New research suggests drinking six cups a coffee a day reduces the risk for developing Type 2 or adult onset diabetes.

PepsiCo has signed a deal with Baghdad Soft Drinks Co. to bottle and distribute Pepsi products in Iraq.

A new study from NPD Group says 70 percent of those questioned expressed confidence in the safety of the food they buy at the supermarket.

Portland Brewing has rolled out a limited number of “Governator” beers in honor of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s victory in the Calfornia recall election.

The Asian supermarket, Ranch 99, is attracting other Asian businesses to Foster City, Cal.

Starbucks announced that its US coffee shops open at least a year saw an increase in sales of 11 percent in December compared to 2002.

The parent of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell announced sales at company-owned stores were up two percent in December compared to the previous year.

Ford, Honda and Toyota have announced plans to add new hybrid gas/electric cars to their product lineup.

Home Depot, announced the purchase of Creative Touch Interiors (CTI), a leading turnkey design center provider for major homebuilders in Southern California and Las Vegas. Terms of the deal were…

The former senior vice president, Investor Relations and Public Affairs for Safeway, Melissa Plaisance has joined Del Monte Foods as its senior vice president, Finance and Corporate Communications.

The office-supply chain is turning its focus to small businesses and institutions in response to sharp competition for consumer and big business dollars.

The National Retail Federation is predicting a strong year for retailing following up the best holiday sales in four years.

The beginning of the jury selection in the government’s case against Martha Stewart will begin today.

7-Eleven has announced it has won approval from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce to open stores as part of a joint venture with Beijing ShouLian Commercial Group Co. and China…

The restaurant chain announced that locations open at least 18 months had sales increases of 2.5 percent in December.

Earnings per share of the country’s largest drugstore chain were up 25 cents in the last quarter.

The UK’s leading supermarket chain, Tesco, has announced it is cutting prices by an average of eight percent on over 600 items sold in its stores.

An increase in the value of Gillette’s shares at the end of 2003 could mean the company’s chief executive, James Kilts, may receive an additional $4 million as part of…

Sears chairman Alan Lacy has focused efforts into selling company assets for cash. Will company real estate be next?

The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) has file a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Ralphs claiming the supermarket chain has been illegally rehiring workers under false…

Sales of toys in toy stores dropped nearly eight percent during the Christmas shopping period according to MasterCard Advisors, a unit of MasterCard International.

A 1994 law limits the FDA’s power to regulate herbal substances.

Vice Agriculture Minister Yoshiaki Watanabe of Japan said U.S. efforts to protect against mad cow disease were not as effective as those used by his country.

Fausto Tonna, the former chief financial officer of Parmalat, who was arrested last week as part of the fraud scandal investigation told reporters while being transported for interrogation, “I wish…

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