At a Jameson factory dating from the eighteenth century near Ireland’s Cork, the world’s biggest Irish whiskey producer has staked its future in a new facility with three shiny stills used to produce spirits.
Global tea suppliers are putting their support behind a new training programme to assist small-sized farms in growing productions and improving operations.
China's sovereign wealth fund is eyeing more investments in agriculture, including partnerships with governments and other institutional investors, its top executive said in the Financial Times
Cost and convenience have driven a marked shift in grocery shopping across the globe, with consumers significantly more likely to make frequent, smaller grocery shopping trips
Britain’s inflation rate fell to the lowest in 4 1/2 years in May as food and transport costs declined, providing Bank of England policy makers breathing space over interest rates.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. are among six major retailers that reached an agreement with New York’s attorney general to add information to websites
The latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 25 May 2014, show a slowdown in grocery market growth to 1.7% – the lowest level for at least 11 years.
U.S. Department of Agriculture weekly crop condition ratings edged upward for corn and spring wheat but edged downward for soybeans while winter wheat harvest progressed slowly and was mostly behind the average pace.
India on Tuesday set a minimum export price for onions of $300 per tonne to discourage overseas shipments amid an inflation scare that threatens to stoke public anger over rising prices at local food markets.
Morrisons, Britain's No. 4 grocer, has proposed changes to its store management structure that will involve around 2,600 redundancies, it said on Tuesday.
The world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, said on Tuesday that it will increase its spending on food safety in China to 300 million yuan ($48.32 million) in 2013, 2014 and 2015
Research by Mintel predicts the financial benefits generated by the World Cup for Britain – revealing that retailers will gain around £355 million from the tournament with significant additional sales of food and beverages resulting.
While JBS SA and Tyson Foods Inc. tussle for a bigger share of the U.S. processed-food market, BRF SA is stepping up its growth efforts in emerging markets.
British supermarket chain Morrisons has banned £2 coins in a selection of its stores' self-service tills following a significant increase in shoppers using similar foreign coins in the machines.
