Corporate Operations: Page 356


  • Three Floyds planning $7.5M brewery expansion

    The popular microbrewery's plans are dependent upon an expected five-year tax abatement from the town of Munster, Ind.

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 3, 2014
  • Yogurt wars and child slavery: The week's most read food news

    Did you hear about how PepsiCo's CEO calls employees' moms?

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 31, 2014
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    Top 5 stories from Food Dive

    The food and beverage industry is changing rapidly and the actions companies take this year are likely to play a major role in defining their future. 

    By Food Dive staff
  • Rail slowdown hampers American Crystal Sugar production

    The frigid weather conditions of recent weeks have led the cooperative to cut output at a handful of plants until rail service catches up.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 31, 2014
  • Kraft introduces orange pineapple Tang

    The first new flavor available since the product's launch in 1959 will receive no marketing push.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 31, 2014
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    Cargill to idle N.C. soymeal plant

    Record crops from South America are driving U.S. demand down.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 31, 2014
  • Horse meat returns: Mislabeled beef found in Netherlands

    The latest case occurs just one year after the previous scandal grabbed headlines, and amid criticism that the EU isn't doing enough to prevent such incidents.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 30, 2014
  • SodaStream teams with Welch's for new flavors

    The deal comes just days after SodaStream learned its newest ad would not be allowed to air during the Super Bowl.

    By Paul Conley • Jan. 30, 2014
  • A-B InBev's debt financing raises eyebrows

    The decision to borrow the $5.8 billion it will pay for Oriental Brewery makes it hard to imagine another large merger for A-B InBev.  

    By Paul Conley • Jan. 30, 2014
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    House passes Farm Bill, setting stage for change in American food

    The House action ends a two-year delay, and sets the stage for a different agriculture and food industry.

    By Paul Conley • Jan. 30, 2014
  • Could a food-borne pathogen trigger multiple sclerosis?

    New research shows that a strain of Clostridium perfringens may be an environmental trigger for multiple sclerosis.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 29, 2014
  • PepsiCo CEO's unusual management technique: calling employees' parents

     Indra Nooyi tells a crowd at Davos that her connections to moms have made the difference at crucial moments.

    By Paul Conley • Jan. 29, 2014
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    Jensen Farms brothers receive probation in fatal listeria outbreak case

    The 2011 outbreak killed 33 and caused one miscarriage.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 28, 2014
  • Shuanghui International rebrands itself as WH Group

    The new name is meant to better position the pork industry leader in the global marketplace.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 28, 2014
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    MillerCoors debuts bourbon-like beer aimed at young adults

    The brand, dubbed Fortune, has a higher-than-average level of alcohol.

    By Paul Conley • Jan. 28, 2014
  • Pork prices may jump due to PEDV outbreak

    The deadly virus has killed around a million piglets since hitting the U.S. in 2013.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 27, 2014
  • Child slavery case against Cargill, Nestle, ADM to proceed

    Three men allege the companies were involved in their being lured to the Ivory Coast to work as child laborers on cocoa farms.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 27, 2014
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    Yogurt Wars: The 3 fronts in the fight for dominance

    Once, you had to look long and hard through the dairy aisle to find yogurt. And if you could find two flavors, let alone two brands, you were lucky. Those days are long gone.

    By Paul Conley • Jan. 27, 2014
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    Chilean port workers end three-week strike that crippled fruit exports

    The Chilean fruit industry has suffered badly from a series of labor actions and bad weather.

    By Paul Conley • Jan. 27, 2014
  • Bourbon tourism is an actual trend, apparently

    Tours of Kentucky's bourbon distilleries are skyrocketing in popularity.

    By Paul Conley • Jan. 27, 2014
  • PepsiCo, Nestle plan to invest billions in Mexico

    The food manufacturers, as well as computer giant Cisco, announced their plans at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

    By Paul Conley • Jan. 27, 2014
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    Stolen Coca-Cola laptops contained info on 74,000 workers

    A former employee allegedly amassed the machines, which were filled with Social Security numbers and other personal information.

    By Paul Conley • Jan. 27, 2014
  • Tweeting food brands and anti-fraud tech: The week's most read food news

    Are you ready for cookie dough and marshmallow crispy Oreos?

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 24, 2014
  • Wrigley eliminates chief marketing officer role as gum sales tumble

    The Chicago-based gum giant says the move was made "to create efficiencies."

    By Paul Conley • Jan. 24, 2014
  • Oreo unveils marshmallow crispy and cookie dough flavors

    Nabisco's latest limited edition creations hit shelves in February.

    By Roger Riddell • Jan. 23, 2014
  • Unilever looks to sell SlimFast in $1.7B deal

    The deal comes as global corporations have unloaded a number of well-known brands in the weight-loss industry.

    By Paul Conley • Jan. 23, 2014