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As a hedge against declining beer sales, brewers like Corona, Heineken and Molson Coors are betting on marijuana, The New York Times reports.
Traces of a controversial herbicide were found in Cheerios, Quaker Oats and other breakfast foods that could increase cancer risk for children.
Danish brewer Carlsberg raised its full year profit outlook on Thursday after second-quarter sales beat forecasts on growing demand for its expensive beers in China and strong sales in Russia during the World Cup.
Major players in the beverage industry will follow Constellation Brands into the cannabis industry, "Bar Rescue" host Jon Taffer told CNBC on Wednesday.
Amid concerns that consumers face too many warnings, a California agency is moving to nullify a judge’s ruling that coffee be accompanied with a cancer notice, The New York Times reports.
Constellation Brands is upping its bet on the cannabis industry, announcing an additional $4 billion stake in Canopy Growth on Wednesday.
Subway has the most locations worldwide of any chain restaurant, beating out second-place McDonald's and third place Starbucks. But it's a hollow victory — while McDonald's and Starbucks grow their sales, Subway's have fallen every year since 2014.
US fans of Guinness won't have to travel to Ireland to indulge in a fresh pint: Guinness just opened a $90 million brewery in Baltimore, USA Today reports.
Kroger's partnership with Alibaba is its latest move to transform itself as it battles Amazon and Walmart.
Plant-based proteins are trending in the US and Starbucks is hopping on board, USA Today reports.
Avocado supply is so tight in New Zealand and demand is so high that there have been a rash of thefts from orchards, The New York Times reports.
Imported premium sparkling water is the fastest growing segment of the bottled water category and Coca-Cola has taken note, Atlanta Business Chronicle reports.
A major Papa Johns franchisee group that represents roughly half the North American system is urging the chain's founder, John Schnatter, to move on from the company.
One winner of McDonald's online ordering contest will win free food "for life," USA Today reports.
J.P. Morgan Chase downgraded Campbell Soup shares to underweight Friday, arguing that the historic food company will be hard-pressed to attract even the most ravenous buyers.
Albertsons Cos last night called off its merger with Rite Aid that would have provided its private equity owners, Cerberus Capital Management , a long-awaited means to unload its more than decade-old investment.
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