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From Starbucks to Specialty Cafes, the New Arms Race in the Coffee Wars

From the giant Starbucks to upstarts like Scooter’s Coffee in Nebraska, the battle is joined for who can come up with the craziest, calorie-laden, not-really-coffee...

Target Scales Back Pride Month Displays After Last Year’s Backlash

It said Pride merchandise would be available on its website and in select stores next month. In 2023, the retailer featured the goods widely.

Target Scales Back Pride Month Displays After Last Year’s Backlash

It said Pride merchandise would be available on its website and in select stores next month. In 2023, the retailer featured the goods widely.

Same-Store Sales at Starbucks Drop, Pushing Revenue Down 1.8%

After the chain’s quarterly earnings missed Wall Street’s estimates, its shares fell more than 12 percent in after-hours trading.

Delivery-Only Restaurants, Once Pandemic Successes, Face Uncertainty

Ghost kitchens and virtual brands became a way for idle restaurant kitchens to generate revenue. But as consumers return to in-house dining, many of those...

Companies Were Big on CBD. Not Anymore.

A lack of federal regulation and a mishmash of state laws have made selling products featuring the cannabis-derived ingredient not worth the trouble.

F.T.C. Sues to Block Kroger-Albertsons Grocery Store Deal

The regulator is trying to stop the largest supermarket merger in history, arguing that the deal would eliminate competition and raise prices for consumers.

How Much for Thin Mints? Some Girl Scouts Raise Cookie Prices.

While an increase in cost in parts of the country may surprise some cookie buyers, “Girl Scouts are not immune to the rising costs of...

Those Doritos Too Expensive? More Stores Offer Their Own Alternatives.

Retailers are expanding their own private-label food and beverage offerings, attracting customers looking for less expensive options.

Supply Chain Hurdles Complicate Food Companies’ Climate Pledges

Several of the world’s largest food and restaurant companies have not made progress on their goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Some are even producing...