Kroger-Albertsons merger faces long road before approval
The two grocery store chains and investment firms involved insist the deal isn’t about a payday for investors. Consumer advocates and union officials disagree.
Beyond Meat is struggling, and the plant-based meat industry worries
The debate now is whether Beyond Meat’s struggles are specific to the company or a harbinger of deeper issues in the plant-based meat industry.
Why office buildings are still in trouble VIEW
Remote work, layoffs and high interest rates have saddled landlords with millions of square feet in vacant space.
Food prices soar, and so do companies’ profits
The cost of food eaten at home as well as dining out increased over the past year. So did corporate profits.
Store shelves no longer bare, but baby formula remains in short supply
Months after one of the largest infant formula manufacturing plants in the U.S. was shut down by contamination concerns, a newborn staple remains in short...
Facing Shortages, Food Giants Tinker With Ingredients VIEW
It takes about 21 ingredients to make a Totino’s pizza roll. And on any given day since last winter, at least one ingredient has been...
How much are you willing to pay for a burger or burrito?
The pandemic has led to the largest price spikes at fast-food restaurants in two decades. But making customers pay more for a burger or a...
A journalist, a philosophy major and the mad scramble for video game consoles
New gaming consoles remain in short supply this holiday season, spawning cottage industries of tipsters and scalpers making money off their scarcity. Here's a peek...
Plant-based food companies face critics: environmental advocates
Even as consumers and investors move to hold Big Food more accountable for its emissions, the fact that two of the leading plant-based food companies...
Your steak is more expensive, but cattle ranchers are missing out
A Senate committee on Wednesday will hold a hearing on pricing in the cattle market. The hearing follows numerous lawsuits filed by grocery chains, ranchers...