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Food Industry News 27 November 2025 - 19 December 2025

Lamb Weston (LW) Stock Plunges on Outlook Caution Despite Q2 FY2026 Earnings Beat

Lamb Weston (LW) Stock Plunges on Outlook Caution Despite Q2 FY2026 Earnings Beat

December 19, 2025 — Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) stock tumbled sharply Friday after the frozen potato products giant posted a modest earnings beat for its fiscal second quarter, but reaffirmed full-year guidance in a way that left investors bracing for a tougher back half of the year. Shares were down roughly 24%–25% in Friday trading, hovering around $44–$45…
Ben & Jerry’s vs Magnum Ice Cream: Court Filings Warn of More Board Ousters as Foundation Fights Funding Threat (Dec. 19, 2025)

Ben & Jerry’s vs Magnum Ice Cream: Court Filings Warn of More Board Ousters as Foundation Fights Funding Threat (Dec. 19, 2025)

Ben & Jerry’s long-running battle over who controls the brand’s famously activist “social mission” escalated again this week—this time with the ice cream maker’s independent board warning a federal judge that more directors could be pushed out within days, and the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation moving to join an ongoing lawsuit after its new corporate parent signaled it could halt…
Campbell Soup (CPB) Stock Today: Earnings Beat, Rao’s Deal and 2026 Forecasts After a Brutal Sell-Off

Campbell Soup (CPB) Stock Today: Earnings Beat, Rao’s Deal and 2026 Forecasts After a Brutal Sell-Off

Published: December 9, 2025 The Campbell’s Company – still best known to most people as Campbell Soup (NASDAQ: CPB) – just dropped a dense bundle of news on investors: fiscal Q1 2026 results, confirmation of its 2026 outlook, and a new deal to deepen its bet on the ultra-popular Rao’s pasta sauce. The market’s verdict so far is cautious. By…
Marks & Spencer expansion: Leighton Buzzard, Wendover and Northwich put on M&S Food ‘wishlist’ as 500 new locations revealed

Marks & Spencer expansion: Leighton Buzzard, Wendover and Northwich put on M&S Food ‘wishlist’ as 500 new locations revealed

Marks & Spencer has confirmed that Leighton Buzzard, Wendover and Northwich are all on a new national “target locations” list for potential M&S Food stores, as the retailer accelerates a major expansion of its grocery business across the UK. The list, published in late November and expanded on in local coverage in early December, sets out 500 towns, cities and…
Greencore Group Plc (LON:GNC) Stock on 2 December 2025: Share Price, Bakkavor Deal and 2026 Outlook

Greencore Group Plc (LON:GNC) Stock on 2 December 2025: Share Price, Bakkavor Deal and 2026 Outlook

This article is for information only and does not constitute investment advice. Greencore share price today: GNC edges higher in an active bid situation Greencore Group Plc (LON:GNC), the FTSE 250 convenience food manufacturer best known for its sandwiches and ready meals, closed on 2 December 2025 at 243.50p (sell 242.50p / buy 243.50p), up 2.0p or +0.83% on the…
Beyond Meat Hit With $38.9M Vegadelphia Verdict as BYND Stock Lures Bullish Options Traders

Beyond Meat Hit With $38.9M Vegadelphia Verdict as BYND Stock Lures Bullish Options Traders

Beyond Meat – which is in the midst of rebranding simply as “Beyond” – is ending 2025 under intense pressure on almost every front: a $38.9 million trademark verdict, a fresh wave of securities‑fraud investigations, deepening operating losses and impairments, and yet another round of meme‑stock speculation and bullish options bets in a stock now trading around $1 per share.…
K&W Cafeterias Closes All Locations Effective Immediately After 88 Years: What Happened and What’s Next

K&W Cafeterias Closes All Locations Effective Immediately After 88 Years: What Happened and What’s Next

