The top 15 chocolate candies in the U.S.

Halloween is pretty sweet if you happen to make one of these high-demand confections.

By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 28, 2013

CytoSport Inc. to sell Muscle Milk brand

Unnamed pharmaceutical companies and food makers are said to be interested in the popular protein product.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 28, 2013

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How AI is transforming the food and beverage industry

Companies are leaning on the technology across nearly all parts of their operations, from marketing to product design.

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New Pringles and McD's ketchup: The week's most read food news

You absolutely need to know about the past week's most popular news reads on Food Dive.

By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 25, 2013

8 powerful families who changed the food industry

These siblings, sons and daughters have built empires with ingenuity—as well as lots of cash.

By Paul Conley • Oct. 25, 2013

Tyson suspends slaughter-cattle purchasing in Canada, cites cost of country of origin rules

Tyson says it will no longer buy slaughter-ready cattle in Canada, saying the costs associated with U.S. country of origin label requirements are too high.

By Paul Conley • Oct. 25, 2013

Carlsberg on the hunt; brewer revamping ownership structure to ease takeovers

Carlsberg signals it's looking to acquire other companies.

By Paul Conley • Oct. 25, 2013

McDonald's dumps Heinz ketchup

McDonald's is ending its long-standing relationship with Heinz now that the condiment company is run by the former CEO of Burger King.

By Paul Conley • Oct. 25, 2013

Strongest beer in the world? Snake Venom sports 67.5% abv

This Scottish brew's label makes a bold claim.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 24, 2013

Dr Pepper Snapple to close Texas facility

Soda sales have not been kind to the company of late.

By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 23, 2013

A look at Sriracha, the hot sauce with a cult following and an unusual boss

Hot sauces tend to attract a particularly devout group of fans. But no hot sauce is more beloved than Sriracha.

By Paul Conley • Oct. 23, 2013

Man outraged to learn Beck's is brewed in U.S., files lawsuit

A Florida man says Beck's is tricking customers into paying more for a beer they think is imported.

By Paul Conley • Oct. 22, 2013

Sugar prices in U.S. send candy makers overseas

Check out who's been sending operations elsewhere.

By Paul Conley • Oct. 21, 2013

Broccoli prices more than triple at wholesale

Broccoli prices are soaring since a hurricane hit Mexico in late September.

By Paul Conley • Oct. 18, 2013

Ferrero chief says no on sale to Nestle—or anyone else

With Ferrero's long-term leadership plans up in the air, succession or selling will have to happen eventually.

By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 17, 2013

8 new books that food industry professionals need to know about

Looking for some long reads with meaty info about food and beverages? Here are the new and upcoming releases we recommend dipping into.  

By Paul Conley • Oct. 17, 2013

Danone says Asia woes worse than anticipated; cuts earnings forecasts

Danone, reeling from product recalls, price-fixing charges and bribery scandals in Asia, lowers forecasts.

By Paul Conley • Oct. 17, 2013

Coke profits go up for Q3, brand seems strong with teens

You can see the state of soda worldwide in Coke's numbers.

By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 15, 2013

Mars tragedy and grocery piracy: The week's most read food news

Find out what mattered to the food industry this week in our readers' most popular picks.

By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 11, 2013

Nestle Nespresso patent gets revoked

Mondelez, no doubt, will be happy with this development.

By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 11, 2013

Del Monte Pacific buys Del Monte Foods Consumer Products for $1.7 billion

The deal reunites Singapore-based Del Monte Pacific with its former parent company.

By Paul Conley • Oct. 11, 2013

Sports drinks: A $6.9B market—and it's only getting bigger

Look at how much the category has grown since 2009, and you can see why analysts are optimistic.

By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 10, 2013

Unilever solves aerated chocolate's milkiness problem

Customers will no longer be turned off by chocolate that is too light.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 10, 2013

Coke Zero appears on Mormon campus—with unwanted caffeine

Vending machines at Brigham Young University this week were stocked with Coke Zero—which has no calories, but does have caffeine. So what did BYU do?  

By Paul Conley • Oct. 10, 2013

Chilean fruit industry reeling from late frost; prices to rise

A late season frost has done extensive damage to Chile's fruit crop, threatening to push fruit prices higher around the globe this winter.

By Paul Conley • Oct. 10, 2013

Mars co-owner reported to be driver in fatal accident

The company has responded following the accident, which claimed one life.

By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 9, 2013