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Beyond Meat drops the ‘Meat’ from its name as it expands to plant-based drinks and snacks - AP News

BusinessMarch 7, 2026

Beyond Meat is dropping meat from its name as it moves beyond the struggling market for plant-based burgers, sausages and tenders and expands into new categories like protein drinks. The company, re�...

After 80 years, Minute Maid’s frozen canned juices are getting put on ice - The Seattle Times

BusinessFebruary 6, 2026

Minute Maid helped make orange juice a year-round morning staple in 1946, when it started shipping cans of frozen juice around the U.S. But 80 years later, the brand’s parent company is halting sal...

With caviar McNuggets and heart-shaped pizza, fast food chains hope to win Valentine's diners - AP News

BusinessFebruary 5, 2026

Its a tale as old as time, or at least as old as TikTok: chicken nuggets lovingly topped with a dab of caviar. McDonalds is embracing the trend this Valentines Day with a limited-time McNugget Cavia�...

Starbucks feeling the heat as more chains vie for US coffee drinkers - AP News

BusinessFebruary 1, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) Americans are drinking more coffee than they have in decades. But fewer of them are getting it from Starbucks. The company that revolutionized the United States coffee culture remains �...

Oreo is bringing zero-sugar cookies to the US - AP News

BusinessDecember 10, 2025

Rejoice, New Years dieters: Oreos are getting a sugar-free option. Mondelez said Tuesday that Oreo Zero Sugar and Oreo Double Stuf Zero Sugar will go on sale in the U.S. in January. Theyre a permane�...

PepsiCo to cut prices, eliminate products as part of a deal with an activist investor - AP News

BusinessDecember 10, 2025

PepsiCo plans to cut prices and eliminate some of its products under a deal with an activist investor announced Monday. The Purchase, New York-based company, which makes Cheetos, Tostitos and other �...

Snack Wrap unwrapped: Here’s why McDonald’s is bringing back a fan favorite on July 10 - AP News

BusinessJune 4, 2025

If McDonalds ever doubted it needed to bring back the Snack Wrap, consider this: Nine years after the fast-food powerhouse discontinued the item in the U.S., customers have continued to order it at d�...

Oreo maker Mondelez sues Aldi, alleging grocery chain copies its packaging to confuse customers - Yahoo Finance

BusinessJune 1, 2025

Snack food maker Mondelez International is suing the Aldi supermarket chain, alleging the packaging for Aldi's store-brand cookies and crackers blatantly copies Mondelez products like Chips Ahoy, Whe�...