The Business of Food

Last month, McDonald's announced plans to raise the starting hourly wage range to $11-$17 per hour for crew and $15-$20 per hour for shift managers.

General Mills has thrived amid the coronavirus pandemic with people worldwide eating more at home over the past year, but the company is downsizing its workforce as part of a push to reshape itself for the post-pandemic future, the Star Tribune reports.

McDonald’s is testing out voice-ordering technology at drive-thrus in Chicago as restaurants across the country look to automation to reduce labor costs.

Chili’s is the latest restaurant to enter the chicken sandwich wars with a savory secret weapon – special sauce.

The JBS and Colonial Pipeline cyberattacks show that foreign criminal organizations are targeting critical industries and infrastructure in the U.S. 

Anheuser-Busch plans to give out free beer to Americans over the drinking age of 21 if 70% of U.S. adults have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine by July 4 in support of the White House administration’s campaign to encourage more people to get vaccinated.

The hack of JBS Foods, one of the largest meat producers in the world, could send meat prices higher in the near future.

Instacart, the San Francisco-based grocery delivery and pick-up company, is reportedly exploring new technology to enlist robots for its in-store grocery shopping to replace some of its gig workers in a move to cut costs.

Brian Bolter, owner of Dry 85 in Annapolis, Maryland, spoke with FOX Business about the impact of labor shortages in the service industry.

A Philadelphia restaurant is charging a hefty minimum for diners – and some customers are saying it’s discriminatory against anyone who wants to eat out without breaking the bank.

Stew Leonard’s CEO Stew Leonard Jr. discusses how his grocery chain is reacting to coronavirus recovery.

As Americans become more comfortable dining out in the age of the COVID-19 vaccine, Bernstein analysts are bullish about Beyond Meat.

Oatly, the Oprah Winfrey-backed alternative milk brand, raised $1.4 billion in its IPO Wednesday as consumers continue to demand dairy alternatives

On Tuesday, Sanderson Farms CEO Joe Sanderson spoke during the Goldman Sachs Global Staples Forum and said that its newest processing plant may be delayed.

A former Frito-Lay plant janitor who long took credit for inventing Flamin’ Hot Cheetos has been peddling an “urban legend,” an explosive report said Sunday.

A restaurant owner with locations in Upstate New York and Florida says unemployment benefits have impacted the staff shortages that restaurants and small businesses are seeing across the country.

The fast-food chain raised its annual forecast for earnings on Wednesday wagering that more customers would be trying its bacon-filled breakfast menu

Ben’s Original products are now at retailers nationwide, Mars Food said Wednesday. The new packaging features the company’s name in its signature navy blue lettering with its orange background.

CHICAGO - Tyson Foods is laying off a certain type of rooster from its U.S. chicken business after a surprising discovery that eggs fertilized by the male bird hatch less often, resulting in fewer chickens.

Unilever, the maker of Breyers, Klondike and a Good Humor, among other food brands, is offering up free ice cream to health care workers and anyone getting vaccinated at a number of sites across the country starting Friday,