Kishore Biyani-owned Future Group, India's largest listed retailer by revenues, is negotiating with private equity firm Actis Capital to buy Nilgiris, a Bangalore-based supermarket chain.
Egg production in the United States climbed 2 percent in October, while broiler-type chicks hatched climbed 1 percent higher, the US Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service reported.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. today announced that its board of directors elected company veteran Doug McMillon, 47, to succeed Mike Duke, 63, as president and chief executive officer, effective February 1, 2014.
Egypt suspended rice exports less than a week after issuing licences to sell the grain abroad, the head of the rice committee of Egypt's Agricultural Export Council said on Monday.
Morrisons declared it would soon be back on an equal footing with its rivals as it revealed online deliveries would launch in January and cover half of the UK by the end of 2014.
German discounter grocer Lidl has revealed its plans to invest over €100 million in its Finnish supermarkets in 2014, as it looks to capitalise on its growth in the country over the past few years.
Unilever is following up its Sustainable Living Plan with the launch of Unilever Project Sunlight, a new initiative to motivate millions of people to adopt more sustainable lifestyles.
Algeria's food imports dropped by 16.59 percent to 709 million U.S. dollars in October 2013, compared to 850 million in the same period in 2012, the official APS news agency reported Saturday, quoting figures of Customs.
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and Australia’s two largest supermarket retailers, Coles and Woolworths, have reached an historic agreement on the terms of a food and grocery industry code of conduct.
The retailer Auchan plans to open ten to fourteen new hypermarkets in Russia next year, the general director of Auchan Russia, Jean-Pierre Germain, said during a press conference in Moscow on Nov.18.
Sales of the Bakery & Cereals market in Brazil will grow rapidly during 2007-17, driven by increased demand from middle-class consumers in the country, says a report by Canadean Food.
Tom Hertel is challenging the basic economic notion of supply and demand by stating that despite an impending food boom, prices of food will get cheaper.
Indonesia is reviewing its trade policies with Australia but imports of Australian cattle and beef have not been affected yet by diplomatic tension after allegations of spying by Canberra, Indonesian government officials said.
