Starbucks, flush with customers, is running low on ingredients
Starbucks is hardly the only company struggling with supply issues, but it's quite a change for a company that had seemed to weather the pandemic...
One-fifth of U.S. beef capacity wiped out by cyberattack on JBS
The cyberattack on JBS could upset the nation’s meat markets and raises new questions about the vulnerability of critical American businesses. It's the second recent...
Chipotle will raise its wages as restaurants compete for workers
As coronavirus vaccinations have increased and government restrictions eased, the restaurant industry suddenly went on a hiring spree. Chipotle is the latest business to raise...
Returning to the office sparks anxiety and dread for some VIEW
After a year of working remotely, some employees are not keen to go back to the office, and, so far, many employers are being receptive...
Drive-thrus that predict your order? Restaurants thinking fast VIEW
As the dining industry looks toward a post-pandemic world, many fast-food companies are betting big that digital ordering and drive-thrus will remain integral to their...
Pizza was the restaurant hero of 2020 VIEW
Pizza's ease and affordability made it a pandemic staple for many families and a rare bright spot in an industry that has been decimated. As...
Mr. Peanut has a new home: Kraft Heinz sells Planters to Hormel for $3.35 billion
Kraft Heinz said it had agreed to sell its nuts business, including the iconic Planters brand, to Hormel Foods for $3.35 billion in cash.
For a nation on edge, antacids become hard to find
First it was toilet paper. Then it was meat. Now, it’s antacids. People searching online or in stores for over-the-counter tummy soothers are finding that...
Clorox wipes are still the hard-to-find pandemic item
Most shoppers these days are able to routinely buy common household items that had been in short supply in the early weeks of the pandemic,...
‘Sitting on millions of dollars’ and dying to blow it: not this July 4 VIEW
The annual Big Bay Boom over San Diego will be quiet this year. The skies over Lake Tahoe, home to the Lights on the Lake...