General Mills Inc said it has stopped using genetically modified ingredients in the popular breakfast cereal Cheerios as the U.S. branded foods manufacturer hopes the move will firm up customer loyalty in the face of growing opposition to such additives.
Continental Mills, a US-based food manufacturer, has purchased a dry mix manufacturing facility in Effingham, Illinois, from Harlan Bakeries, for an undisclosed sum.
In response to one of its largest shareholders expressing no confidence in the leadership of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., and publicly calling for a sale of the company, the chairman of Cracker Barrel said no way.
United Biscuits has announced that, following consumer feedback, it is returning to the classic recipe for its production of McVitie's Digestives, from February 2014.
US-based food security company Blumberg Grain has been awarded a project by the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to expand food security and storage in the African country.
Volume gains executives with ConAgra Foods, Inc. expected to occur in the third quarter arrived in the second quarter of fiscal 2014 and contributed to a rise in earnings for the company.
US-based food processor Michael Foods Group, which is owned by a private-equity affiliate of Goldman Sachs Group, is reportedly exploring for a possible sale in an effort to fetch over $2bn.
Upfront Foods single serving, grab-and-go granola, which makes an easy healthy breakfast or healthy snack, has achieved Vegan Certification through the Vegan Awareness Foundation.
The CEO of German mills group VK Muehlen AG, Christophe Kempkes (pictured), is to resign from his position effective 31 January 2014 and take on a new role as chief executive of the bakery products group, Lieken.
Bimbo Bakeries USA plans to cease production at its plant in Wichita early next year, shifting production to other more modern facilities, including a bakery that opened in Topeka, Kas., in 2011.
