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  • More Finger Lickin' Without the Bones? KFC's Latest Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 10:11 AM ET

    The fast-food chain, which is owned by Yum Brands, will introduce fried boneless chicken chunks as an alternative to its traditional breast, thigh and drumstick pieces.

  • NYC Fast Food Strike: 107% Raise?  Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 7:52 PM ET

    Fast-food workers in New York City are on strike for the second time in six months, demanding higher wages, with David Goodfriend, former Clinton White House, and Ed Butowsky, Chapwood Investments.

  • Bye, Pork Butt. Hello, Boston Roast: Meat Gets Revamp Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 9:13 AM ET

    The pork and beef industries are retooling more than 350 names of meat cuts to give them more sizzle and consumer appeal.

  • Wilting Greens, Why It's Time for Walmart to Hire Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 12:00 AM ET
    Customers shop for produce at a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. location in American Canyon, California, U.S.

    The nation's largest retailer and grocer has cut so many employees that it no longer has enough workers to stock its shelves properly, according to critics, the New York Times reports.

  • ConAgra Profit Plunges 57%, Missing Estimates Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 8:07 AM ET
    ConAgra Foods products

    The maker of Chef Boyardee pastas and Hunt's ketchup reported a 57 percent fall in third-quarter profit, hurt by costs related to its acquisition of Ralcorp.

  • Beer Label Madness -- The First Results Are in! Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 5:39 PM ET

    We're out to find the most-loved beer label in a March Madness-inspired contest. Check the first day's results and cast your vote!

  • Corn Prices Collapsing  Monday, 1 Apr 2013 | 2:27 PM ET

    Corn futures are down to 9-month lows today; farmers plan to plant on 97 million acres this year. Virginia McGathey, McGathey Commodities president, discusses the impact this will have on the commodity.

  • Wendy's Getting 'Delicate Dance' Right? Monday, 1 Apr 2013 | 12:41 PM ET

    Wendy's shares are struggling after its rating was lowered by Morgan Stanley, but the company is on schedule with implementing its new premium concept, TheStreet.com reports.

  • Beer Label Madness Begins Monday, 1 Apr 2013 | 11:58 AM ET

    Beer lovers have plenty of options, but which label do consumers love the most? The madness is underway. Vote for your favorite.

  • Short of Money, Egypt Sees Crisis on Fuel and Food Saturday, 30 Mar 2013 | 12:42 AM ET

    The cash shortage is raising questions about Egypt’s ability to keep importing wheat that is essential to the food supply, stirring fears of an economic catastrophe.

  • Pa. breweries, beer sellers wary of liberalization Friday, 29 Mar 2013 | 10:19 AM ET

    HARRISBURG, Pa.-- Pennsylvania's breweries and beer distributors are worrying about how state lawmakers may liberalize the Depression-era system of selling beer and wine and whether they will be forced to compete for sales at a disadvantage with bigger, better-prepared rivals. But the Senate is likely to change it.

  • Wine in reusable growlers? Ore. Senate says cheers Friday, 29 Mar 2013 | 9:20 AM ET

    SALEM, Ore.-- Fans of Oregon craft beer can bring a reusable container known as a "growler" to their local brewery and fill up, and the Oregon wine industry wants in on that kind of trade. Winemakers say they're always looking for new ways to market the products of a growing Oregon business, adding that growlers save a lot of glass and cork.

  • Douwe Egberts Coffee Group Gets $8.2 Billion Bid Friday, 29 Mar 2013 | 4:15 AM ET

    D.E Master Blenders 1753 said on Thursday it received a 6.4- billion-euro takeover offer from German investor Joh A Benckiser, sending shares of the Dutch coffee and tea maker up more than 25 percent.

  • Bacon Mouthwash a Prank?  Thursday, 28 Mar 2013 | 2:56 PM ET

    CNBC's Jane Wells reports she smells a delicious April Fools prank from Scope.

  • Speedy No More: Domino's Takes It Slow for Pan Pizza Thursday, 28 Mar 2013 | 3:19 PM ET

    Domino's Pizza is slowing things down for its Homemade Pan Pizza, which "takes a bit longer to make" and features "fresh, never-frozen dough."

  • Beyond Pancakes & Pickles, Pinnacle Foods Is Hungry Thursday, 28 Mar 2013 | 11:29 AM ET

    Pinnacle Foods, the maker of Hungry-Man frozen foods, Vlasic pickles and many other brand names, is hungry for an acquisition, now that trading has begun in its stock.

  • Pinnacle Gives Market Birds Eye View, Shares Leap 12% Thursday, 28 Mar 2013 | 9:46 AM ET
    Pinnacle Foods Vlasic brand pickles

    Pinnacle Foods, the maker of Birds Eye frozen foods, has raised $580 million in an initial public offering of stock.

  • 'F' for Nutrition: Inside Restaurant Kids' Meals Thursday, 28 Mar 2013 | 9:37 AM ET

    The menus offered to children by most U.S. restaurant chains have too many calories, too much salt or fat, and often not a hint of vegetables or fruit, according to a new study.

  • Hungry-Man Investors: Pinnacle Foods IPO Prices at $20 Wednesday, 27 Mar 2013 | 6:13 PM ET

    The IPO of Pinnacle Foods priced at $20 a share, at the high end of the range. One trader said the stock could pop on its debut Thursday amid expectations of a "hefty dividend."

  • Restaurant Shames Patrons Who Don't Show  Wednesday, 27 Mar 2013 | 2:58 PM ET

    One restaurant is calling out patrons for not showing up to reservations, with the "Street Signs" crew.