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Merck & Co. said that U.S. regulators have rejected its arthritis drug Arcoxia, the drugmaker''s follow-up to Vioxx, informing the company it cannot be approved without new supportive data, according

The Associated Press reports that agribusiness powerhouse Cargill’s third-quarter earnings rose 49 percent on improving operations and tax savings. The privately held maker of food ingredients and other agricultural products

Japan ordered imports halted from a major meat plant in Kansas last Friday after a beef shipment arrived without proper papers, the third American meatpacker that''s had some exports to

Anheuser-Busch plans to double distribution in China will include a new brewery in that nation''s Guangdong province, the Associated Press reports. The St. Louis-based beer maker will expand Budweiser distribution

Tyson Foods Inc., plans to sell two Alabama plants to Koch Foods Inc. as part of an effort to reduce its production of fresh poultry, according to the Associated Press.

According to the Associated Press, Hercules Inc., which supplies water-treatment chemicals to the paper industry, recently disclosed that it paid President and Chief Executive Craig A. Rogerson approximately $4.6 million

The Associated Press reports that AFC Enterprises Inc., operator of fast-food chain Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, said Friday President and Chief Executive Kenneth L. Keymer is resigning, effective March 30.

Tyson Foods Inc. unveiled a $45 million research and development center complete with test kitchens and tasting booths that will help the world''s largest meat producer develop new prepared foods,

The Associated Press reports that Japan will check all processed meats imported from the United States after a shipment was found last week with sausages containing beef in violation of

Shares of Dow Chemical Co. rose to a new 52-week high last Monday after a British tabloid reported the chemicals maker may be on the verge of selling itself to