The European Union's meat processing liaison group, Clitravi, has
called on the European Commission for more support to boost the
industry following foot...
As part of its strategy to expand its soy protein business in Asia,
DuPont, the American company providing scientific solutions in food
and nutrition,...
The American beverage company PepsiCo Inc., moving to expand its
portfolio of noncarbonated beverages, announced it is introducing a
new drink through...
Schouten Products,a full subsidiary of the the Dutch Royal Schouten
Group NV is building a new plant for the production of SoyLife® soy
germ isoflavone...
After years of exporting the best coffee, Brazilian consumers will
finally be able to drink it too. Brazilian coffee producers have
finally realised...
The mad cow and hoof-and-mouth diseases affecting the beef trade
worldwide added to the higher dollar and good harvests of corn and
soybean in Brazil,...
Steady nerves and unwavering commitment are just some of the
prerequisites for food and agricultural companies wanting to
establish themselves in the...
The British sugar processor Tate & Lyle announced on June 7 the
sale of the Western Sugar Company to the American sugar company
Rocky Mountain Sugar...
The Italian beverage group Campari is to launch an initial public
offering in the near future that could value the maker of the
bitter aperitif at about...
Poultry production in France rose 1 per cent in 2000 to 2.25
million tons carcass weight equivalent, according to figures from
Agreste, the statistics...
The American grain processing giant Archer Daniels Midland Co.
claims it is to acquire Ag Processing Inc.'s stake in the U.S. and
Caribbean operations...
H.J. Heinz Co. announced on June 6 that it would acquire the pasta
sauce, dry bouillon and soup businesses from Borden Foods
Corporation, the American...
On June 6, Cadbury Schweppes, the British food and beverage group,
is to announce it has reached a preliminary agreement with Pernod
Ricard, the French...
Dairy Crest, the UK food group, is to open the first of its two
"super dairies" in November, the Financial Times reports. The group
has invested £54m...
The American agribusiness multinational Cargill is constructing a
soybean export terminal in Santarém, Brazil, near the local port.
The complex will...
Foster's chief executive officer Ted Kunkel said the company was
looking at paying "reasonable prices" for bolt on acquisitions, and
moving into the...
The American consumer products company Sara Lee announced on June 4
that it was selling its British baked-goods business to Hibernia
Foods, the Irish...
The Australian Dairy Corporation recently announced that the latest
tender from the Agriculture and Livestock Industry Corporation of
Japan (ALIC) has...
German ingredients company J. Rettenmaier & Söhne announced
recently the opening of a new production plant for oat fibres with
a capacity of approximately...
US food and consumer packaged goods giant Sara Lee Corp.on
Wednesday said that it would combine its fragmented U.S. meat
business into two units, retail...
The British beverage and confectionery group, Cadbury Schweppes,
has warned the US Federal Trade Commission that the proposed US$
13.3bn acquisition...
After the merger of Béghin-Say with the sugar and agro-industrial
activities of Eridania in 1992, the Eridania Béghin-Say group, a
leader in the agro-industrial...
Galaxy Nutritional Foods, Inc., an American producer of plant
based, health-promoting dairy and dairy related alternatives, has
contracted with Balboa...
Coca-Cola, the American soft drink company, announced on May 28th
that it is withdrawing 700,000 bottles of Fanta-Pomelo, a
grapefruit flavoured soda...
Rumours are afoot that the two leading dairies in the UK will
merge, the BBC reports. Speculation started after after a reported
meeting between the bosses...
Indian company B M Thapar group is to liquidate its starch business
Bharat Starch, Indian paper the Economic Times reports. This
follows the company's...
Struggling British retailer Marks and Spencer Plc is considering a
shake-up of its food activities, one of the more stable areas of
its business, in a...
In a bid to stop "genetically engineered food contamination"
Greenpeace activists chained themselves to the entrance of a Nestle
factory in Hong Kong...
Hypermarkets in Thailand are taking the place of supermarkets,
reports the Bangkok Post. According to a survey, "Thailand's
Shopping Habits", released...
Danish oils and and oleochemicals company Aarhus Oliefabrik on
Monday reported an operating income improvement of DKK 6.2 million
to DKK 18.6 million...
The UK High Court on Friday advised Stephen Byers, trade and
industry secretary, that he would have to reconsider his decision
to force Interbrew, the...
