Published: Aug 07, 2012

US-based ice cream and frozen dessert franchise Baskin-Robbins has introduced Gold Medal Ribbon, its August Flavor of the Month.

Published: Aug 07, 2012

Crumbs Bake Shop, Inc., the nation’s largest specialty cupcake retailer, has entered into an agreement with Seattle-based Starbucks Corp. under which the full complement of Starbucks brewed coffees, teas and espresso-based drinks will be offered at Crumbs

Published: Aug 07, 2012

Campbell Soup Co. has completed its acquisition of Bolthouse Farms for $1.55 billion. Campbell acquired Bolthouse from Madison Dearborn Partners, L.L.C.

Published: Aug 07, 2012

Disappointing results in the beef and pork segments, rising costs and soft domestic demand led to a 61 percent decline in income at Tyson Foods, Inc. during the third quarter.

Published: Aug 07, 2012

Even though a disconnect seems to be occurring, the CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets are poised to trade lower Monday.

Published: Aug 07, 2012

The severe drought plaguing much of the U.S. has some of financial adviser David Workman' farming clients fearing--and pondering--the worst.

Published: Aug 07, 2012

The cattle industry is, in generally, hurting badly on account of the drought. But at the same time, is there also opportunity in the sudden drop in auction market prices and growing glut of cows and calves on the market?

Published: Aug 07, 2012

Forty people in eight states have now been linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis from ground beef, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.

Published: Aug 07, 2012

Alexis Wholesale, Inc., a Gardena, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 6,210 pounds of chorizo sausage because it is misbranded in that it contains monosodium glutamate (MSG), which is not declared on the label, the FSIS announced today.

Published: Aug 07, 2012

Reichel Foods, Inc. of Rochester, Minnesota is voluntarily recalling a limited amount of Dippin’ Stix Sliced Apples & Caramel with Peanuts and Armour Active Packs Cheese Pizza Lunch Kits because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria mon

Published: Aug 06, 2012

Reichel Foods, a Rochester, Minn. establishment, is recalling approximately 15,880 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Published: Aug 06, 2012

When times get tough, even Walmart's (WMT) "everyday low prices" aren't all that alluring to shoppers -- except in one segment of its business: food.

Published: Aug 06, 2012

The details haven't been released and the ordinance still needs to be drawn up, but both sides leaving a Friday morning meeting at Sacramento City Hall between mobile gourmet food vendors and city restaurant owners say agreement on new rules for the vendo

Published: Aug 06, 2012 By: Jill Ettinger

There's a myth that eating healthy is not economical. But eating smart and healthy can be one and the same. Being a bit frugal can help us to make more conscious choices, not just for our health, but for the health of our planet, too.

Published: Aug 06, 2012 By: TRACIE CONE

As demand for locally grown fruits and vegetables has increased, so too has the number of urban farmers markets sprouting up across the nation.

Published: Aug 06, 2012

Eating soy foods may increase the chance of survival in breast cancer patients, according to a study published online on May 30, 2012 in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Published: Aug 06, 2012

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that it had approved the Sanofi SA and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc drug Zaltrap for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer whose tumors have failed to respond to earlier treatment with chemotherap

Published: Aug 06, 2012

The latest addition to the Harmony House Marketplace has opened its doors to the public.

Published: Aug 06, 2012 By: Agnes Oblas

Every cell of the body continuously carries out biochemical processes that require oxygen. The overall term for this on-going process is metabolism. By-products of this cellular metabolic process are unstable electrons called oxidants or “free radicals.”

Published: Aug 06, 2012

Forbes magazine estimates that we throw away 250 lbs of food per person each year, about a quarter of the total food supply sold each year.