Tough year for RI companies on Wall Street

[ad_1] PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The S&P 500 may be approaching a record high, but most of Rhode Island’s top companies haven’t had such a banner year. CVS Health, Citizens Financial Group and Hasbro are all ending the year with their stock prices down by a double-digit percentage compared with last December. But Textron stock…

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What businesses are coming to RI next year?

[ad_1] PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island is expected to become home to a variety of new businesses next year. Here’s a look at what is supposed to open up in 2024: Raising Cane’s Calling all chicken finger lovers! Rhode Island’s first Raising Cane’s is expected to open its doors in January. The Louisiana-based chain,…

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Clean solutions to plant protein challenges

[ad_1] KANSAS CITY — Nutrition, taste, texture and clean label ingredient lists all represent areas for potential improvement in the plant-based protein category, according to several consumer surveys. Potential solutions may be coming from a combination of plant protein ingredients, fermentation and an aquatic plant called lemna. Research done by FMI – The Food Industry…

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