Published: Nov 16, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Eckrich will continue its partnership with Emmy-winning college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit into 2016, the company announced Nov. 15.

Published: Nov 16, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

GrainCorp Ltd., the largest grain handler in eastern Australia, has shot down an ADM proposal offering A$2.7 billion ($2.8 billion), citing that the ADM offer "materially undervalues GrainCorp".

Published: Nov 16, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Longtime seafood industry fixture Howard Johnson is retiring from active staff work at Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP), taking on a role at the nonprofit organization’s board of directors, SFP announced today.

Published: Nov 16, 2012 By: Rod Addy

US Congress has finally passed what have been described as “the strongest federal whistleblower protections in history”, according to the Government Accountability Project’s Food Integrity Campaign (FIC).

Published: Nov 16, 2012 By: Mike Stones

A Suffolk food firm claims its £23,500 fine for making false claims about the ingredients in its pesto was “heavy handed” and “wasted public money”, adding that Cambridgeshire County Council backed its view.

Published: Nov 15, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The monitoring of tuna fisheries must be strengthened and transfers of fish at sea banned to end the overfishing crisis in the Indian Ocean, Greenpeace International said after it again found illegal fishing operations in the region.

Published: Nov 15, 2012 By: Jason Kandel

Turkeys being fattened up for the Thanksgiving table were routinely kicked and stomped at a Butterball plant in North Carolina, according to a Los Angeles animal rights group.

Published: Nov 15, 2012 By: Rich Tarpening

The Riverside County Sheriff Department says the latest robbery happened in Bermuda Dunes at the Wienerschnitzel on Avenue 42 and Washington Street.

Published: Nov 15, 2012

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $4.6 million in inaugural USDA Farm to School grants for 68 projects, spanning 37 states and the District of Columbia, to connect school cafeterias with local agricultural producers.

Published: Nov 15, 2012 By: Mary Louise Schumacher

The iconic Anheuser-Busch beer murals in Manitowoc, which were in the process of being removed, will be preserved, it was announced today, according to the Herald Times Reporter in Manitowoc.

Published: Nov 15, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

On the eve of their 30th anniversary, Golan Heights Winery has won the coveted 2012 Wine Star Award from Wine Enthusiast Magazine in the New World Winery of the Year category.

Published: Nov 15, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

According to The New York Times, after just one year, lawyers in Denmark have repealed the “fat tax” that was charged on foods high in saturated fats, citing a harmful effect on businesses and consumer buying power.

Published: Nov 15, 2012 By: Vladislav Vorotnikov

Three Neptune Technologies employees have died after ‘horrific’ explosion completely destroyed the company’s production facility in Sherbrooke, Quebec on 8 November.

Published: Nov 15, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The Marine Stewardship Council board of trustees has appointed Werner Kiene as MSC chairman.

Published: Nov 15, 2012 By: Michael STONES

A successful plan to boost recycling rates during the London Olympic Games helped Coca-Cola Enterprises to win a top trophy in the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards – the Oscars of the food and drink manufacturing industry.

Published: Nov 15, 2012 By: Mike Stones

Tesco plans to boost its social media presence by hiring Jude Brooks to lead its social media operations, in the week a new report suggested half of food businesses failed to operate an effective policy.

Published: Nov 15, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Sunland’s peanut butter plant in New Mexico, which has been linked to a salmonella outbreak in the US, remains idle as the management waits for federal clearance to begin operations.

Published: Nov 14, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The partners Samskip Multimodal Container Logistics, Visbeen Transport Group and Post-Kogeko Logistics have announced that reefer company Coolboxx has been transformed into a 45ft reefer container rental company.

Published: Nov 14, 2012 By: Denis Campbell

National Heart Forum's call comes days after decision in Denmark to scrap higher duties on foods high in saturated fat.

Published: Nov 14, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

While the election returns rolled in on Tuesday night at SupplySide West presented at a special reception co-sponsored by AIDP, Draco Natural Products and SPRIM.