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The board of directors of Smithfield Foods Inc., the parent company of Patrick Cudahy LLC, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Shuanghui International Holdings Limited, which is China’s largest meat processing company for $7.1 billion, including the assumption of Smithfield’s net debt.

The United Cranberry Growers Cooperative (UCGC), based in Wausau, today launched Be Berry Aware, a new consumer education campaign to help consumers identify high-quality cranberry juices that pack the nutritional benefits.

By an overwhelming margin, “Bernie’s Barrelman Ale” was selected as the name for a new beer that celebrates a partnership between the Milwaukee Brewers and Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company.

Leaders at Lifeway Foods Inc. plan to rehire all of the workers who were laid off from Golden Guernsey Dairy LLC to staff the Waukesha facility when it reopens this summer.

Leaders at Lifeway Foods Inc. plan to rehire all of the workers who were laid off from Golden Guernsey Dairy LLC to staff the Waukesha facility when it reopens this summer.

Wauwatosa-based Penzeys Spices plans to buy the former Northridge Mall on the far northwest side of Milwaukee. The deal should be completed in a couple of days.

In a digital age of fast food and instant gratification, it would seem intuitive that Wisconsin's supper clubs would be relegated to the relics of the past, like drive-in movie theaters, phone booths and pinball arcades. However, Wisconsin’s supper clubs are thriving.

MillerCoors has unveiled a new bottle design for Miller Lite.

MillerCoors today unveiled a new bottle design for Miller Lite.

The South Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce recently bestowed its annual awards.