Food and Drinks

Carl Icahn takes on McDonald's over pig welfare

Billionaire investor and Icahn Enterprises founder Carl Icahn is waging a proxy battle against McDonald's in an effort to pressure the fast food giant to switch to "crate free" pork.

Burger King removes Whopper from discount menu

Tom Curtis, the president of Burger King in North America told investors Tuesday that the brand, owned by Restaurant Brands International, lifted “some price caps on some selected items” and “removed WHOPPER from our core discount.”

Abbott recalls Similac, other baby formulas after 4 reported illnesses

The FDA is urging consumers not to purchase or use certain Similac, Alimentum or EleCare powdered infant formulas produced at Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, Michigan, facility while it investigates four cases of Cronobacter sakazakii and salmonella Newport infections in Ohio, Texas and Minnesota.

Skyline Chili recalled due to misbranding, allergy concerns

Morgan Foods issued the recall for its 10.5-ounce Skyline Original Chili cans "due to misbranding and undeclared allergens" after the reported mix-up in manufacturing, according to a notice posted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Farmers feel the squeeze of inflation

American farmers are paying significantly higher prices for their weed-killing chemicals, crop seeds, fertilizer, equipment repairs and seasonal labor, eroding some of 2021’s windfall from rising crop prices