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Ferrero Restores Wonka Candy Brand
The brand had been on hiatus for over eight years.
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Workers collect garlic from a farm on the banks of the Kok River in Tha Ton, Thailand, Feb. 21, 2026.
Supply Chain
Worsening El Nino Threatens Asia With Drought — Potentially Raising Food Prices Globally
Cutbacks in staple crops, like rice and palm oil, can have impacts worldwide.
September 22, 2026
Merlot grapes hang on a vine at Berryhill Family Vineyards in Clements, Calif., Sept. 10, 2026.
Supply Chain
California Farmers Are Struggling to Sell Grapes as Wine Demand Drops
Changing drinking habits have caused demand to plunge.
September 22, 2026
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Labor
PepsiCo to End Manufacturing at Longtime D.C. Area Plant
The food and beverage giant plans to lay off over 140 workers.
September 21, 2026
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Kikkoman Opens New $560 Million Production Facility in Wisconsin
This is the soy sauce giant's third U.S. plant.
September 21, 2026
A customer holds an ice cream cone outside of a Mixue store, Sept. 16, 2026, Sunnyvale, Calif.
Consumer Trends
Fast Food From the U.S. and China Catches on in Both Countries
Bilateral trade in burgers and bubble tea has become business- and consumer-led gastrodiplomacy.
September 21, 2026
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Wisconsin Cheese Packaging Company to Expand Mississippi Facility
September 16, 2026
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Kremlin Orders Seizure of Nestle’s Russian Business
September 18, 2026
Wolfgang Busch, director of the Harnessing Plants Initiative at the Salk Institute, holds up a soybean root that was genetically-engineered to grow downward, Sept. 1, 2026, Urbana, Ill.
Scientists Hope Deeper-rooted Soybeans Can Withstand Climate Extremes
September 18, 2026
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Consumer Product Giants Join Forces on Packaging R&D
September 17, 2026
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Coke Plans to Spend $10B in the U.S. by 2030
September 17, 2026
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Danone Recalls Non-Dairy Dessert Over ‘Small Stones,’ Other ‘Hard Objects’
September 16, 2026
Groundbreaking ceremony for the new Saval Foods headquarters in Columbia, Md., Sept. 9, 2026.
Saval Foods Announces New Headquarters, Distribution Hub
September 15, 2026
A sign at an Abbott Laboratories campus facility is displayed, April 28, 2016, in Lake Forest, Ill.
Abbott Agrees to Settlement Over Closure of Largest Baby Formula Plant in the U.S.
September 14, 2026
Dutch Bros drinks with Soft Top at a Dutch Bros Coffee shop in Los Angeles, Sept. 3, 2026.
Mouthfeel Joins Flavor as a Food Industry Focus
September 14, 2026
President Trump attends the Irish Open in Doonbeg, Ireland, Sept. 13, 2026.
Trump Says He's Lifting 10% Tariff on Irish Whiskey
September 14, 2026
An undated photo taken through a microscope shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts.
U.S. Officials Declare an End to Cyclospora Outbreak
September 14, 2026
Farmer Jason Kurtz harvests corn near Forest City, Mo., Sept. 8, 2026.
Diesel Prices Hit Record Highs at a Bad Time for Farmers
September 14, 2026
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The Hidden Costs of Standing Still
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The Hidden Costs of Standing Still
Why delaying ERP modernization is riskier than you think.
September 8, 2026
A Sainsbury's supermarket in Nantwich, England, April 2026.
Ingredients
How Small Changes Can Greatly Improve Sustainability, Healthiness
Most improvements were achieved by changing 10% or less of a manufacturer's product line.
September 23, 2026
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Supply Chain
Trump Speculates on Diesel Export Ban as High Prices Ripple Across the Economy
It’s all a matter of supply and demand.
September 23, 2026
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Facility
P&G, Siemens Roll Out AI-Based Quality Inspection Across Global Operations
The solution reduces scrap by up to 20% and new deployments are commissioned 10x faster than traditional vision systems.
September 23, 2026
President Donald Trump at a welcome ceremony with China President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, May 14, 2026.
Supply Chain
Trump and Xi See Tensions Flare Over AI, Trade and Iran but Still Seek Stability
Neither side expects any grand bargain during their meeting in Washington.
September 23, 2026
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Facility
Operator of 314 Wendy's Locations in the U.S. Files for Bankruptcy Protection
It intends to keep operating its restaurants and paying its employees during the bankruptcy process.
September 22, 2026
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Labor
DoorDash to Pay $131M for Underpaying NYC Delivery Workers
Officials described the agreement as the largest worker settlement in city history.
September 22, 2026
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Sept 17, 2026.
Supply Chain
Trump Shattered Canada’s Old U.S. Relationship; Carney Is Building a New One in Europe
For Canada, it means undoing reliance developed over nearly 40 years.
September 22, 2026
Austan Goolsbee, left, then-Council of Economic Advisers Chairman under President Barack Obama, testifies on Capitol Hill, Feb. 28, 2013.
Consumer Trends
Federal Reserve Official Says Fighting Inflation Likely to Be 'Painful'
Faced with an ongoing series of persistent supply shocks, he said, the Fed now has little choice.
September 21, 2026
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Suncor's Ratcheting Tie-Down Straps
From the ratchet to the anchor point, every component matters.
September 21, 2026
A cook prepares 'completos' at a restaurant in Santiago, Chile, Sept. 14, 2026.
Consumer Trends
In Chile, Even Beloved Hot Dogs Feel the Economic Squeeze
For decades, the "completo" has been an affordable lunch enjoyed across social classes.
September 21, 2026
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Supply Chain
UN Names U.S. Ag Official to Head World Food Program
He is now the USDA’s undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs.
September 21, 2026
A man rides past an operating oil pumpjack in Cabimas, Venezuela, Aug. 31, 2026.
Supply Chain
World Leaders Grapple With Climate as Fuel Prices, AI and Disasters Complicate Things
Climate change is "driving up food prices and wider inflation."
September 21, 2026
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Supply Chain
Ford's $1B U.S. Investment; New Flying Car Factory; Cyborg Cockroach Paramedics | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 286
Also on the podcast, why young engineers don't trust AI, scientists turn dairy waste into fuel and students to transform 1976 Ford F-350.
September 21, 2026
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Ingredients
Printing Vegetarian Dishes From Rice, Lentil Flours
Paired together, rice and lentils fill each other's nutritional gaps.
September 18, 2026