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Chiquita Brands posts larger-than-expected loss
Chiquita Brands reports loss of $18 million in most recent quarter and warns of challenges ahead.
By Paul Conley • Nov. 8, 2013 -
Samuel Adams launches 2013 batch of Utopias
The barrel-aged Utopias is the brewer's most renowned beer.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 7, 2013 -
Trendline
Mergers and acquisitions
Declining sales and slowing consumption have more companies divesting brands, opening the door for smaller players and private equity firms to expand their portfolios.
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FDA
FDA announces trans fats ban
No timetable has been announced for the gradual phase-out of all trans fats.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 7, 2013 -
Oreo-maker Mondelez reports higher earnings, worries about China
Mondelez International reported a rise in profit, but it warned of trouble ahead, based on falling sales overseas.
By Paul Conley • Nov. 7, 2013 -
Retrieved from Nestle on October 03, 2012
Nestle sells bulk of Jenny Craig to private equity firm
Estimates have the sale price at less than $300 million, though terms were not disclosed.
By Paul Conley • Nov. 7, 2013 -
General Mills to build $24M distribution center in Michigan
The new cold chain facility will create 27 new jobs in Comstock Township.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 6, 2013 -
Exported Mexican Coke to stick with cane sugar
Coke's bottler south of the border could still use more fructose, but its U.S.-bound bottles will be unaffected.
By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 6, 2013 -
Coke CTO: Genetically personalized drinks are the future
It would certainly be a eye-catching marketable gimmick, if nothing else.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 5, 2013 -
Grocers to feel federal food stamp program cuts
Already beleaguered by current economic conditions, grocers are about to feel more pain as lower-income consumers see their benefits cut.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 4, 2013 -
Coke fan's Halloween response to Pepsi ad goes viral
An ad circulating on social media last week showed a Pepsi can wearing a "Cola-Coca" cape, and so did the doctored-up pro-Coke version.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 4, 2013 -
Barilla Pasta working toward a more LGBT-friendly future
The company is taking steps to right its image in the wake of controversial comments made by its chairman.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 4, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Ugly breakups: 4 food partnerships that failed miserably
Food marriages, like people marriages, are hard. And a good portion of them seem to end in acrimonious divorce-like splits.
By Paul Conley • Nov. 4, 2013 -
Kellogg to cut work force by 7%, and that's not all
The company's third-quarter results included a program that it hopes will strengthen its business internationally.
By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 4, 2013 -
Record corn crop looks likely; prices fall
As harvest nears, analysts are expecting to see huge numbers.
By Paul Conley • Nov. 4, 2013 -
Bottler of cult-beverage 'MexiCoke' may dump sugar on tax concerns
Coca-Cola from Mexican bottler Arca Continental SAB is still made with cane sugar, but all of that could change soon.
By Paul Conley • Nov. 4, 2013 -
Mars charge and McDonald's in stores: The week's most read food news
The food industry saw some big stories this week. Find out what you may have missed.
By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 1, 2013 -
Safeway sets deadline of Dec. 28 for Chicago exit, Dominck's sales
Safeway says it will close any Dominick's stores it hasn't sold by Dec. 28
By Paul Conley • Nov. 1, 2013 -
Shareholders approve sale of Dole to its CEO—again
Shareholders approved a plan by Dole Food's CEO to take the company private—the latest in a series of back-and-forth transactions for the fruit giant and its top executive.
By Paul Conley • Nov. 1, 2013 -
Mexico's impending food taxes lower shares for Coke Femsa, Bimbo
The world's largest soda market will become the first major one to tax high-calorie sodas.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 31, 2013 -
Kraft strips artificial colors from kids' macaronis
The company says the ingredient switch-up isn't the result of a Change.org petition.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 31, 2013 -
Ginger prices soar to record levels across U.S.
Produce importers and distributors say prices for ginger have risen dramatically.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 31, 2013 -
Anheuser-Busch InBev reports rise in sales, profit; warns on Brazil
Anheuser-Busch InBev beat analysts' expectations in the third quarter, but signaled that trouble lies ahead in Latin America.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 31, 2013 -
AB-InBev and Teamsters to negotiate new contract
The soon-to-expire current contract was finalized shortly after AB-InBev's 2008 merger.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 30, 2013 -
Retrieved from Nestle on October 03, 2012
Nestle to move pizza operations from Ill. to Ohio
Millions of dollars in tax credits appear to have provided a persuasive incentive.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 30, 2013 -
ADM earnings drop on continued woes from drought
Agribusiness giant ADM blamed continuing problems from last year's drought for a decline in earnings.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 30, 2013
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