Food Manufacturing
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  September 28, 2026
 
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The food and beverage giant plans to lay off over 140 workers.

 

 
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The facility is its third in the U.S.

 
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The company has been making honey for 105 years.

 

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The company plans to shift production to locations in two other western states.

 
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The recall includes over 83 tons of raw pork, beef and goat nationwide.

 
Workers collect garlic from a farm on the banks of the Kok River in Tha Ton, Thailand, Feb. 21, 2026.

Cutbacks in staple crops, like rice and palm oil, can have impacts worldwide.

 

Built for demanding food manufacturing environments, Suncor Stainless tie-down rings deliver strong, low-profile anchor points that help secure equipment, reduce snagging, withstand washdowns, and keep production areas cleaner, safer, and more efficient.

 
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Reducing one unhealthy ingredient sometimes means adding more of a different one.

 
Merlot grapes hang on a vine at Berryhill Family Vineyards in Clements, Calif., Sept. 10, 2026.

Changing drinking habits have caused demand to plunge.

 
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The brand had been on hiatus for over eight years.

 

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Food is presented at a new KFC restaurant in McKinney, Texas, Sept. 22, 2026.

The menu features crunchy-topped milkshakes, expanded tenders and sauces, and new side dishes.

 
A customer holds an ice cream cone outside of a Mixue store, Sept. 16, 2026, Sunnyvale, Calif.

Bilateral trade in burgers and bubble tea has become business- and consumer-led gastrodiplomacy.

 
A cook prepares 'completos' at a restaurant in Santiago, Chile, Sept. 14, 2026.

For decades, the "completo" has been an affordable lunch enjoyed across social classes.

 

 
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