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Friday Flavors: Deadly spiders and the case of the missing soybeans
Every Friday we bring you some fun and tasty reads from the past five days.
By David Oliver • Oct. 30, 2014 -
Bunge won't reopen blast-damaged elevator in Ohio this year
The Cincinnati grain elevator was rocked by an explosion at the start of the harvest season.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 30, 2014 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineTop 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.
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Federal prosecutors indict halal meat executive on fraud charges
Prosecutors allege Bill Aossey Jr. fraudulently labeled meat at his Iowa-based Midamar Corp. as halal and then shipped it to markets in Asia.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 29, 2014 -
Bioengineered milk gains attention
A startup dubbed Muufri expects to have a product on store shelves by next year.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 28, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Beyond 'best before' and 'sell by' - the smart labels of the future
What if an expiration date label could test a product for freshness or contamination?
By Paul Conley • Oct. 24, 2014 -
USDA
Canada threatens retaliatory action on American imports
Canada may impose import restrictions on American cheese, cereals, ketchup, and more if the U.S. doesn't comply with a new COOL ruling.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 22, 2014 -
Syngenta lawsuit against Bunge revived by appeals court
At issue is the grain trader's 2011 decision to not accept GMO corn grown with Syngenta seeds.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 21, 2014 -
Cargill-Bioserve sugar warehouse in Brazil destroyed by fire
An estimated 50,000 metric tons of sugar was lost in the blaze.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 21, 2014 -
Speculation builds around Bill Gates' interest in Vidalia onion farmland
Lots of land has changed hands recently, and the paper trail seems to point toward the Microsoft founder.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 20, 2014 -
Cocoa industry donates $600K to Ebola prevention
Fears surrounding the disease have pushed cocoa prices to their highest levels in three and a half years.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 16, 2014 -
POM Wonderful returns to TV advertising
The new campaign isn't as controversial as the brand's last, which attracted the ire of the FDA.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Danone reports 6.9% sales growth, tops expectations
Revenue rose at the dairy giant on rising baby food sales in Asia.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Chicken ransoms and a coop massacre: 6 strange crimes in the food industry
The industry seems to have experienced an uptick in crime recently, with many of the events skewing toward the bizarre and disturbing.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Perdue to remove 'humanely raised' labels from chicken
In return for Perdue's concession, the Humane Society of the United States agreed to drop its lawsuits alleging false advertising.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Analyst: Legalized marijuana not hurting beer sales
A recent report from Wall Street says legal pot hasn't been the downer that brewers expected.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 13, 2014 -
Many 'natural' foods in the US contain GMOs, study shows
A study by Consumer Reports shows that most U.S. foods labeled "natural" contain GMOs.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 10, 2014 -
Monsanto reports narrower loss, warns of challenges in 2015
The St. Louis-based company also said sales of corn and soybean seeds and genetic traits rose in the most recent quarter.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 9, 2014 -
Controversial additive MSG may not be so bad for you
The flavor enhancer is getting a second look from chefs and scientists.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Coca-Cola settles lawsuit over Vitaminwater labeling
The company agreed to stop making some misleading health claims about the beverage.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 7, 2014 -
USDA revokes special PACA privileges for Canadian produce shippers
The move comes after months of feuding between the two nations over dispute-resolution systems.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 6, 2014 -
Judge tosses 6-state lawsuit challenging CA egg law
California's law banning the sale of eggs produced by chickens living in cramped conditions will stand.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 6, 2014 -
Two industry leaders donate millions to research
Dole's David Murdock and Coca-Cola's Donald Keough are putting their money into university-led research.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 3, 2014 -
Supervalu, Albertsons say they were hacked again
Both grocers say they have found additional attacks aimed at their credit-card processing systems.
By Paul Conley • Sept. 30, 2014 -
USDA: More genetically modified wheat found in the wild
The plants, located in Montana, mark the second time the unauthorized crop has been found by regulators.
By Paul Conley • Sept. 29, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Dinner in a box: Looking at the rise of the meal-kit delivery business
In the past few months a tiny subsection of the food industry has suddenly come into its own — winning customers, attracting investors, and generating press.
By Paul Conley • Sept. 26, 2014
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