food industry

Kraft split into two, spinning off its North American grocery business from its faster-growing international snacks business Friday. Here's what the move means for shareholders, and why it makes sense.

Both a major buyer and processor of fish, Japan is an important link in the global seafood distribution chain. So the effects of the disaster -- including the ruined ports, roads, fisheries and processing centers -- have taken their toll on the seafood industry worldwide.

Diversified growth company Roper Industries got a bit more diverse Monday with the acquisition of iTradeNetwork, a supply-chain software operator that's focused on the food industry for $525 Million. The firm was backed by venture investor Accel-KKR.

A recent study found that 93% of Americans eat pizza at least once a month, so the decision by Domino's to publicly denigrate its old product while rolling out an entirely re-engineered pizza was a big risk. Well, that risk seems to have been rewarded, based on new sales figures, and my highly...

The recession has turned us into a people who brunch. It makes sense that in hard times, a restaurant outing that combines two meals into one would become as hot as jalapeno-cheddar frittata. Brunch traffic rose in 2009 while traffic for all other meals was down.

An essay in Salon calls the practice of canning "haute," though dismisses it as an inappropriate source of nourishment for people with real day jobs, part of a too-precious do-it-yourself (DIY) craze. The New York Times says we're in the midst of a "canning renaissance" and is more eloquent,...