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For its Cow Appreciation Day Friday, Chick-fil-A gave away free sandwiches to customers who come in wearing cow costumes. We talked with CEO Dan Cathy about a herd of other issues including rising food costs, industry trends, the economy and how his values affect the company's bottom line.
A new national study reveals some disturbing news for consumers: 47% of meat and poultry samples tested were contaminated with Staph bacteria. Find out which meat was the worst offender.
How to Profit From Soaring Food Demand
12:00PM 1/07/2011
If you've been to a supermarket lately, you've probably noticed that food prices are soaring. And that spells an opportunity for investors. Asset-management expert John Stephenson offers tips for small investors aiming to tap into the agricultural market.
Rising Corn Prices Will Soon Mean Fatter Meat Prices
6:00AM 10/16/2010
The price of corn has shot up 8% during the week of Oct. 11 alone, bringing the total rise to close to 50% in the last three months. As farmers cull herds to save feed costs, meat supplies will shrink -- and the price of hamburger and pork chops will be rising.
China raised antidumping duties on U.S. chicken products, saying that the goods are being dumped in the Chinese market.
China raised the minimum chicken duty to 50.3% from 43.1% on U.S. chicken products, MarketWatch reported. The maximum antidumping tariff remains 105.4%.
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Tyson Foods's profit will continue to increase as the biggest U.S. meat processor will benefit further from little-changed overall protein supply as well as an expected reduction of its own debt.
I won't spend another $5.65 on KFC's new Double Down because the sandwich is naked. So what that it tastes OK. Or that it has enough hunger-slaying protein to train for Mr. Olympia. It isn't worth the price of the bread that it doesn't include. That's the meat of its problem. It's almost all meat....
Prepare to Pay More for Poultry: Chicken Farms Crushed by Snow
2:20PM 2/11/2010
Snowstorms on the Eastern Seaboard this week could mean shortages and higher prices for chicken. At least a dozen poultry houses suffered collapsed roofs due to heavy snow, and further losses are expected.
The cheapskate diet: KFC sells chicken for a penny a calorie
2:30PM 12/02/2009
KFC, the erstwhile Kentucky Fried Chicken, has introduced a special meal promotion with a novel pricing twist: It costs 1 cent a calorie.
The 395-calorie Kentucky Grilled Chicken meal comes with a drumstick and thigh, green beans, mashed potatoes, and gravy. For that square meal, customers pay...
Would you eat chicken imported from China? Overwhelmingly, 96% of WalletPop readers say they wouldn't touch the stuff.
Now that a 2004 ban on chicken imported from China has been lifted, it could be awfully tempting for some of America's favorite fast-food chains to buy the cheap meat. We asked...
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