A billionaire European family is on a caffeine-fueled binge to roll up the global coffee industry, with a huge bet announced Monday: a $13.9 billion acquisition of Keurig Green Mountain.

Food companies tinker with the signature products in their portfolios at their own risk and few products are as classic as Campbells chicken noodle soup.

The company uses some 2 billion shell and liquid eggs annually, or a little more than 4 percent of the 43.56 billion eggs produced in the United States last year.

Coca-Cola says it will begin disclosing its investments in scientific research and advocacy about the impact sugary soft drinks have on public health.

The latest piece of equipment at the Bread Lab, a heavenly smelling corner of the Washington State University campus here, is a tortilla press, a gift from Chipotle Mexican Grill.

In a first for a major restaurant chain, Chipotle Mexican Grill on Monday will begin serving only food that is free of genetically engineered ingredients.

Consumer needs and preferences have changed, and McDonald's current performance reflects the urgent need to evolve with today's consumers, reset strategic priorities and restore business momentum.

"The two key words in fast food are 'fast' and 'food,' and McDonald's is no longer fast, and its burgers ranked last in a Consumer Reports survey recently."

Diners at KFC restaurants throughout Britain soon will be able to have their coffee - and eat the cup, too.

The price of cocoa, the main ingredient in most chocolate, soared last year, forcing chocolate producers to raise prices and shrink packages.

Pizza Hut, one of the worlds largest pizza purveyors, is adding gluten-free pizza to its lineup this month.

The Food and Drug Administration will announce sweeping rules Tuesday that will require chain restaurants, movie theaters and pizza parlors across the country to post calorie counts on their menus. Health experts said the new requirements would help combat...

The three largest soda companies - Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and the Dr Pepper Snapple Group - have pledged to cut the number of sugary drink calories that Americans consume by one-fifth in about a decade, through a combination of marketing, distribution and...