Published: Sep 25, 2012 By: Lorraine Mullaney

Morrisons is outsourcing IT services from its Yorkshire-based head office to India, which will cause the loss of around 145 jobs.

Published: Sep 25, 2012 By: Laurence Gibbons

Dairy Crest has announced plans to close its site at Crudgington in Shropshire within the next 18 to 24 months, putting 161 jobs at risk.

Published: Sep 25, 2012 By: Arabella Mileham

Cogeca, the European committee for agricultural cooperatives, has elected a new president to lead the organisation during a crucial period of CAP reform negotiations.

Published: Sep 25, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

A UK food manufacturer has been fined £2,000 after an employee severed her finger in an inadequately guarded machine.

Published: Sep 25, 2012 By: Rod Addy

The roll out of a network of food and drink processing hubs in India is on track, with the latest Mega Food Park site confirmed at Malipada in the state of Odisha.

Published: Sep 25, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

A.G Barr has not revealed any details on the progress of talks regarding its possible merger with PepsiCo bottler Britvic, as it reported H1 2012 results today.

Published: Sep 25, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

US cereal giant Kellogg has struck a 50:50 joint venture with Chinese agribusiness monopoly Wilmar International that will manufacture and sell cereals and snacks across the country.

Published: Sep 24, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Meat Standards Australia is seeking a new manager to oversee the research, development and the integrity of the red meat industry’s self-regulatory standards for production, processing and marketing.

Published: Sep 24, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

In a challenging economic environment, franchisors have continued to achieve double digit growth in the past 12 months according to a recent Australian survey of all franchises by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Published: Sep 24, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Trade Trendz, which has been established with the objective of meeting the needs of business enterprises by participating in global exhibitions, fairs, and buyer-seller meets and forging trade relationships through linkages, is currently associated with t

Published: Sep 24, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

US rejects India's basmati exports due to pesticides, price falls 23.5%

Published: Sep 24, 2012 By: Rachel Tepper

Burger King may have ditched "The Burger King" as its official mascot, but that didn't stop police from being summoned on Monday to a McDonald's in Rome, Georgia after receiving reports of a suspicious man dressed as the plastic-masked mascot.

Published: Sep 24, 2012 By: Andrea Grimes

'Deranged' Man Crashes Car Into U.K. KFC Over Chicken

Published: Sep 24, 2012 By: Patch Staff

Using the online petition website change.org, a California man is urging the burger chain In-N-Out to tweak its menu offerings to include a vegetarian-friendly option.

Published: Sep 24, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The city of Bundaberg is a major food bowl, with fields of sweet potatoes, lettuces, eggplants, zucchini, strawberries, macadamias and citrus.

Published: Sep 24, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Reinhart Foodservice has entered an agreement to acquire certain assets of Agar Supply, the leading foodservice distributor in the US, with a strong presence in New England.

Published: Sep 24, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The CFIA continues to work with XL Foods Inc. and responsible distributors and retailers to gather product and distribution information.

Published: Sep 22, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

New research by UK consumer affairs magazine Which? has revealed that many ‘low fat’ and ‘light’ food products may not be the healthy option consumers think.

Published: Sep 22, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

In line with the strategic decision to focus entirely on business-to-business, chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut has announced its intention to sell its factory and the related business in Dijon (France) to “Chocolaterie de Bourgogne”.

Published: Sep 22, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Prem Kumar Dhumal, chief minister, Himachal Pradesh, has been awarded the Agriculture Leadership Award-2012 in recognition of his major policy initiatives and programmes in agriculture, horticulture and animal husbandry in the state.