News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The United Nations food body has accepted an Italian proposal to move a planned world food summit from Rome to Rimini, but officials are still haggling over costs, sources familiar with the event said on Wednesday.
Environment issues and e-commerce came under discussion when FoodNavigator.com spoke with Hans Berggren, President of Lyckeby Stärkelsen Food & Fibre AB, the Scandinavian supplier of specialist starches.
Australian food group George Weston Foods Ltd on Friday posted a 23.6 percent slump in full year net profit to A$37.7 million, in line with forecasts.
Dairy.com, an independent, Internet exchange serving the dairy industry, announced on Thursday the launch of its cheese-trading pilot.
Swiss healthcare group Novartis AG confirmed on Thursday allegations from environmental group Greenpeace that some samples of baby food it sold in the Philippines contained genetically modified soy.
Groupe Danone, the France-based consumer products company, has agreed to acquire a slice of the US functional yoghurt leader, Stonyfield Farm.