Jeremy Gerrard

The world’s largest brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev NV announced Wednesday it is considering a takeover of rival SABMiller plc and has approached the company about this possibility. No bid or offer has been made.

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and EPA Deputy Administrator Stan Meiburg announced the first-ever national food waste goal, calling for a 50-percent reduction in waste by 2030.

For today’s US consumers, ancient grains are more popular than ever as these foods continue to play a role in growing food trends such as whole grains, gluten-free, non-GMO and bio-diversity, natural, organic, high fiber, high protein and vegan diets.

President Barack Obama has nominated Dr. Robert Califf, FDA’s deputy commissioner for medical products and tobacco—the department’s second highest ranking official—as the new commissioner to lead the agency.

Weeks after the company celebrated 50 years of business, Subway announced one of its co-founders Fred DeLuca died Monday evening, two years after he was diagnosed with Leukemia.

MilllerCoors, a joint venture between beverage companies SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing Company, said it will close its Eden, N.C. brewery in September of next year.

The rising gluten-free trend is showing no signs of slowing. 

As a strategic move toward increasing its presence in a growing African market, the Kellogg Company announced a new, long-term partnership with food company Tolaram Africa.

 Flowers Foods—whose current brands include Wonder and Nature’s Own—is expected to spend more than $400 million in just one month on organic acquisitions. 

 Investigators traced the likely source of the infections to Mexican cucumbers imported by Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce.