Victor Stefanescu

Food giant Conagra says kitchen-weary consumers are coming back to its products, helping advance a gradual recovery in some of the company’s key businesses. The maker of Slim Jim meat snacks and Marie Callender's frozen meals said Thursday that sales volumes in businesses like frozen foods and snacks are improving following pressure during a period of heavy food-price inflation. Conagra Chief Executive Sean Connolly said consumers cut back on frozen meals during peak inflation, opting to cook more meals from scratch.

Delta Air Lines reported a sharply lower profit in the second quarter as it faced a new challenge during the busy summer travel season: airlines are flying too much.

Companies are scouring and tweaking the DNA of potatoes to produce higher-yielding varieties and beneficial starches.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) shares traded lower ahead of the open, after a jury ordered the Illinois-based company to pay $495 million in a product-liability

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) shares fell 0.4%, after a jury ordered the Illinois-based company to pay $495 million in a product-liability lawsuit. The jury determined Friday that the maker of Similac failed to warn that its formula for premature infants increased the risk for a bowel disease. Earlier this year, Mead Johnson, owned by U.K.-based Reckitt Benckiser, was ordered to pay $60 million to plaintiffs in a similar case.

Consumers have had it with higher food prices. Hershey says it has to keep going. The candy company, which makes Reese’s peanut butter cups and SkinnyPop Popcorn, said Thursday that consumers are pulling back on discretionary spending, impacting business.

The humble vending machine has gone gourmet, as some companies trade chips for charcuterie boards, cupcakes and fresh salads.

Prices are up—and so are the wait times. But that’s just the tip of the iced-latte-berg. The coffee giant’s new CEO will have his work cut out for him.

Prices are up—and so are the wait times. But that's just the tip of the iced-latte-berg. The coffee giant's new CEO will have his work cut out for him.

Spirit and Frontier bundle amenities such as alcohol, Wi-Fi and bigger seats as they weather financial turbulence.