tom: food is big business in america. from cooking at home to fine dining and even food trucks, we have a big appetite, and that means big money. susie, as a nation, we spend an estimate $1.3 trillion a year on food and the industries surrounding it. susie: but tom, technology is transforming how we decide what to eat. blogs, web sites and apps dedicated to eating have made the business of food more competitive. erika miller kicks off our look at the foodie craze, reporting on how both new and old media are changing the way we eat. food is something that is to be shared. it is used in celebrations, in life, in love, in death, in rituals, in religious ceremonies. reporter: so, it s natural that many people are passionate about what they eat and where they eat it. thanks to technology, there have been big changes in how we share our meals. you go on the internet, you search yelp, or maybe you are walking outside and you say, what s good to eat nearby? then you go to
tom: food is big business in america. from cooking at home to fine dining and even food trucks, we have a big appetite, and that means big money. susie, as a nation, we spend an estimate $1.3 trillion a year on food and the industries surrounding it. susie: but tom, technology is transforming how we decide what to eat. blogs, web sites and apps dedicated to eating have made the business of food more competitive. erika miller kicks off our look at the foodie craze, reporting on how both new and old media are changing the way we eat. food is something that is to be shared. it is used in celebrations, in life, in love, in death, in rituals, in religious ceremonies. reporter: so, it s natural that many people are passionate about what they eat and where they eat it. thanks to technology, there have been big changes in how we share our meals. you go on the internet, you search yelp, or maybe you are walking outside and you say, what s good to eat nearby? then you go to
captioning sponsored by wpbt tom: food is big business in america. from cooking at home to fine dining and even food trucks, we have a big appetite, and that means big money. susie, as a nation, we spend an estimate $1.3 trillion a year on food and the industries surrounding it. susie: but tom, technology is transforming how we decide what to eat. blogs, web sites and apps dedicated to eating have made the business of food more competitive. erika miller kicks off our look at the foodie craze, reporting on how both new and old media are changing the way we eat. food is something that is to be shared. it is used in celebrations, in life, in love, in death, in rituals, in religious ceremonies. reporter: so, it s natural that many people are passionate about what they eat and where they eat it. thanks to technology, there have been big changes in how we share our meals. you go on the internet, you search yelp, or maybe you are walking outside and you say, what s good t
captioning sponsored by wpbt tom: food is big business in america. from cooking at home to fine dining and even food trucks, we have a big appetite, and that means big money. susie, as a nation, we spend an estimate $1.3 trillion a year on food and the industries surrounding it. susie: but tom, technology is transforming how we decide what to eat. blogs, web sites and apps dedicated to eating have made the business of food more competitive. erika miller kicks off our look at the foodie craze, reporting on how both new and old media are changing the way we eat. food is something that is to be shared. it is used in celebrations, in life, in love, in death, in rituals, in religious ceremonies. reporter: so, it s natural that many people are passionate about what they eat and where they eat it. thanks to technology, there have been big changes in how we share our meals. you go on the internet, you search yelp, or maybe you are walking outside and you say, what s good t
germany s linde agreed to acquire home health firm acquire home health firm lincare for nearly $5 billion. chipmaker micron technology is buying a japanese rival; dell is buying quest software, and ever- bank is picking up one of g.e. s business lending units. with all these deals on tap, erika miller gets the outlook for mergers over the next six months. reporter: conditions in much of u.s. have been hot and dry. and we re not just talking about the weather. the first six months of the year were the weakest for wall street deal-making in nearly a decade. even with the spate of deals that occurred today. we are still trending for possibly the first down year for u.s. m&a since 2009. reporter: it s not for lack of cash. corporate america has over a trillion dollars sitting in the bank, representing over 70 weeks of net income. m&a is very confident-driven. and i think most of the global corporations are not confident in their business models. reporter: they re concer