Coca-Cola has formed a separate company, Fizzion, to help
technology start-ups get off the ground. The move is part of an
overall strategy at the soft...
French food group Groupe Danone said on Tuesday that it has
acquired control of Indonesia's Aqua Group of companies after
raising its holding to 74 per...
The foot-and-mouth crisis in the U.K. will cost the economy £9
billion, according to British media reports.Data from the Centre
for Economics and Business...
Britain started to kill tens of thousands of healthy sheep, goats
and pigs on Friday in an effort to end the foot-and-mouth outbreak.
It is predicted...
The establishment and development of leading food enterprises has
increased the industrialised operation of agriculture in China's
Ninth Five-Year Plan...
Gum Tech International Inc., announced on Thursday that it has
signed a definitive agreement to sell selected assets of its gum
business to the Wrigley...
US Food maker H.J. Heinz Co. said on Thursday it is to close some
plants and reduce its workforce by 4 per cent, or nearly 2,000
employees, in an effort...
The European Union on Wednesday threatened to complain to the World
Trade Organisation after the US and several other countries banned
EU meat and livestock...
Archer Daniels Midland Co., the leading U.S. oilseed crusher, said
on Monday its soybean crushing plant in Little Rock, Arkansas, will
be shut down indefinitely.
As the number of confirmed foot-and-mouth cases reached 204 in the
UK on Tuesday, National Farmers Union president Ben Gill told the
Prime Minister, "You...
The first case of foot-and-mouth disease in continental Europe was
confirmed in Mayenne in the north-west of France on Tuesday. The
Ministry of Agriculture...
Australian food exports to Asia grew 13 per cent in the December
quarter and are expected to exceed $12 billion, the Supermarket to
Asia Council said...
Australia is to develop a national food industry policy to identify
new areas of growth, the government announced this week.
Agriculture Minister Warren...
Twenty-two new cases were confirmed on March 11 in Powys, in Devon
4 cases , Cumbria 8 cases, Worsestershire, Derbyshire,Dumfries and
Galloway 2 cases,...
Almost three-quarters of U.S. manufacturers this year aim to
aggressively cut supply chain costs in a bid to boost
profitability, with over a fifth planning...
Dutch supermarket chain, Royal Ahold, announced on Tuesday a surge
in net earnings of 48 per cent to Euro 1.1 billion. Operating
results increased by...
Dublin-based IngredientsNet.com, an e-commerce platform for the
food industry, announced on Tuesday that it will offer two new
private procurement solutions...
The US Natural Dietary Supplements Market generated revenues of
$6.67 billion in 2000, a new survey reveals. The report, from
market research company...
Amid the current threat of an outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth disease in
Europe, the issues of food safety, food production and quality were
the main subjects...
Kraft Foods International announced on March 2 that it has acquired
Societe des Cafes Ennasr,a leading producer and marketer of roast
and ground coffee...
SAF(USA), a subsidiary of Paris-based Lesaffre et Compagnie, the
global yeast company, announced on Tuesday the purchase of Red Star
Yeast from Sensient...
Novozymes released its financial statement which reveals that the
operating profit for the year meets the Group's growth target for
2000 as announced...
The US giant retailer Wal-Mart believes it has weathered the worst
of the consumer cutbacks prompted by the slowdown in economic
growth in its native...
Coca-Cola and consumer products group Procter & Gamble have
formed a joint venture to develop and market innovative juice-based
drinks and snacks on a...
International Flavor & Fragrances Inc. provided yesterday an
update regarding its integration of Bush Boake Allen and the
progress of its reorganisation...
In order to continue its global expansion and deliver the rates of
return expected by its shareholders, Foster's Brewing will need
near-to-permanent access...
US drinks giant Coca-Cola Company and Carlsberg, the Danish brewer,
agreed on Wednesday to split the Coca-Cola brand market between
them. Under the terms...
