Food and Drinks

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.

With the hunger crisis heightening during the COVID-19 crisis as more workers file for unemployment, restaurants could start accepting SNAP.

Demand for Popeyes' chicken sandwich helped power sales, while COVID-19 stay-at-home orders dented breakfast sales at Tim Hortons.

Dunkin' Brands has suspended its dividend program after its comparable sales took a hit from the coronavirus.

Taco Bell is releasing its “At Home Taco Bar” starting Friday, May 1.

The Three Square food bank is distributing emergency goods from several closed down Las Vegas casinos.

The world's largest pork producer told a judge in Missouri on Thursday that that it needs some flexibility in complying with federal guidelines that seek to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Chick-fil-A aims to ramp up sales amid the coronavirus pandemic with at-home meal kits.

Sweetgreen is now offering non-salad meals on its new "Plates" menu.

As restaurants across the country limit services to takeout and delivery, research shows that 54% of Americans say they’re cooking more, and 46 percent say they have baked more.

The outbreak brought a major reversal for New York's dairy farmers.

U.S. food producer Kraft Heinz Co reported higher-than-expected quarterly sales.

Southern-style chain Cracker Barrel is teaming up with a major delivery partner for the first time, but will customers bite?

The doughnut and coffee chain withdrew its 2020 guidance and said it is suspending its quarterly dividend and share-buyback programs.

The facility employs 4,300 people