The European Commission held a conference in Brussels on September 24, titled “The EU dairy sector: developing beyond 2015,” to plan for the lifting of the European Union’s milk quota system.
When compared with 25 different retailers, 63% of American consumers deemed Costco's store brands the highest in satisfaction; however, 60% of consumers are more likely to visit Whole Foods Market as a result of its private-label products.
Of the 242 U.S. fishery species assessed by the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program, 78 percent of commercial landings have earned a green (Best Choice) and 17 percent a yellow (Good Alternative) rating.
Cocoa market appears to have returned to its more traditional scenario with cocoa butter in the driver’s seat and cocoa powder fading somewhat into the background.
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) on Friday said catches of Atlantic mackerel should not increase and remain stable in relation to the last three years’ average at 889,886 metric tons (MT).
China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corp, known as COFCO, will focus its overseas acquisition drive in the wine and sugar sectors to meet growing demand at home, a senior company official has said.
Mexican conglomerate Alfa plans to launch an IPO of its food unit Sigma Alimentos, which sells ham, cheese and yogurt among other refrigerated foods, Bloomberg reported on Friday
Five food and drinks brands, including the Saucy Fish Co and Doom Bar ale, were honored by being mentioned alongside the likes of Lamborghini and Porsche in Britain's CoolBrands list.
Phillips Pet Food & Supplies is in talks to sell the distribution company to potential buyers in a deal that could be worth nearly $600 million, three sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
The Almerian company, Agrieco, dedicated to, for the most part, tomatoes and watermelons and head quartered in Pendant, ceased doing business last July.
The Egyptian government may set official prices for fruit and vegetables because of the number of complaints the state’s ministry of supply has been receiving about price hikes.
France has cleared the use of frozen Syrian bank assets to fund the export of food to the country as part of a European Union system that allows such funds to be used for humanitarian ends, a spokeswoman at the French trade ministry said.
A new survey has found that more and more British people are concerned about the increasing cost of food, as the rising prices put growing pressures on already squeezed consumers.
Canada's biggest wheat crop in more than two decades will send supplies from the No. 2 wheat exporter into unusual places, battling head-on with U.S. wheat, grain traders said.
Australian exporters sold wheat to millers in Indonesia and Malaysia this week, while a strengthening Indian rupee lifted soymeal prices for exports from the South Asian country.
