned the import of plastic waste in 2018, but developing countries are fighting back.

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Mondelez Patents Process to Cut Sugar in Chocolate

The process aims to reduce total sugar in chocolate products by at least 10 percent and by as much as 50 percent.

InBev Launches 4 Low-Alcohol Beers

Three of the four have between 3 to 3.5 ABV, while one is alcohol-free.

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Califia Farms Raises $225M for Expansion

The plant-based beverage company says the funds will help build on the success of the company's oat platform and launch other product lines.

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Nestle Investing Billions in Sustainable Plastics

Neste says it will reduce its use of virgin plastics by one-third by 2025 while working with others to clean up plastic waste from oceans, lakes and rivers.