Bloomberg Since its founding 23 years ago, Amazon.com Inc. has upended the business of selling books, music and just about everything else we consume — except food. Not anymore. In one fell swoop, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos charged into the supermarket business with the $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods. The surprise deal shakes up the $800 billion grocery sector …

Bloomberg Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co. won US antitrust approval for their $73 billion merger, overcoming one of the last remaining hurdles to a deal that would create a global chemicals giant. The companies said that the assets they agreed to sell to win US approval didn’t go beyond what they had already agreed to with other jurisdictions. DuPont …

Bloomberg Nestle SA’s new chief executive officer is putting the world’s biggest food company on a diet, moving to shed its US confectionery business as he seeks growth from healthier and more profitable businesses. Half a year after taking the helm at the Vevey, Switzerland-based company, Mark Schneider put brands like Butterfinger and BabyRuth up for sale. Nestle’s shares rose …