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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 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Courtesy of PIPA
TrendlineGetting reformulation right: How food companies are rethinking ingredients to meet consumer demand
Ingredient suppliers and companies like PepsiCo and Conagra are working closer together to overhaul brands to cater to a rise in healthy eating and expanding GLP-1 use.
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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 -
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Snapple commit to reducing calories consumed by 20%
The pledge is the latest move by the industry to address its role in America's obesity crisis.
By Paul Conley • Sept. 24, 2014 -
USDA
Tomato growers lose lawsuit against FDA
Growers in Florida sued after the regulatory agency issued a false-alarm over salmonella.
By Paul Conley • Sept. 23, 2014 -
Tate & Lyle warns on profit, again
The ingredients maker cited supply-chain problems and competition for its Splenda sweetener as causes for lower profit.
By Paul Conley • Sept. 23, 2014 -
PepsiCo pledges to eliminate HFCs in equipment
The soft drink giant said it will phase out the use of vending machines and fountain dispensers that use hydroflourocarbons to cool beverages.
By Paul Conley • Sept. 22, 2014 -
Executives found guilty in peanut salmonella trial
All three executives on trial were found guilty in connection with an outbreak that killed nine people and sickened hundreds.
By Paul Conley • Sept. 22, 2014 -
Research finds artificial sweeteners could raise blood sugar
A new report suggests that the sweeteners may contribute to diabetes and obesity.
By Paul Conley • Sept. 18, 2014 -
Danone: Still hurting from false-alarm recall
The French dairy giant estimates that it will take 18 months for its infant formula brand to recover.
By Paul Conley • Sept. 17, 2014 -
Cargill sues Syngnenta over shipments of GMO corn
The unusual lawsuit pits two well-known backers of genetically modified foods against each other in a fight over stewardship.
By Paul Conley • Sept. 15, 2014 -
Distillery cats get their moment in the spotlight
The previously unsung heroes of the whiskey-making process — felines who kill mice — are attracting media attention.
By Paul Conley • Sept. 11, 2014
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