<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/10000740/device/rss/rss.html" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Food and Beverage</title><description><![CDATA[Latest news, headlines, blogs and watch video about food and beverage.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/10000740</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:36 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>More Finger Lickin' Without the Bones? KFC's Latest</title><description><![CDATA[KFC wants to make it easier for people to eat chicken so it&#039;s getting rid of the bones.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100619029</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100619029</guid> </item>  <item><title>NYC Fast Food Strike: 107% Raise?</title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000158887</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100618026</guid> </item>  <item><title>Bye, Pork Butt. Hello, Boston Roast: Meat Gets Revamp</title><description><![CDATA[In an effort to boost sales ahead of the grilling season, more than 350 names of meat cuts are being changed.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100615928</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100615928</guid> </item>  <item><title>Wilting Greens, Why It's Time for Walmart to Hire </title><description><![CDATA[Walmart has cut so many employees that it no longer can stock its food shelves properly, critics tell the NY Times.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100615396</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100615396</guid> </item>  <item><title>ConAgra Profit Plunges 57%, Missing Estimates</title><description><![CDATA[The maker of Chef Boyardee pastas and Hunt&#039;s ketchup reported a 57 percent fall in third-quarter profit.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100612289</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100612289</guid> </item>  <item><title>Beer Label Madness -- The First Results Are in!</title><description><![CDATA[We&#039;re out to find the most-loved beer label in a March Madness-inspired contest. Check the first day&#039;s results and cast your vote!]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100610394</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100610394</guid> </item>  <item><title>Corn Prices Collapsing</title><description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000158223</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100606965</guid> </item>  <item><title>Wendy's Getting 'Delicate Dance' Right?</title><description><![CDATA[Wendy&#039;s shares struggle, but the company is on schedule with implementing its new premium concept, TheStreet.com reports.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100606427</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100606427</guid> </item>  <item><title>Beer Label Madness Begins</title><description><![CDATA[Beer lovers have plenty of options, but which label do consumers love the most? The madness is underway. Vote for your favorite. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100606167</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100606167</guid> </item>  <item><title>Short of Money, Egypt Sees Crisis on Fuel and Food</title><description><![CDATA[The cash shortage is raising questions about Egypt’s ability to keep importing wheat stirring fears of an economic catastrophe.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100604246</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 04:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100604246</guid> </item>  <item><title>Pa. breweries, beer sellers wary of liberalization</title><description><![CDATA[HARRISBURG, Pa.-- Pennsylvania&#039;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.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100603016</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100603016</guid> </item>  <item><title>Wine in reusable growlers? Ore. Senate says cheers</title><description><![CDATA[SALEM, Ore.-- Fans of Oregon craft beer can bring a reusable container known as a &quot;growler&quot; to their local brewery and fill up, and the Oregon wine industry wants in on that kind of trade. Winemakers say they&#039;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.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100602953</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100602953</guid> </item>  <item><title>Douwe Egberts Coffee Group Gets $8.2 Billion Bid </title><description><![CDATA[D.E Master Blenders 1753 said on Thursday it received a 6.4- billion-euro takeover offer from German investor Joh A Benckiser.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100602785</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100602785</guid> </item>  <item><title>Speedy No More: Domino's Takes It Slow for Pan Pizza</title><description><![CDATA[Domino&#039;s Pizza is slowing things down for its Homemade Pan Pizza, which &quot;takes a bit longer to make.&quot;]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100601441</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100601441</guid> </item>  <item><title>Bacon Mouthwash a Prank?</title><description><![CDATA[CNBC&#039;s Jane Wells reports she smells a delicious April Fools prank from Scope.]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000157666</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100601514</guid> </item>  <item><title>Beyond Pancakes &amp; Pickles, Pinnacle Foods Is Hungry </title><description><![CDATA[Pinnacle Foods has an appetite for more food acquisitions now that trading has begun in its stock.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100600175</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100600175</guid> </item>  <item><title>Pinnacle Gives Market Birds Eye View, Shares Leap 12%</title><description><![CDATA[Pinnacle has given investors a bird&#039;s eye view of its IPO, raising $580 million.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100599791</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100599791</guid> </item>  <item><title>'F' for Nutrition: Inside Restaurant Kids' Meals</title><description><![CDATA[Children&#039;s menus at most U.S. restaurant chains have too many calories, too much salt or fat, a new study reports.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100600072</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100600072</guid> </item>  <item><title>Hungry-Man Investors: Pinnacle Foods IPO Prices at $20</title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100598422</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100598422</guid> </item>  <item><title>How Much for the Chili? Panera Lets Diners Decide</title><description><![CDATA[Order a bowl of turkey chili at a Panera Bread in St. louis, and you decide the price as part of a new charity venture.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100597892</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100597892</guid> </item>  <item><title>Restaurant Shames Patrons Who Don't Show</title><description><![CDATA[One restaurant is calling out patrons for not showing up to reservations, with the &quot;Street Signs&quot; crew. ]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000157386</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100598057</guid> </item>  <item><title>Google Selects People to Test Glasses</title><description><![CDATA[JC Penney is embracing a new sales tactic, and Google has selected 8,000 people to test its glasses, making them pay $1,500 and fly to New York, Los Angeles, or San Francisco to get their hands on them. CNBC&#039;s Cindy Perman and Bob Pisani discuss. ]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000157374</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100597867</guid> </item>  <item><title>Belgian Chocolate Seeks Protection From Copycats</title><description><![CDATA[Belgian chocolate makers believe their pralines should have similar protection to that enjoyed by French champagne.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100595250</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 07:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100595250</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 3-CSM to sell bakery unit, focus on more profitable businesses</title><description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM, March 25- Dutch food ingredients group CSM NV has agreed to sell its bakery business for 850 million euros to a U.S. private equity firm and plans to focus on more profitable food ingredients.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100589488</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100589488</guid> </item>  <item><title>Beer and Africa: A Recipe for Profit?</title><description><![CDATA[One sector that is yet to be truly tapped in Africa is the brewing industry, according to research firm Bernstein Research.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100587943</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100587943</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 2-CSM to sell bakery unit to focus on more profitable businesses</title><description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM, March 25- Dutch food ingredients group CSM NV has agreed to sell its bakery business for 850 million euros to a U.S. private equity firm and plans to focus on more profitable food ingredients.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100587139</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100587139</guid> </item>  <item><title>Restaurants Hope Tax Refunds Bring Customers</title><description><![CDATA[Restaurants are hoping tax refunds will prompt consumers to dine out more, as they recover from the payroll tax hike.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100579956</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100579956</guid> </item>  <item><title>Hispanic-Americans help drive growth in U.S. coffee consumption -study</title><description><![CDATA[*Coffee drinkers aged 60- plus increase daily intake. SAN FRANCISCO, March 22- Hispanic-Americans are leading the way in growing coffee consumption in the United States, while the number of adults under 40 who enjoy the popular drink on a daily basis has dropped, according to an industry study released on Friday.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100583866</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100583866</guid> </item>  <item><title>Bacon Tacos = Bacos</title><description><![CDATA[CNBC&#039;s &quot;Street Signs&quot; crew and Jane Wells take a bite of a taco that has bacon as its shell.]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000156471</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100583485</guid> </item>  <item><title>Healthy Fast Food?</title><description><![CDATA[Big chain fast food restaurants are introducing healthier items to their menus, including McDonalds&#039; egg-white breakfast sandwich. Bob Derrington, Northcoast Research and Nicole Miller Regan, Piper Jaffray, provide perspective.]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000156465</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100583319</guid> </item> </channel>   </rss