Tag: Food and Beverage

(140721) -- SHANGHAI, July 21, 2014 (Xinhua) -- An electronic screen shows the safety record of Shanghai Husi Food Co., Ltd, a meat supplier for McDonald and KFC, in Shanghai, east China, July 20, 2014. Shanghai food and drug administration has suspended the operation of the food company suspected of supplying stale meat to McDonald and KFC outlets. (Xinhua/Pei Xin) (ry)

Meat supplier in China scandal has global reach

Washington Examiner · July 23, 2014 11:30 pm

A man eats a burger at a McDonald's restaurant in Beijing Tuesday, July 22, 2014. China's food safety agency on Tuesday announced a nationwide inspection of processing factories and meat suppliers used by a company accused of selling expired beef and chicken to McDonald's and KFC. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China detains employees of suspect meat seller

Joe McDonald · July 23, 2014 3:52 pm

The American Petroleum Institute, the top oil and gas trade group, is hosting a Capitol Hill ice cream social Wednesday to welcome its new executive vice president of government affairs, Louis Finkel. (iStock Photo)

Energy and Environment

Ice cream wars: Oil lobby and climate change activists woo with treats

Zack Colman · July 23, 2014 3:24 pm

FILE - This Feb. 9, 2011 file photo shows bottles of Pepsi at a grocery store in Springfield, Ill. PepsiCo reports quarterly financial results Wednesday, July 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

PepsiCo raises outlook, looks to new Lay’s flavors

Washington Examiner · July 23, 2014 3:18 pm

California firm issues nationwide fruit recall

California firm issues nationwide fruit recall

Washington Examiner · July 22, 2014 7:09 pm

FILE - This July 15, 2013 file photo shows bottle tops of Coca-Cola 8 oz. bottles in Doral, Fla. The Coca-Cola Co. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Coke’s sales miss estimates as Diet Coke flags

Washington Examiner · July 22, 2014 6:04 pm

In this July 20, 2014 photo, a setting sun silhouettes corn stalks growing in Ashland, Ill. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Illinois' corn crop is maturing faster than normal and faring well. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

USDA: Illinois corn, soybean crops faring well

Washington Examiner · July 22, 2014 10:51 am

FILE - This June 18, 2009 file photo shows cows grazing in Rock County, Neb. Compared to the other animal proteins, beef produces five times more heat-trapping gases connected to global warming per calorie, puts out six times as much nitrogen for water pollution, takes 11 times more water for irrigation and uses 28 times the land, according to the study published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (AP Photo/Bill Wolf, File)

Energy and Environment

Beef pollutes more than pork, poultry, study says

Seth Borenstein · July 21, 2014 9:23 pm

Bolivian president vows to expand coca crops

Washington Examiner · July 21, 2014 7:40 pm

In this Saturday, July 19, 2014, photo provided by Stone Brewing Co., Stone Brewing Co. CEO and Co-founder Greg Koch, center, toasts the crowd after announcing the Escondido, Calif., brewery's plan to build a brewery and bistro in Berlin. Stone Brewing Co. is spending about $25 million to renovate a historic gas works building into a brewery, packaging and distribution center, restaurant and garden set to open late next year. Stone Brewing Co., one of the top 10 biggest craft breweries in the U.S., will make beer for its bistro and distribution throughout Germany and Europe. (AP Photo/Stone Brewing Co., Frederik Ferschke)

Thirst for US craft beer grows overseas

Michael Felberbaum · July 21, 2014 4:35 pm

A Ben & Jerry's statement opposing GMOs includes the qualification "Now, we aren't scientists, we just make ice cream" -- that much is apparent. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Ben & Jerry’s socialist, anti-GMO cofounder inadvertently makes the case for federalism

Blake Seitz · July 20, 2014 4:09 pm

Ore. AG suing over 5-Hour Energy

Ore. AG suing over 5-Hour Energy

Bryan Cohen · July 18, 2014 6:23 pm