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Oh fudge! September's here, school's back in session. We have our precious Labor Day, and then back to business. Bummer. So as I muttered "Fudge, fudge, fudge" over and over again about the too-soon demise of summer, I started thinking to myself, "fudge. Fudge? Fudge!" After all, nothing takes...

Ben & Jerry's should stop misleading consumers that its ice cream is "all natural" when it is made using synthetic vanilla, corn syrup and alkalized cocoa -- among other ingredients "not found in nature," the Center for Science in the Public Interest said. At least 48 out of 53 Ben &...

Given the privacy concerns about tracking of consumers that were raised when Walmart announced it would embed RFID tags in individual items you may be a bit surprised to hear that in Brazil, select boxes of Omo detergent will come with an embedded GPS tracker that the company will use to follow...

Unilever's $1.3 billion proposal to acquire Sara Lee's household and body products operation ran into a snag Monday when European antitrust regulators announced they are opening a deeper investigation into the proposed transaction.

A splashy music-industry event in New York City on Tuesday night began, inevitably, with a speech by Bono. American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert and pop artiste Lady GaGa closed the gala out. In between, passionate testimonials from Google (GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt and Universal Music Group CEO Doug...

Every can of the diet aid Slim-Fast sold in the United States is being recalled after dangerous bacteria was discovered by the manufacturer during a routine inspection, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced. A recall of the diet drinks is also being instituted in Canada. Consumer...

It's almost guaranteed that you have some Unilever (UN) products in your kitchen, pantry, or bathroom. This Anglo-Dutch packaged-food and consumer-product behemoth's brands include everything from popsicles and Ben & Jerry's ice cream to Dove and Suave soaps and shampoos to Hellman's...

Somebody wasn't paying attention when slapping on the labels at the Breyers ice cream factory. Unilever United States Inc., Breyers' parent company, is recalling an undisclosed number of 1.5 quart tubs of "All Natural Cookies & Cream" ice cream that are carrying labels that say "All Natural...

For same-sex couples fussing over what to serve at their wedding reception, Ben & Jerry's has a new dessert course suggestion: How about Hubby Hubby ice cream? That's right, the premium ice cream maker, renowned for its publicity stunts, has renamed its popular Chubby Hubby flavor to recognize...

Warm ice cream. Sounds oxymoronic, or just plain moronic, right? Not to Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever (UL), which is developing ice cream consumers could buy at room temperature and then freeze at home, according to a report in The Times of London. There is actually a reason for this...