Articles by Deena Shanker

Coca-Cola, PepsiCo Planning to Comply With Trump’s DEI Policy

Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc., both government contractors, are preparing to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs, according to people familiar with the matter. Coca-Cola, which provides beverages on military bases and in …

General Mills to Engage Regulators on Food Dyes Targeted by RFK Jr.

General Mills Inc. is planning to engage federal officials over potential restrictions on food dyes that it uses in some of its cereals, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, calls …

McDonald’s Is Racing to Contain Fallout From E. Coli Outbreak

McDonald’s Corp. is trying to contain the fallout from a severe E. coli outbreak that appears to be linked to the slivered onions in its popular Quarter Pounder sandwiches. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday announced …

Israeli Firms Try to Cope With Trauma, Worker Shortages, Missed Deadlines

Business as usual is rare right now inside the companies that power Israel’s $520 billion economy, as leaders try to keep operations going while offering emotional and other support to workers. The realities of the Israel-Hamas war are upending not …

Ben & Jerry’s Hasn’t Cleaned Up Its Act, Consumer Group Claims

It’s summer in America, and that means action-packed movies, piles of hot dogs and plenty of ice cream. But according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by a consumer food-advocacy group, if your choice of ice cream is Ben & Jerry’s, …