Stories Tagged as
Food
Consumers are "humanizing" their pets and paying the premium prices
by
Peggy Lowe
Nov 6, 2018
Americans spent nearly $70 billion on their pets last year — roughly half on food alone.
Retaliatory tariffs could be a boon for U.S. food banks
by
Bret Jaspers
Oct 24, 2018
Some crops from U.S. farmers losing money from a trade spat with China will be redirected to food banks across the country.
Dunkin' aims at Starbucks with revamped espresso drinks
by
Erika Beras
Oct 24, 2018
Dunkin’ recently dropped “Donuts” from its name, and now we know one reason why. It wants people to think more about fancy coffee drinks. The chain says it’ll be brewing lattes, cappuccinos and Americanos at its 9,200 stores by the holidays. That’s a pretty big pivot to coffee. Click the audio player above to hear […]
Dunkin' aims at Starbucks with revamped espresso drinks
by
Erika Beras
Oct 24, 2018
Dunkin’ recently dropped “Donuts” from its name, and now we know one reason why. It wants people to think more about fancy coffee drinks. The chain says it’ll be brewing lattes, cappuccinos and Americanos at its 9,200 stores by the holidays. That’s a pretty big pivot to coffee. Click the audio player above to hear […]
Here's how the Federal Reserve determines the inflation rate
Oct 11, 2018
The Consumer Price Index tracks the average price change over time for a “basket” of goods and services. The CPI takes into account things like food, transportation and health care. If the CPI goes up, that’s considered an indication that the inflation rate is rising. But when the Federal Reserve calculates the inflation rate, it […]
Hot pot IPO heats up the competition
by
Justin Ho
Sep 24, 2018
Haidilao's IPO comes at a time when hot pot chains are expanding globally.
Why private equity firms are hungry for old-school food brands
by
Justin Ho
Sep 7, 2018
They aren't buying the food companies for the long run or the delicious taste.
For public good, not for profit.
Why General Mills isn't concerned about the changing landscape of retail and food health
by
David Brancaccio
and Daniel Shin
Jul 5, 2018
General Mills CEO Jeff Harmening talks food trends, breakfast cereals and sustainability.
Conagra to buy Pinnacle Foods and more frozen staples
by
Erika Beras
Jun 29, 2018
Conagra already owned frozen food aisle staples Healthy Choice and Marie Callender’s. Now with the acquisition of Pinnacle Foods for $8.2 billion, it’ll own other frozen food staples like Hungry Man dinners and Birds Eye vegetables. Together, all those foods will create a conglomerate worth an estimated $11 billion in annual sales. But as customers […]
General Mills leans into cleaner eating hoping for sales bump
Jun 27, 2018
Scrambling to keep people reaching for yogurt and breakfast cereal, General Mills and other packaged good manufacturers are trying to find new ways to compete as sales slump. General Mills holds its fourth quarter earnings call this morning before the bell. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.