September 13, 2020
“Global soybean demand has been robust recently, with new American crop sales at record levels, said Jim Sutter, CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council. On Tuesday, prices of U.S. soybean futures rose to their highest levels since 2018 after the U.S. Department… Continue Reading…
September 10, 2020
“The company announced Thursday a deal in which franchisee HB Restaurant Group will open 49 new locations in Philadelphia and southern New Jersey by 2028. It’s one of Papa John’s biggest such deals in two decades. HB Restaurant Group currently… Continue Reading…
September 1, 2020
“More than 50 former McDonald’s franchisees are suing the fast-food giant for racial discrimination, alleging it denied them the same opportunities as White operators and pushed them out of the system. The 52 Black plaintiffs claim that McDonald’s violated federal anti-discrimination law… Continue Reading…
July 31, 2020
“Food insecurity for U.S. households last week reached its highest reported level since the Census Bureau started tracking the data in May, with almost 30 million Americans reporting that they’d not had enough to eat at some point in the… Continue Reading…
July 28, 2020
“Shares of the company fell nearly 2% in early trading Tuesday. Still, McDonald’s said it expects to accelerate U.S. restaurant closures this year and permanently shutter about 200 locations. More than half of those are lower sales volume locations inside Walmart stores. The… Continue Reading…
February 25, 2020
Part of being financially independent is being able to support yourself during setbacks or emergency situations. Just like it’s a good idea to have cash on hand for a rainy day it’s also good to have food as well. Earthquakes… Continue Reading…
October 30, 2019
“… Dogged by lower prices and tepid demand, U.S. wheat farmers are poised to plant the fewest acres of winter varieties in 110 years… …World supplies are so plentiful that futures for hard red winter wheat are down about 15%… Continue Reading…
October 4, 2019
“Americans on average spent more on taxes in 2018 than they did on the basic necessities of food, clothing and health care combined, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey… In 2018, according to Table R-1, American consumer… Continue Reading…
June 3, 2019
“In a week that can only be described as eventful, Illinois lawmakers passed a bill to legalize adult-use cannabis – which now only needs the governor’s signature; the FDA held a public hearing on the regulation of products containing CBD; and a federal appeals court re-opened a case against the… Continue Reading…
May 24, 2019
“American have an average of $6,506 in credit card debt, according to a new Experian report out this week. But which expenses are adding to that balance the most? A full 23% of Americans say that paying for basic necessities such as… Continue Reading…
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