The secret to better health might be bubbling away in your kitchen. As research increasingly connects gut health to overall wellness, fermented foods are gaining popularity — and for good reason.

J.M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) has agreed to sell four fermented food brands in Canada in an all-cash deal valued at about $20 million. The buyer of the brands - Bick's pickles, Habitant pickled beets, ...

At first glance, a jar of bright cucumbers on the shelf might look the same whether it’s pickled or fermented. But ask any food enthusiast or better yet, a vendor at the Loveland Farmers Market and ...