Flowers Foods Escapes Distributors’ Worker Classification Suit
Flower Foods Inc. defeated a lawsuit by three distributors accusing the baking company of misclassifying them as independent contractors to deny them retirement benefits. …
Month: July 2018
ADM To Add New Line Of Specialty Tapioca Starches
Archer Daniels Midland Company today introduced a new line of specialty tapioca starches and tapioca maltodextrin ingredients in partnership with Vedan International. …
ADM Expands Range Of Vanilla Capabilities With Agreement To Acquire Rodelle
Archer Daniels Midland Company announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire Rodelle Inc., a premium originator, processor and supplier of vanilla products. …
McDonald’s Says Goodbye Cashiers, Hello Kiosks
“Would you like fries with that?” may soon be a phrase of the past.
As minimum wage levels approach or surpass $15 nationwide, restaurant customers expecting to be greeted by a smiling face will instead be welcomed by a glowing LED screen. …
US Consumers Are Increasingly Eating & Preparing Their Meals At Home Often With The Help Of Foodservice
U.S. consumers are increasingly eating and preparing their meals at home, contrary to recent news reports that they are eating at restaurants more based on an uptick in foodservice spending, reports The NPD Group, a leading global information company. Through its daily research of U.S. consumers’ eating behaviors, NPD shows that four out of five meals are prepared at home, and although the relationship of in-home prepared meals versus those sourced away-from-home has been stable for a few years, …
