The Business of Food

Jennie-O Turkey Store announced Tuesday that it will temporarily pause operations at its Melrose, Minnesota facility in order to undergo a deep, facility-wide cleaning to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.

Tyson Foods Inc Chairman John Tyson warned that the U.S. “food supply chain is breaking” as a growing number of plant closures have left farmers with fewer options to market and process livestock.

Hormel Foods’ Jennie-O Turkey Store announced that it was temporarily closing two facilities in Minnesota after 14 employees tested positive for COVID-19.

The company said it was working with health officials in three surrounding counties to test 1,400 employees from its Pasco, Washington, plant for COVID-19.

Kroger, the country’s largest grocery chain, had to learn quickly in order to keep its essential employees and customers safe amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The meal delivery service industry hit record heights in March as the coronavirus pandemic forced millions of Americans to self-isolate at home.

Chipotle announced free delivery lasting through at least early May and a partnership with Uber Eats.

Starbucks and Beyond Meat have partnered to launch a new plant-based menu in China this week.

Dwindling supplies of carbon dioxide from ethanol plants is sparking concern about shortages of beer, soda and seltzer water - essentials for many quarantined Americans.

Bare store shelves aren’t a sign that there’s a shortage of food in the United States, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said he’s working to get a South Dakota pork plant reopened after hundreds of employees tested positive for COVID-19.

Virginia-based Smithfield Foods announced Sunday that it is closing its pork processing plant in Sioux Falls until further notice after hundreds of employees tested positive for the coronavirus

Some restaurants have turned to selling groceries and other provisions as a way to help make up for revenue lost during the coronavirus

Walmart has been selling enough toilet paper every five days to give every single American a roll each.

The seafood industry has been upended by the spread of the coronavirus, which has halted sales in restaurants and sent fishermen and dealers scrambling for new markets

America’s food distribution networks are still operating despite the coronavirus.

Perdue Farms said in a press release Saturday that an employee at a processing facility in Georgia has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Agriculture groups and union leaders are urging employers to take extra precautions to prevent the outbreak from spreading among California's farmworkers.

In the early days of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, fast food restaurants saw a boost in foot traffic. But that trend has sharply reversed as the virus spread into a pandemic.

The Atlanta restaurant chain gusto! is accepting $100 for gift cards worth $150 that can be redeemed starting in July or $200 for $350 gift cards redeemable starting in September.