Giant Food LLC is a supermarket chain with 186 locations throughout Washington, D.C., Virginia, Delaware, and Maryland. Giant is often referred to as Giant-Landover so not to be confused with sister company Giant-Carlisle.In 2004, Giant-Landover merged with sister company Stop & Shop to create Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover, which itself a subsidiary of Netherlands-based Royal Ahold.

Agricultural giant Tyson Foods Inc. and synthetic-fuel maker Syntroleum Corp. confirmed plans to build a $150 million plant in the south central U.S. that will take fat from Tyson's processing plants and turn it into liquid fuel to power everything from cars to jets.

Fast-food giant Yum Brands Inc. said Monday that fourth-quarter profits grew 3 percent as strong international sales offset a sagging performance by Taco Bell amid an E. coli outbreak that sickened several dozen customers at some of its East Coast restaurants. The company, also the parent of KFC and Pizza Hut, said same-store sales at company-ow...

Who in their right mind would leave a job at Google Inc., a company legendary for pampering workers with free annual ski trips and gourmet food? Well, it turns out plenty of people do. And many of them are some of the Web giant's earliest employees.

Amazon.com Inc., the e-commerce giant that wants to become the "Earth's most customer-centric company," is the latest retailer to enter the grocery business. Amazon.com now offers more than 1,200 brands of nonperishable items, ranging from detergent to dog food.