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PepsiCo reports Q4 snacks increase, drinks still down
The snack and beverage giant will test natural sweeteners in its drinks as it continues trying to correct its drinks business.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 13, 2014 -
Can natural sweeteners right Dr. Pepper's ship?
New versions of Dr Pepper, 7Up, and Canada Dry will shun artificial sweeteners.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 13, 2014 -
ConAgra warns of trouble ahead, cites private-label challenges
The food-processing giant told Wall Street that it was cutting profit expectations for the fiscal year.
By Paul Conley • Feb. 12, 2014 -
Food Lion wants suppliers to stop using gestation crates for hogs
The supermarket chain is the latest company to try to distance itself from a practice widely seen as cruel.
By Paul Conley • Feb. 12, 2014 -
Calif. company recalls 8.7M pounds of beef
The beef was deemed "diseased and unsound" by the USDA.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 11, 2014 -
UK lab: 38% of food products wrongly labeled
Tests found everything from meat containing unlisted species to herbal teas with no herbs or tea.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 11, 2014 -
ConAgra, Cargill, CHS: Proposed flour venture delayed again by regulators
The companies say the Ardent Mills venture is still months away from winning approval.
By Paul Conley • Feb. 11, 2014 -
Memphis Kellogg lockout enters fourth month
The dispute over wages and benefits has local politicians demanding action.
By Paul Conley • Feb. 11, 2014 -
Kraft removes artificial ingredients from cheese slices
The move to clean up ingredients follows a similar decision involving the company's macaroni and cheese.
By Paul Conley • Feb. 11, 2014 -
Southern Idaho scores 7 big food investments
Chobani, Monsanto, Clif Bar, and others are investing a total of $773.2 million in new facilities in the region.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 10, 2014 -
Senator wants FDA to act on fast food bread chemical
Azodiacarbonamide, banned last week by Subway, is also used in yoga mats and shoe soles.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 10, 2014 -
Mondelez to invest $130M in bakery ops
The move comes in the wake of news that Mondelez will shutter its cookie factory in Philadelphia.
By Davide Savenije • Feb. 10, 2014 -
ConAgra and Trader Joe's pretzel lawsuit gets a twist
The alleged creator of the peanut butter-filled pretzel says Maxim Marketing is wrongfully taking all of the credit for the snack.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 10, 2014 -
3D printing and Coke's Keurig stake: The week's most read food news
Get caught up on Kellogg's closing N.C. snack plant and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 7, 2014 -
USDA develops new 20-minute botulism test
The new test is the first to detect and differentiate between two types of botulinum toxin.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 7, 2014 -
Deep Dive
8 ways food companies said 'no' to GMO
Consumer demands are driving more food companies to abandon genetically modified ingredients, or at least alter key products.
By Ariella Brown • Feb. 7, 2014 -
Subway yanks bread ingredient used in yoga mats
The sandwich chain says it will no longer use azodiacarbonamide to make its bread chewy.
By Paul Conley • Feb. 7, 2014 -
Mondelez to shutter iconic Philly cookie factory
Some 350 jobs, and a fair amount of history, will be lost.
By Paul Conley • Feb. 7, 2014 -
Will the horse meat scandal breed stricter testing?
The food industry could implement stricter DNA testing to prevent similar incidents in the future.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 6, 2014 -
Missouri official fights California egg law
Missouri's attorney general is angry about a law in California aimed at reducing animal cruelty in egg production.
By Paul Conley • Feb. 6, 2014 -
5,200 cases of mislabeled Healthy Choice soup recalled
ConAgra issued the recall over concerns about undeclared allergens on the mistaken labels.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 5, 2014 -
Kellogg to shutter N.C. snack plant, fire 195
The move is the latest attempt by the company to cut costs.
By Paul Conley • Feb. 5, 2014 -
California's mandarin crop devastated by December cold
More than 40% of the state's mandarins were lost in the cold snap, officials said.
By Paul Conley • Feb. 4, 2014 -
Cargill unveils labeling, traceablity website for disclosing finely textured beef
The disclosures, and a website aimed at promoting ground beef, come three months after the company promised transparency in the wake of the pink slime controversy.
By Paul Conley • Feb. 4, 2014 -
Hemp cultivation legalized by U.S. House of Representatives
The plant is used in food and beverage products ranged from granola bars to cooking oils.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 3, 2014
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