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  • An image of a Kroger store.Retail

    Albertsons threatens to lay off workers if merger with Kroger is blocked

    By Dee-Ann Durbin, Claire Rush, and others
  • A box of Pop-TartsFinance

    Mars buying Kellanova in $30 billion deal to expand reach into salty snack category

    By Dee-Ann Durbin, Michelle Chapman, and others
  • FILE – A waiter delivers food to patrons at a restaurant, Jan. 21, 2022, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)Politics

    Why Trump’s and Harris’ proposals to stop taxing tips would be hard to do

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
  • Kellogg's cereal at the grocery storeRetail

    Kellogg’s is reorganizing, downsizing, and cutting hundreds of jobs as U.S. cereal demand gets soggy

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
  • Pete Buttigieg in front of US flagPolitics

    Biden administration cracks down on airline seating fees that can run $200 a trip

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
  • food delivery driverRetail

    DoorDash pledges crackdown on bad delivery drivers

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
  • A woman holds a fork with a bite of foodRetail

    Panda Express brings back plant-based meat becaus customers were ‘begging’ for it—a week after McDonald’s killed its alt-meat burger

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
  • A hand brushes a piece of meat on a grillPolitics

    Lab-grown meat isn’t on grocery store shelves yet, but Florida and Arizona have already banned it

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
  • Sour Patch Kids, Oreos, and Cadbury chocolate, is displayedFinance

    Gen Z fueling limited-time flavors like Sour Patch Kids Oreos and pink lemonade-flavored Kit Kats as brands bid to stay relevant and distinct

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Starbucks employees and supporters link arms during a union election watch party Dec. 9, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a case filed by Starbucks against the National Labor Relations Board. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex, File)Finance

    Starbucks heads to Supreme Court in case against top U.S. labor board that forced it to rehire 7 workers who were trying to unionize

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
  • McDonald'sPolitics

    McDonald’s just bought out its Israeli franchisee of more than 30 years, taking over 225 restaurants for undisclosed terms

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
  • JB Smoove and Joseph EinhornRetail

    ‘We can get you anything’: A $1,000-a-month power shopping app that offers rare art and private islands is the latest example of retailers leaning in on memberships

    By Anne D'Innocenzio, Dee-Ann Durbin, and others
  • An employee dressed as Chuck E. Cheese holds a flyer advertising new memberships at a location Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in San Diego. Paid loyalty programs are all the rage in the restaurant and retail world. Looking for reliable sales in an unpredictable spending environment, more companies have extended their points-based loyalty tiers to making their most dependable customers feel valued for an up-front fee. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)Retail

    Businesses from Chuck E-Cheese and Target to luxury app Long Story Short are adding paid loyalty programs to make their big spenders feel special—and spend more

    By Anne D'Innocenzio, Dee-Ann Durbin, and others
  • CandyRetail

    Big candy befuddled by Gen Z’s love for sour gummies, scrambles for plan to get Americans chewing gum again

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
  • An Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC facility is seen, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Cartersville, Ga. Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch has reached a contract agreement with the Teamsters union that avoids a strike at its U.S. plants. The union had threatened a strike at the brewer’s 12 U.S. plants if an agreement on a new five-year contract wasn’t reached by 11:59 p.m. EST Thursday. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)Success

    Anheuser-Busch has reached a new 5-year contract deal with the Teamsters to avoid a massive strike at its 12 U.S. plants

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press