K&W Cafeterias, the Winston-Salem–born Southern cafeteria chain, has shut down all of its remaining restaurants effective immediately, ending an 88‑year run across North Carolina and Virginia. The company announced on Monday, December 1, 2025, that every one of its final nine locations — eight in North Carolina and one in Virginia — has closed at once, with no advance warning…
1 December 2025
Unilever PLC Stock on 1 December 2025: Magnum Spin‑Off, Marmite Sale Talk and What Analysts Expect Next

Unilever PLC Stock on 1 December 2025: Magnum Spin‑Off, Marmite Sale Talk and What Analysts Expect Next

As markets open on 1 December 2025, Unilever PLC is in that rare sweet spot where corporate strategy, politics and valuation all collide at once. The group is days away from spinning off its €15 billion ice‑cream arm The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC), is reportedly weighing the sale of iconic British brands like Marmite, Bovril and Colman’s, and has just…
Denny’s Closures in Santa Rosa and Canada: What the $620 Million Buyout Really Means for ‘America’s Diner’

Denny’s Closures in Santa Rosa and Canada: What the $620 Million Buyout Really Means for ‘America’s Diner’

As of November 29, 2025, Denny’s is in the middle of one of the biggest shake‑ups in its 72‑year history. The chain has: Here’s how the Santa Rosa and Barrie closures fit into the bigger picture — and what diners, employees and investors should expect next. Santa Rosa’s Coddingtown Denny’s quietly shuts its doors In late November, locals in Santa…
El Jannah Sold to US Private Equity Giant General Atlantic in Landmark A$1 Billion Deal

El Jannah Sold to US Private Equity Giant General Atlantic in Landmark A$1 Billion Deal

Sydney – 28 November 2025 Australia’s cult Lebanese charcoal chicken chain El Jannah has been snapped up by New York–based private equity firm General Atlantic in a blockbuster deal understood to value the business at close to A$1 billion, capping one of the most closely watched fast‑food auctions of the year. Real Commercial The sale, reported today by multiple outlets…
Denny’s Closes Santa Rosa and Barrie Locations as 150 Restaurants Face Axe After $620 Million Sale

Denny’s Closes Santa Rosa and Barrie Locations as 150 Restaurants Face Axe After $620 Million Sale

Two North American Denny’s closures in Santa Rosa, California and Barrie, Ontario are the latest signs of a historic shake‑up for the 24/7 diner chain as it heads into a $620 million take‑private deal and a year of accelerated restaurant shutdowns. Key points Santa Rosa loses its Coddingtown Mall Denny’s On November 27, 2025, locals in Santa Rosa woke up…
27 November 2025
Unilever (ULVR) Today: Magnum Ice Cream Spin‑Off, €3bn Bond Deal and Split Analyst Views – 27 November 2025

Unilever (ULVR) Today: Magnum Ice Cream Spin‑Off, €3bn Bond Deal and Split Analyst Views – 27 November 2025

LONDON – 27 November 2025 – Unilever PLC (LON: ULVR, NYSE: UL) is heading into the year-end as one of the most closely watched consumer staples stocks in Europe. The group is pushing ahead with the long‑planned spin‑off of its ice cream arm, The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC), backed by a €3 billion bond sale, while analysts remain sharply…

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  • Live Cattle Futures Fall as JBS Plant Workers Authorize Strike
    February 6, 2026, 3:21 AM EST. Live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday, with contracts down $5 to $6.20 amid a quiet cash market and no sales at the Fed Cattle Exchange auction. Feeder cattle futures also dropped by $6 to $7.50. The largest beef sales this year were reported by USDA at 19,748 metric tonnes, led by South Korea and Japan. However, boxed beef wholesale prices fell, with Choice boxes down 77 cents. Federally inspected cattle slaughter rose slightly but remained below last year's volume. In a significant development, workers at JBS's Greeley, Colorado plant, processing around 5,000 head daily, voted to authorize a strike, adding uncertainty to the cattle market.
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