Published: Nov 20, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) closed down on Monday. The DEC’12 contract closed at $7.180/bu; down 20.75 ¢ /bu and 36.0 ¢ /bu lower than last week at this time.

Published: Nov 20, 2012 By: Gary Scattergood

Food manufacturers wasted no time in exploring Star Wars licensing deals after Disney bought the rights from Lucas Films at the end of last month.

Published: Nov 20, 2012 By: Mike Stones

Uncertainty surrounds the future of 13,000 food manufacturing jobs today, as Dutch food manufacturing giant Vion announced plans to sell its UK food businesses.

Published: Nov 20, 2012 By: Mike Stones

More than 400 workers at chilled convenience food manufacturer Greencore’s Hull factory will receive up to £1.2M after winning an employment tribunal dealing with cuts in their pay.

Published: Nov 19, 2012 By: KARL HARO

On November 7, 2012, Californians voted on Proposition 37, which would have required that foods produced from genetically engineered crops be labeled as such.

Published: Nov 19, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The rail loop, which can accommodate 110 grain cars, will be around the perimeter of 200 acres at the Cargill site.

Published: Nov 19, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

U.S. beer drinkers are almost four times more likely to call themselves satisfied with imported beer compared to domestic, according to a new survey by YouGov.

Published: Nov 19, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Osawa Wines, a New Zealand-based winery, has won a case against French Chateau Mouton Rothschild estate over usage of wine label.

Published: Nov 19, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

FoodDrinkEurope has welcomed the latest development in Denmark following the announcement made earlier in the month to abolish the ‘Fat Tax’ introduced in the country in October 2011, and to revoke plans to introduce a ‘Sugar Tax’.

Published: Nov 19, 2012 By: Carina Perkins

A new campaign has been launched to tell the world that Australians like to throw beef, not shrimps, on the barbie.

Published: Nov 19, 2012 By: Petchanet Pratruangkrai

The British business sector has urged the Thai government to start formal negotiations for a Thailand-European Union free-trade agreement (FTA) early next year.

Published: Nov 16, 2012

California's Proposition 37 was narrowly defeated last week (53 to 47). If it had been passed it would have required the labelling of all foods containing GM within two years.

Published: Nov 16, 2012

The UK High Court has declared Vladimir Kekhman, founder and co-owner of JFC, bankrupt.

Published: Nov 16, 2012

Naturex was announced as NuW Excellence Awards finalist and has achieved highly commended status in the Sustainability & Environmental Initiative of the Year category by UBM plc main organiser of the Health Ingredients Europe event.

Published: Nov 16, 2012

Ahold today announced the appointment of James McCann as Chief Operating Officer, Ahold USA, effective February 1, 2013. He will be taking over the role from Carl Schlicker, who has announced his retirement.

Published: Nov 16, 2012

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment has published the latest data from the Consumer Panel in households, which shows that during October 2011 to September 2012, the total expenditure on food in Spanish households has amounted to €67.559 mill

Published: Nov 16, 2012 By: Jeffrey Klineman

Kim Jeffery has announced that he will be leaving the top spot at Nestle Waters North America as of Feb. 1 to become non-executive chairman.

Published: Nov 16, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

NürnbergMesse reports that some 32,000 trade visitors were apparently very satisfied with the new opening days of Brau Beviale— now Tuesday to Thursday—and the extensive range of products from the 1,284 exhibitors (2011: 1,384). The three-day event conclu

Published: Nov 16, 2012

The US Labor Department has recovered back wages for overworked and underpaid student laborers from a company that packaged Hershey chocolates.

Published: Nov 16, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Jeff Stratton, currently global chief restaurant officer for McDonald’s Corp., has been named president of McDonald’s USA, effective Dec. 1. He succeeds Jan Fields, who is leaving the company after more than 35 years.