Food and Drinks

These restaurants are having Cinco de Mayo promotions for 2020.

The industry is asking for financial aid to make sure restaurateurs can reopen.

Alvin C. Copeland Sr., armed with his original spicy, New Orleans-style chicken recipe, named his restaurant “Popeyes” after Popeye Doyle, a fictional character played by Gene Hackman in "The French Connection."

Shake Shack withdrew its guidance for fiscal 2020 due to uncertainty related to the pandemic.

Cattle ranchers accused meatpackers of using the coronavirus crisis to drive down the price of cattle and raise the price of packaged beef.

The company is implementing what it calls a "monitor and adapt" phase where it will reopen various cafes with numerous safety precautions in place.

Restaurants and bars on or nearby Amazon campuses could remain deserted until the fall.

Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer said most people entering the restaurants are "behaving themselves" and practicing safety guidelines.

Major meat-packing facilities are reopening this week.

Rationing comes as the meat industry tries to return to normal after thousands of employees contracted COVID-19.

Tyson Foods Inc. said it expects continued challenges maintaining meat production for its current fiscal year amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Unlike larger farms that are struggling as restaurants remain closed, small farms are receiving more customers than ever from the coronavirus.

A town that has been a coronavirus hot spot had a displeased crowd at Costco.

Major producers including Smithfield Foods, Tyson Foods and Cargill had to shutter plants in April after workers contracted the virus.

Farmers, growers and operators of open-air markets are heading into a busy time of the year as many states still are under stay-at-home orders.

Former CEO Paul Kruse was charged with seven felonies for allegedly concealing what the company knew about the listeria contamination.

The meat supply chain is especially vulnerable since processing is increasingly done at massive plants that butcher tens of thousands of animals daily, so the closure of even a few big ones can quickly be felt by customers.

The company traces its roots to 1965, when DeLuca opened a sandwich shop at the age of 17 to help pay for college. The idea came from a family friend, Peter Buck, who was co-founder and provided the $1,000 to start the business.

Demand and prices will continue to pick up as restaurants reopen across the country and the summer grilling season moves toward its peak. 

The unprecedented dilemma for the U.S. pork industry has forced farmers to figure out how to kill healthy hogs and dispose of carcasses weighing up to 300 pounds (136 kilograms) in landfills, or by composting them on farms for fertilizer.