Published: Jul 27, 2012

Shares of Whole Foods Market, Inc. on Thursday were up nearly 12 percent to $94.50 after it posted a 32 percent increase in third-quarter profit to $116.8 million, or 63 cents per share, beating analysts' expectations.

Published: Jul 27, 2012

Research at America’s Cornell University has found that segmenting food with visual – and edible – markers can result in people consuming less.

Published: Jul 27, 2012 By: Meagan Carlaw

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has reported that grocery prices have fallen over the past year as household staples such as fruit, vegetables and bread have all gotten cheaper.

Published: Jul 27, 2012 By: Linda Searby

Citrus peel, coffee waste, pea pods and cashew shells could provide an untapped carbon source for producing commercially viable, higher value chemicals and materials, according to scientists at the University of York.

Published: Jul 27, 2012 By: Mark Astley

The UK government should make “every possible effort” to persuade the European Commission (EC) to reverse its decision on desinewed meat (DSM), according to an Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) report.

Published: Jul 27, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

MeadWestvaco reported a year-on-year decline in its Q2 food and beverage and Industrial profits and warned it expected lower earnings in Q3 due to weak global demand.

Published: Jul 27, 2012 By: Mark Astley

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is facing a lawsuit after it failed to respond to a petition urging stricter mercury limits in seafood.

Published: Jul 27, 2012

Rainfall has replenished soils but evaporative demand continues to exceed moisture according to the weekly report by Michigan State University Extension educators Bill Shane, Diane Brown and Mark Longstroth.

Published: Jul 27, 2012 By: Emanuela Fontana

The safety and aroma appeal of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables could be improved by using a right combination of flavors among the antimicrobial essential oils (EOs) and the target fresh-cut produce. The paper of Ayal-Zavala et al. (2009) describes some p

Published: Jul 27, 2012 By: Johnny Jara

The Mango Ecuador Foundation that gathers all the country´s growers, packers and shippers together is wrapping up some last minute details towards their IV International Ecuadorian Mango Congress to be held at the Oro Verde Hotel in Guayaquil – Ecuador on

Published: Jul 27, 2012

Reductions in salt intake, coupled with better labelling of salt levels in foods, could help to slash stomach cancer rates by 14%, according to new data compiled by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF).

Published: Jul 27, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Unilever has become “Nestle-like” in its delivery of strong and consistent results, according to Andrew Wood, senior research analyst at Sanford C Bernstein.

Published: Jul 26, 2012 By: Carina Perkins

US livestock and poultry producers are urging the government to take action over corn ethanol production, which they claim is destabilising feed prices.

Published: Jul 26, 2012 By: David Burrows

Food manufacturers are so focused on the risks they face as the climate changes that they are forgetting about possible opportunities.

Published: Jul 26, 2012 By: Rick Pendrous

Small- and medium-sized (SME) food and drink firms will be able to raise the level of nutritional skills within their businesses, following the launch of online nutrition training courses by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF).

Published: Jul 26, 2012 By: Rick Pendrous

Finsbury Food Group, the baker of cakes, bread and gluten-free bakery goods, today (July 24) reported sales of £207M for the year - up 9.4%, or £17.8M, on the previous year.

Published: Jul 26, 2012 By: Nathan Gray

A database that offers industry and academics a wealth of data on plant seed lipid profiles could help speed up research and innovation within the food and nutrition industry.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

Dunkin’ Donuts has signed agreements with three of its existing Latin American partners to expand the brand in the region.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

Progress in the company’s retail channels contributed to an 18% gain in earnings at natural and organic food company Annie’s, Inc. during the first quarter.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

FAO and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) are calling on countries to comply with a global moratorium on research that involves working with live rinderpest virus in laboratories.