Published: Nov 05, 2012

As the US food industry awaits a vote from California on the mandatory labelling of genetically-modified organisms (GMO) ingredients and several manufacturers face regulatory challenges over natural product claims, two of the key trends for 2013 are The A

Published: Nov 05, 2012

The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. I. Chiu Liao, known as "the father of Penaeus monodon farming."

Published: Nov 05, 2012

The ministry of food processing industries (MoFPI) and ASSOCHAM (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) will be organising Summit-cum-Exhibition on Food Processing Agribusiness and Cold Chain on November 5, 2012, at Le-Meridien Hotel, New

Published: Nov 05, 2012

The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday denied investigating a complaint related to potential false advertising by the campaign against California's Proposition 37.

Published: Nov 02, 2012 By: Yantoultra Ngui

A $1.7 billion bid for Malaysia's two main KFC fast food franchisees faces a growing chorus of opposition from investors challenging the terms of the offer that is nearly a year old and now looks to them badly undervalued.

Published: Nov 02, 2012

Prinova USA received “Grade A" status and official certification from the British Retail Consortium (BRC), an internationally recognized certification program for global standards on food safety and quality and part of the Global Food Safety Initiative (G

Published: Nov 02, 2012

The Coca-Cola Company, through the Coca-Cola Foundation, pledged $1 million to local community relief and recovery efforts in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy.

Published: Nov 02, 2012 By: Nicki Holmyard

When BIM’s Seafood Development Center (SDC) opened in 2009 with the aim of helping the Irish seafood industry to restructure, it promised support to companies to achieve EUR 100 million (USD 129.7 million) in additional value-added seafood sales over the

Published: Nov 02, 2012

The Global Aquaculture Alliance on Thursday presented the second of two Lifetime Achievement awards to Dr. I Chiu Liao.

Published: Nov 02, 2012 By: Christine Blank

At an event in Beijing, China on Friday, Walmart executives announced several initiatives to strengthen the sustainability of its supply chain.

Published: Nov 02, 2012

Pernod Ricard USA has announced a $100,000 contribution to the American Red Cross to fund donations of bottled water and other needed supplies for those affected by Hurricane Sandy.

Published: Nov 02, 2012 By: Laurence Gibbons

Malton Foods has been fined £12,000 and ordered to pay £1,381 in costs after an employee trapped and crushed three fingers in dangerous unguarded machinery.

Published: Nov 02, 2012

Privatisation could be on the cards for the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA), even though the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) prefers to discuss the possibility of "partnerships" with the private sector.

Published: Nov 02, 2012

Tariq Anwar assumed charge as minister of state for agriculture and food processing industries.

Published: Nov 01, 2012

Prosecutors charged a Wichita firm Wednesday with knowingly hiring an illegal immigrant as manager of one of its McDonald’s restaurants, the latest prosecution in a widening federal crackdown in Kansas that aims to make employers accountable for using ill

Published: Nov 01, 2012

Brewery Ommegang (Cooperstown, N.Y.) is reaching out to any brewers in regions hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy to offer any help it can to get them up and running again as quickly as possible.

Published: Nov 01, 2012

Arnold Greenberg, one of three friends who started the new age beverage revolution with the introduction of Snapple drinks, died on Friday, according to an obituary in the New York Times.

Published: Nov 01, 2012

Liam Condon has been appointed Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Bayer CropScience subgroup and Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer CropScience effective December 1, 2012.

Published: Nov 01, 2012

Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia today urged farmers and ranchers affected by Hurricane Sandy to keep thorough records of all losses, including livestock death losses, as well as expenses for such things as feed purchases and extrao

Published: Nov 01, 2012

The early wheat harvest in Australia, the world's second largest exporter, is showing lower protein scales and poor yields, analysts and traders said, heightening concerns over global grain supplies as shipments from top exporters dwindle.