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NEW YORK – A lawsuit filed Oct. 24 seeks a judgment of $85 million against Red Bull North America, Inc. following the death of Cory Terry, then age 33, on Nov. 8, 2011. Mr. Terry drank Red Bull before and while playing basketball in Brooklyn, N.Y., that day and then went into cardiac arrest. He…
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST — Cargill has launched the Cargill Coop Academy, which the company describes as the first business skills program for cocoa farmer cooperative executives in the Ivory Coast. The program is the latest initiative under the Cargill Cocoa Promise and provides cooperative leaders with the management skills to make their organizations more professional,…
MIAMI – Call it the crinkle-cut crowning achievement of Burger King Worldwide’s third quarter. The September launch of Satisfries, better-for-you french fries with less fat and fewer calories than the competitor’s product, was considered a “major milestone” for the fast-food chain, the company said. “First, french fry sales have been declining across the industry for…
WASHINGTON — Despite a cool, wet planting season that included delays, the pace of the 2013 soybean and corn harvests was on track with current five-year averages, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest Crop Progress data reported for the week that ended Oct. 27. The U.S.D.A. pegged the soybean crop at 77% harvested in the…
MIAMI — The launches of better-for-you Satisfries and a value burger topped with french fries helped drive traffic for Burger King Worldwide during the third quarter, but U.S. and Canada comparable sales declined 0.3% on soft consumer spending and continued competitive headwinds. For the three months ended Sept. 30, net income rose sharply to $68,200,000,…
OAK BROOK, ILL. — McDonald’s Corp. has announced plans to end its 40-year relationship with supplier H.J. Heinz Co. following recent management changes at the ketchup company that hit too close to the Home of the Whopper. Bernardo Hees, previously chief executive officer at fast-food rival Burger King Worldwide Inc., stepped in to the same…
LONDON — Leading food companies in the United Kingdom have signed onto a “responsibility deal” and are working with the country’s Department of Health to reduce the amount of saturated fats in food products. Companies that have signed a voluntary agreement include Mondelēz International, Nestle, and Unilever, as well as such retailers as Aldi, Subway,…
ATLANTA — Public health officials have linked an outbreak of illnesses in the state caused by cyclospora to fresh cilantro harvested in Puebla, Mexico. The C.D.C. indicated the cyclospora outbreak that has sickened 643 people from 25 states may be multiple outbreaks from different sources. Officials in Iowa and Nebraska concluded that the cyclospora illnesses…
MEXICO CITY — Bunge North America, the North American operating arm of Bunge Limited based in St. Louis, Missouri, US, agreed to buy the wheat milling business of Grupo Altex SA de CV, Mexico City. Financial terms were not disclosed. The purchase is expected to close by the end of the year subject to regulatory…
WASHINGTON – Commercial hatcheries set 188 million eggs in incubators during the week ending Oct. 19, 2013, an increase of 6 percent over the corresponding a week a year ago, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reported. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 84 percent. Broiler-type chicks placed for meat production gained…
SPRINGDALE, Ark. – Tyson Foods Inc. has stopped buying cattle directly from Canadian producers citing burdensome costs incurred because of US country-of-origin labeling (COOL) rules. Under revised COOL regulations, meat packers must label muscle cuts of meat with information about where each of the production steps occurred. “These new rules significantly increase costs because they…
SHIJIAZHUANG, HEBEI, CHINA — The Coca-Cola Co. has expanded its presence in China with a new $106 million production plant. Coca-Cola’s 43rd plant in China is part of a three-year, $4 billion investment in the country. “Coca-Cola’s investment in China is strategically important in achieving our 2020 Vision goals, and largely possible due to our…
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL — Sojitz Corp., Tokyo, Japan, announced on Oct. 22 that it will invest in Sao Paulo, Brazil-based Cantagalo General Grains SA (CGG), a Brazilian agriculture and grain collection company, and its subsidiary, CGG Trading SA (CGGT), which is active in the grain collection and export business. With this investment, Sojitz will enter…
DALLAS — Brinker International, Inc. is “dialing up intensity on product innovation” in an effort to drive sales and bolster results at its Chili’s Grill & Bar restaurant chains, said Wyman Roberts, president and chief executive officer of Brinker. In an Oct. 23 conference call to discuss fiscal 2014 first-quarter results, Mr. Roberts said newly…
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