Matt McKinney
Reporter | Food and Agriculture
Phone: 612-673-7329
E-mail: mcKinney@startribune.com
Matt McKinney covers the business of food, from agriculture to General Mills and the large restaurant companies based here.
Recent content from Matt McKinney
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41 hot dogs in 10 minutes, and an appetite for more
The world of competitive eating arrived in Minnesota on the same day as a national food drive. Call it hot dogs with a side of irony.
May 11, 2008 -
Star Tribune hires Blackstone Group to analyze its finances
The newspaper's owners dispute the New York Post's report of pending bankruptcy and said lenders don't wish to take over the paper.
May 5, 2008 -
Rising food prices starve charities
Minnesota groups working to feed the world's hungry children are feeling the pinch.
May 5, 2008 -
Lean times for pork producers
Minnesota pork producers are one part of the food chain not benefiting from higher prices. And rising feed costs are further hurting the industry.
May 1, 2008 -
Snow plagues farmers as corn prices climb
It's supposed to be a banner year for corn growers, if only they could plant the crop. Minnesota farmers planted 1 percent of the crop by Sunday, but typically have 27 percent planted by now.
Apr 29, 2008 -
Pay by Touch's backers claim fingers burned
Before it crashed to the ground, Pay by Touch drew widespread interest. But the background of its CEO never did.
Apr 26, 2008 -
At $471,611 an hour, Cargill posts fine quarter
The company broke the $1 billion mark on profit amid global food shortages and growing energy demands.
Apr 15, 2008 -
Looking to add some sugar to fuel tanks
For the state's sugar beet growers, the latest farm bill offers a sweet new perk: Some of their crops would go to make ethanol.
Apr 14, 2008 -
Consumers feel the bite of food prices
Food prices have risen more quickly than at any time in the past 20 years in a burst of inflation that has Minnesota shoppers scaling back on luxuries like chocolate and shrimp while seeking out more ways to defend the family budget.
Apr 6, 2008 -
I-94 bus crash: Waking to disaster
A tour bus flipped on I-94, killing a girl and injuring dozens, including two who were critically hurt. It took hours to free all the Pelican Rapids kids from the crash at Albertville.
Apr 6, 2008
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