UK consumers once again trust British beef the results of a poll
showed on Tuesday. . The IGD, a leading research and education body
for the UK food and...
Geest, the UK prepared foods group, said on Wednesday that it had
completed the acquisition of Cinquieme Saison, a French prepared
salads business ahead...
Transora.com, the eMarketplace for the consumer packaged goods
industry, and GlobalNetXchange (GNX), the business-to-business
online marketplace for the...
US soup and snacks company Campbell Soup ended its nine-month
search for a chief executive on Monday. Douglas Conant of Nabisco
was named as the new chief...
Amid increasing BSE fears in Germany, fast food giant McDonalds has
launched a new burger made entirely from pork. In a bid to protect
sales the fast...
US Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman announced this week a new
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) requirement intended
to improve the safety...
Imports of all beef and beef products from Europe into Australia
and New Zealand will be suspended from today amid growing fears of
Bovine Spongiform...
The Belgian government has sought an explanation from Stephen
Byers, UK tradeand industry secretary, for his decision to order
Interbrew, the Belgianbrewer...
The multi-billion dollar bid battle for IBP came to a head over the
New Yearweekend, with the biggest beef processing group in the US
finally agreeing...
Amid stagnating sales of carbonated beverages, Coca-Cola Co. is
working on developing a line of milk-based beverages for children
under 12, according...
The Health and Welfare Ministry in Japan confirmed on Wednesday
that U.S.-grown genetically modified corn banned for consumption in
Japan has been mixed...
New Zealand Dairy Group and Kiwi Co-operative Dairies, New
Zealand's two dominant dairy manufacturing companies, announced
plans to merge with the international...
Nestle SA, the Swiss foodmaker, announced this week that it is in
talks to buy the50 per cent stake that it does not own in an
ice-cream joint venture...
French drinks firm Pernod Ricard is preparing to sell at least E1bn
($890m) worth of assets to offset some of the debt it will take on
following its joint...
US food group, H.J. Heinz Co. announced Wednesday that it has begun
talks to acquire a major European food company that sells soups,
packaged vegetables,...
Anglo-Dutch consumer products group, Unilever, announced on
Wednesday that it expected a healthy earnings growth this year. The
company forecast accelerating...
BioProgress Technology International, Inc. announced this week that
it has signed a Product Development Agreement with Swiss food group
Nestle to develop...
US dairy and grocery manufacturer Saputo Inc announced this week
that it hasenteredinto an agreement to acquire the fluid-milk and
cheese operations,...
Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket group, has found a joint
venture partnerin Malaysia, announcing plans on Friday to invest
£215m in its fourth Asianmarket,...
BASF, the German chemicals giant, announced recently that it will
build newvitamins capacity in Europe and expand its plants,
providing it withfacilities...
New Zealand?s dairy industry reported record exports during
November, strongdemand abroad and thriving milk production are
likely reasons for such healthyfigures....
US food giant, General Mills Inc., reported a 4.6 per cent increase
in netincome for its fiscal second quarter and said integration
plans for itspending...
A new report has found the incidence of mad cow disease in France
is moreprevalent than previously thought. France's Food Safety
Board said in apreliminary...
Three groups were understood to have submitted offers for the
Seagram spiritsbusiness on Monday, on the first trading day of the
group's new parent,Vivendi...
Activists of the Greenpeace environmentalist group prevented a ship
on Mondayfrom unloading a cargo of soybeans which they said were
genetically modified,Reuters...
U.S. beverage marketer Tropicana Products Inc. is to use the
Internet topromote the new health claim that potassium-rich foods,
such as Tropicana PurePremium...
Henkel KGaA, the German-based industrial and consumer products
group,announced recently that it will combine its 50 per cent stake
in theHenkel-Ecolab...
Kraft Foods, Inc., the US food group, recently announced its plans
forintegrating operations of Nabisco with its Kraft Foods North
America and KraftFoods...
The UK government's Department for International Development has
launched anew policy document outlining its strategy to tackle
health problems indeveloping...
Coca-Cola on Thursday said earnings for fiscal 2001 are likely to
fall belowexpectations and could be further weakened by the weak
European currency,...
French supermarket giant Carrefour unveiled this week its first
hypermarket inJapan, the South China Morning Post reports. The
company plans to open...
Diageo, the global spirits company, and Pernod Ricard of France
announced yesterday that they had signed a joint venture agreement
covering their bidding...
Danone SA, the French food company, is to pay 123 million euros
($108.6 million) to buy out minority shareholders in
Brussels-listed Mecaniver SA, the...
Annual domestic turnover for herbal drinks in Thailand is expected
to reach Bt2.7 billion this year, indicating a 10 to 15 per cent
growth, reports The...
Only around one in 10 people say they take the time to look for
additional information on foodstuffs, according to a review of
European attitudes carried...
A temporary ban on feeding meat and bonemeal to any animals,
including pigs, poultry and pets, was approved by EU agriculture
ministers last night in...
European food processing companies believe the consolidation of the
retail market is the biggest threat to future growth and
profitability, according...
Eridania Beghin-Say, the French foods company, is to split into
four separately listed companies to help create a clearer and
simpler structure for their...
Nestle India Ltd is looking to invest further into India's
processed food market in the next few years, The Hindustan Times
reports. In an attempt o introduce...
As farm ministers prepare to meet in Brussels next week to discuss
the growing BSE problem, European Union Commissioner David Byrne,
Europe's Health and...
Ocean Spray Cranberries, the US cranberry co-operative, is looking
to push the Japanese market. A 2 million barrel glut in the United
States has encouraged...
Cadbury Schweppes plc, the UK drinks and food group, announced this
week that its Australian subsidiary is to build on its Australian
beverages business....
As the beef crisis deepens in Europe, butchers in the Athens area
have banned the sale of beef after demanding meat and feed undergo
stricter checks for...
Food companies Heinz North America and Hain Celestial announced
this week the first fruits of their alliance formed in 1999 to
develop products in the...
Organic food is becoming more popular in China and offering new
opportunities for a sustainable development of agriculture, Asia
Pulse reports. According...
PepsiCo, the soft drinks and snack food group, is once again the
favourite to buy Quaker Oats after French group Danone and U.S
drinks giant Coca-Cola,...
U.S food group Hormel Foods Corporation announced on Wednesday a
healthy financial performance with record net earnings and dollar
sales. The group reported...
