America’s Largest Dairy Company Declares Bankruptcy

America’s Largest Dairy Company Declares Bankruptcy

Dean Foods is the largest dairy company in the United States, after a 94-year history of mergers and takeovers of other dairy businesses, mostly in the Midwest. Along the course of a long and troubled legal history, the company has been fighting an anti-monopoly suit...
Google Buys Fitbit for $2.1 Billion

Google Buys Fitbit for $2.1 Billion

For half a decade, Google’s Wear OS (also known as Android Wear) has struggled along in the world of fitness trackers. A year after its launch, it trailed well behind Fitbit, Jawbone, and Apple Watch, with just 10% of the market share. Google partnered with dozens of...
Beyond Meat Keeps Growing Despite Stock Price Stumble

Beyond Meat Keeps Growing Despite Stock Price Stumble

Ethan Brown has big goals. The CEO of vegetarian meat-substitute company Beyond Meat, Brown took his company public in May this year. His plan to grow the company into a $40 billion giant is under way, and he’s not concerned by stumbles like this week’s 19% drop in...
Chipotle Adds to Its Employee Education Benefits

Chipotle Adds to Its Employee Education Benefits

Competition for employees is always good for the workers. These days, with an unemployment rate below 4 percent, employers offering entry-level jobs have to fight to attract stable workers. Taco Bell is hosting ‘exciting’ hiring parties. Starbucks is working to...
FTC Slaps AdvoCare With Pyramid Scheme Penalty

FTC Slaps AdvoCare With Pyramid Scheme Penalty

AdvoCare, a dietary supplement company which sells under the brand names Trim, Fit, Spark, and Performance Elite, among others, operates under the multi-level marketing (MLM) business model. People can buy in and become “distributors,” who then buy lots of products...