Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Hormel Foods faced higher transportation costs due to a challenging freight environment characterized by tighter capacity, executives told analysts during a Q1 earnings call on Feb. 26. The capacity crunch was driven by severe winter...

Anything could happen during March Madness. Your beloved alma mater could get knocked out in the first round. You could call every upset for a perfect bracket. Some 11-seed Cinderella could make the Final Four. But one thing you can know for sure: where you should be spending game day. Whether you’re crossing the country...

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Bel Group is spending $200 million to expand a Babybel cheese production plant in Brookings, South Dakota, the largest U.S. investment in the company’s history. The project will double the plant’s production to 20,000 tons...

Open for: Happy hour and dinner Price range: $$ Few places with pool tables on the premises boast bar food and cocktails as good as Palo Santo’s. Owners Bailey and Brian Butler came to Oklahoma City in 2020 by way of Los Angeles, where Brian worked for chef Roy Choi. That influence is clear in...

Last Updated On: Mar 11, 2026 by Aarthi Pakoda is a timeless South Indian deep fried snack that is loved by everyone. Whether it’s a rainy day, a casual get together or craving something hot, crispy and flavourful, this recipe is a go-to one. These pakodas are crispy on the outside and soft on the...

Published: March 11, 2026, 12:01 am The European Commission has unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) platform to help detect food fraud, contaminated food, and foodborne outbreaks. The EU Commission said the tool will reinforce consumer safety and help national authorities work more effectively on the assessment, detection and response to food safety risks and fraudulent activity. This...

Researchers have developed new methods to test food for bacterial contamination that are faster and do not require expert training. The work is being done at the University of Connecticut College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources and is led by Yangchao Luo and Zhenlei Xiao. The research was published in Food Frontiers and in...

Since the outbreak likely had various sources, new cases continue to be detected. Published: March 11, 2026, 12:05 am More than 200 people fell sick in a Salmonella outbreak in the Netherlands that went on for more than two years. Between June 2023 and September 2025, there were 227 infections. It is the largest Salmonella...

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Actor and director George Clooney is teaming up with his Casamigos co-founders Mike Meldman and Rande Gerber again — this time on a nonalcoholic beer. Crazy Mountain is a 65-calorie, alcohol-free beer, set to roll out in...

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Shoppers bought more meat last year despite strong price increases across much of the category, according to data released last week by the Meat Institute and FMI — The Food Industry Association. An increase in the number...