Activist investor William Ackman bought a big stake in Chipotle, whose stock has tumbled in the face of a series of food-safety questions. Ackman disclosed a 9.9% stake, worth about $1.2 billion as of Tuesday's close, which will make his Pershing Square Capital Management LP the second-biggest holder of Chipotle shares.

Pinnacle Foods, a New Jersey-based processed food company, is suing Kraft Heinz over alleged trademark infringement of the marketing slogan for its Hungry-Man frozen meals. The lawsuit alleges Kraft Heinz infringed registered trademarks for Hungry-Man frozen meals with a "confusingly similar" slogan for its recently launched Devour line of frozen meals.

Starbucks debuted its first-ever original content series called "Upstanders" which aims to inspire Americans with stories of compassion, citizenship and civility. The series features podcasts, written word, and video, and will be distributed via the Starbucks mobile app, online, and through the company's in-store digital network.

Apple is facing challenges it hasn't had to face before.They all relate to the fundamental issue of trust - something that Apple has enjoyed in unconditional form in the past, but will now have to justify and reinvigorate anew. The one significant design change Apple is making is the thing people are most wary of: the removal of the headphone jack.

Maybe the NFL's Rams franchise should have moved back to Los Angeles from St. Louis sooner. Fans, brands and the Hollywood elite have welcomed them with open arms and open wallets. American Airlines, Wells Fargo, Anheuser-Busch (Bud Light), Corona Extra, Papa John's and Albertson's have signed on as official partners.

Whole Foods Market has named the former VP of marketing for Walmart's Sam's Club division as global VP of marketing. Sonya Gafsi Oblisk will lead Whole Foods' marketing, advertising and brand development efforts, including digital, brand marketing and customer relationship strategies.

Molson Coors' Carling brand has launched what it claims to be the world's first connected beer button. The device will enable Carling drinkers in the UK to order beer using a button in their fridge. Carling's beer button seems to have been inspired by Amazon's Dash Button, which was introduced recently.

Forget hipster marketing-Subaru is perceived as a hippie brand, and proud of it. The automotive subsidiary of Japan's Fuji Heavy Industries has made "love" a central pillar of its North America marketing and is doing it again: giving owners and potential buyers yet another emotional reason to buy its products.

On 40 acres at a farm near the central coast of California, new varieties of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries are being tested, each of them proprietary. Now the business behind it all - Driscoll's, the family-owned berry juggernaut - is hoping a new marketing campaign will make berry lovers care about that distinction.

Automakers, pay attention: a new survey suggests that more than half of U.S. consumers would be interested in cars developed by tech giants Google and Apple. The survey was conducted by TECHnalysis Research, which polled 1,000 Americans who (a) currently own a vehicle and (b) plan to purchase another one within the next two years.