food News Updates

Packaged food company JM Smucker said it planned to lower coffee prices next year as costs comes down.

The Department of Agriculture confirmed an additional three cases of New World screwworm, bringing the total number of detections in the U.S. to five.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is racing to contain the deadly New World screwworm after a case was detected in Texas.

CEO Rob Lynch said the theft, which Shake Shack had joked about on social media in mid-May, involved 3,000 cases of ribs.

The agency is implementing quarantines, movement controls and surveillance in a 12-mile zone around the detection, and has also expedited the release of sterile flies to prevent the pest’s spread.

Some Dollar General shoppers are cutting back on food and other household expenses due to rising gas prices, CEO Todd Vasos said on the company’s earnings call.

Tomatoes, ubiquitous in everything from fast-food burgers to haute cuisine, are taking on a new role beyond the plate: A nagging reminder of rising costs.

The latest USDA food price outlook, published May 22, projected a 3.2% advance in grocery prices this year.

Kroger is looking to compete more fiercely with Walmart and other companies that have gained ground in recent years at the expense of traditional grocery operators.

In the coming weeks, the soda and snacks maker plans to hike prices by 10 cents to 20 cents on certain single-serve bags that are now retailing for $2.69.