Retailers, who begrudgingly went along when food makers pushed up prices to recoup record-high costs, are flexing newfound muscle and demanding price cuts to match the recent steep retreat in ingredient costs. ...more

March 21, 2009

She sat patiently in her wheelchair, as scurrying volunteers gathered ham, a turkey, canned goods, bread, and bags of potatoes, apples and pungent onions in a storeroom with sporadic drafts of frigid air from outside. ...more

December 26, 2008

Apparel maker Hanesbrands Inc. said Wednesday that it will close nine plants across five countries and cut about 12 percent of its work force as it restructures its operations in order to cut costs. ...more

September 25, 2008

Colleen Bramhall's friends used to think she had sold out by going to work for Accenture as a consultant after college. Now she says they're jealous. ...more

February 11, 2008