E. coli outbreak traced to salads sold at Trader Joe's

The outbreak has sickened 26 in three states.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 11, 2013

PepsiCo will invest $5.5B in India

The announcement comes just days after rival Coca-Cola announced a $4 billion investment in China.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 11, 2013

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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

4 Kroger predictions: Will it actually take over the world?

Kroger is sitting on top of the supermarket space—rolling in revenue, its stock price soaring. What's next? And what could go wrong?

By Paul Conley • Nov. 11, 2013

HFCS manufacturers slash contract prices to compete with subsidized sugar

ADM and Cargill are offering price cuts to high-fructose corn syrup buyers.

By Paul Conley • Nov. 11, 2013

Pecan prices rise on weather problems, China purchases

Two years of bad weather, combined with soaring demand from China, is putting pressure on pecan prices.

By Paul Conley • Nov. 11, 2013

Coke to invest over $4B in China

Emerging markets like China are a key part of Coke's strategy to hit $200 billion in revenue by 2020.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 8, 2013

Coca-Cola's past and future: The most read food news of the week

Everyone else was reading these news posts this week. Do you need to get caught up?

By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 8, 2013

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

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

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

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