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PepsiCo goes Beyond Meat in new partnership
PepsiCo and Beyond Meat are creating a joint venture to develop snacks and drinks made from plant-based proteins. The companies didn’t reveal what kinds of products they will make Tuesday, saying they’re still in development. But the collaboration sent Beyond Meat's shares to their largest...
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft - Mojang 2. Bloons TD 6 - Ninja Kiwi 3. Procreate Pocket - Savage Interactive Pty Ltd 4. Heads Up! - Warner Bros. 5. Monopoly - Marmalade Game Studio 6. Geometry Dash - RobTop Games AB 7. Plague Inc. - Ndemic Creations 8. Incredibox - So Far So Good 9. HotSchedules -...
Student-run free grocery store helps feed town's hungry
Traditional school stores might offer snacks and knickknacks, school gear and notebooks — but the one at Linda Tutt High School in Sanger, Texas, has a very different inventory and clientele. At Linda Tutt you can get everything from produce, milk and eggs to pasta, peanut butter and canned goods to...
Google says Chrome cookie replacement plan making progress
LONDON (AP) — Google says it's making progress on plans to revamp Chrome user tracking technology aimed at improving privacy even as it faces challenges from regulators and officials. The company gave an update Monday on its work to remove from its Chrome browser so-called third-party cookies, which are...
With Mardi Gras parades canceled, New Orleans eats king cake
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Will Samuels wasn’t sure what to expect this year at the King Cake Hub, his three-year-old seasonal shop offering the Mardi Gras confection from 15 New Orleans bakeries. So far, business has been brisk. He has been selling nearly 1,000 king cakes a day. “It’s...
Tyson Foods to pay $221.5M to settle price-fixing claims
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Tyson Foods, the nation's largest meat supplier, said it will pay more than $200 million to settle a class-action suit that alleged price-fixing among chicken producers, saying the agreement is in the best interests of the company and its stakeholders. Tyson on Wednesday informed...
Friendly's restaurant chain sale finalized after bankruptcy
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The Friendly's restaurant chain has finalized its sale after filing for bankruptcy in November. The Wilbraham, Massachusetts-based chain known for its ice cream sundaes has been sold to Amici Partners Group, based in Connecticut, the Springfield Republican reported Thursday. The...
Koch Foods announces $16M expansion, 135 new jobs in Alabama
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) — One of the largest poultry processors in the U.S. is investing nearly $16 million to expand a processing plant in Alabama, an investment officials say will bring 135 jobs over the next three years. The funds will go towards the production line of the Koch Foods processing plant in...
Pork exec gives $25K to Iowa governor; company got virus aid
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An owner of a large pork production company that disproportionately benefited from an Iowa coronavirus aid program recently donated $25,000 to Gov. Kim Reynolds' campaign, a new disclosure report shows. Mary Ann Christensen, board member of Christensen Farms and part of the family...
South Africa's trailblazing Black food writer dies of virus
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's trailblazing Black food writer Dorah Sitole's latest cookbook was widely hailed in December as a moving chronicle of her journey from humble township cook to famous, well-traveled author. The country's new Black celebrity chefs lined up to praise her as a mentor who...
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