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Beyond Meat shares fall on lower-than-expected revenue forecasts

Reuters – Beyond Meat forecast annual revenue below estimates February 24, as the plant-based business pioneer wrestles with labour and supply chain disruptions and faces stiff competition in the United States. The plant-based meat space has become crowded in recent years with more traditional names, including Tyson Foods and Kellogg entering the fray and offering


Kellogg, whose products are shown here in a National Breakfast Week promotion with actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore on March 8, has reached a deal with striking U.S. workers. (Kelloggcompany.com)

Kellogg strike ends as workers approve new labour agreement

Reuters — Workers at Kellogg’s U.S. breakfast cereal plants voted in favour of a new contract that offers better terms for transitional employees and across-the-board wage increases, ending a weeks-long strike, the company said Tuesday. The five-year contract ends the stalemate between the Froot Loops maker and its factory workers in Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and

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Tim Hortons parent to buy Firehouse Subs as other brands drag

Chain's comparable year-to-date sales up 20 per cent against pre-pandemic levels

Reuters — Tim Hortons parent Restaurant Brands International said Monday it will buy sandwich chain Firehouse Subs for US$1 billion, at a time when its popular brands are struggling due to increased competition from rivals launching new menu items. Analysts have said fried chicken sandwich pioneer Popeyes, owned by RBI, has been hurt by McDonald’s