Russian food retailer Dixy Group said on Thursday its sales rose 28.3 percent in June, year-on-year, to 19.2 billion roubles ($551 million), after a 19-percent increase the previous month.
Carrefour posted its best three-month sales in five years thanks to signs of recovery in austerity-hit southern Europe, where even Italy returned to growth thanks to World Cup promotions.
Turkey eggs in incubators on July 1 climbed 2 percent from the comparable year-ago period, the US Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported.
While Chinese foodies find the hit documentary "A Bite of China" a good guide to hunting up local delicacies, CEOs of multinational food companies see immense market potential.
Indonesian agriculture ministry forecast the country's rice outputs (hulled rice production) to be surplus by 4.2 million ton this year despite a decline in production of un-hulled rice, a senior official said here on Wednesday.
Carrefour CEO Georges Plassat has made no secret of what he thinks of the Carrefour Discount brand so it should come as no surprise that Carrefour has decided to overhaul the brand by removing the Carrefour logo.
Nestlé has opened Mexico’s first Purina Pet Park just north of the country’s capital Mexico City, underscoring the company’s commitment to the country’s fast-growing petcare market.
Russian food retailer Lenta is confident its price policies will help it weather a weaker economy, brought lower by the Ukraine crisis, as it predicted faster sales growth for 2014 and confirmed expansion plans.
India's top trade official said the government would not block the world's first global trade deal over lack of progress on food subsidy talks, clarifying New Delhi's stance after an earlier threat to derail the deal.
U.S. import prices rose less than expected in June as a drop in the cost of food offset an increase in petroleum, suggesting imported inflation pressures remained benign.
China shares ended up on Tuesday as gains food and beverage companies erased losses stemming from concerns a second batch of initial public offerings (IPOs) could pull funds from existing stocks.
World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report published on Friday 11 July shows global wheat supplies for 2014/15 raised 1.8 million tons with increased production more than offsetting lower beginning stocks.
The European Union last week awarded licences to import 31,500 tonnes of Ukrainian maize under a duty-free quota created this year as part of a trade deal between the EU and Kiev, official data showed on Thursday.
Thailand's commerce ministry said on Thursday it would start to sell rice stocks again next month after the military government suspended sales shortly after seizing power in May.
Russian wheat prices declined last week as harvesting gathered pace and eased concerns over crop delay and grain quality, an analyst and traders said on Monday.
