Tate & Lyle, the starches and sugars group, is likely to
announce write-offs of about £75m in connection with the planned
sale of Western Sugar when it...
The UK Agriculture Minister has explained his decision not to
attack former Conservative cabinet ministers following the
publication of Lord Phillips...
A biotechnology company is to lobby the U.K.government to
accelerate its testing programme for bovine spongiform
encephalopathy, "mad cow disease", the...
Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Co. plans to take a large
share of the lucrative rice market in Cuba, ADM Senior
Vice-President Marty Andreas...
Kellogg Co., the maker of Frosted Flakes and Special K cereals and
other products, has shut down a Michigan plant because it could not
guarantee corn...
International Food company Kerry Group PLC announced the
acquisition of Armour Food Ingredients in the U.S from Con Agra
Inc. for $35 million (Euro 41.2...
The European Commission on Monday cleared the GeneralMills Inc.'s
proposed purchase of packaged foods maker Pillsbury from Diageo
PLC, a British-based...
Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer products company, announced
yesterday that it intends to divest Bestfoods Baking Company in the
U.S.A. The business...
Lion Nathan, Australian brewing group and daughter of Japanese
parent Kirin, is in talks with an international brewer on the
future of its Chinese beer...
US cereal maker General Mills Inc. has entered talks with Swiss
food giant Nestle SA on the future of Haagen-Dazs ice cream, a
joint venture between Pillsbury...
Ajinomoto Co. announced last week that it has won damages in a
long-running lawsuit against the U.S. agribusiness giant Archer
Daniels Midland Co. for...
London-based Cadbury Schweppes plc recently announced strong growth
results for Dr Pepper, from its Texas-based division 'Dr Pepper /
Seven Up Inc.'....
Consumer goods group Unilever PLC has almost completed its $21.3
billion buyout of U.S. food company Bestfoods. Shareholders in both
companies voted Monday...
Swiss food giant Nestle has announced it will join forces with the
beleaguered Japanese food processor, Snow Brand Milk Products.
Earlier this year the...
Eridana Beghin-Say, the French ingredients group, announced last
week the completion of a major expansion project of its research
and development facilities...
US food gum maker CP Kelco is to give the European high yield
market a new issue. Investors and analysts reacted positively to
the news that CP Kelco...
In a bid to prevent US domination in the consumer goods internet
marketplace four of Europe's largest companies are raising a E70m
($60m), the Financial...
In a recent announcement, Heinz, the US food products company,
stated that it will launch organic versions of its most famous
brands. Heinz Organic Tomato...
Penford Corp., a producer of speciality starches in NorthAmerica,
is to purchase Starch Australasia Limited for US$58 million in
cash. Starch Australasia,...