An international exhibition on food, beverages and technologies used in food processing and packaging was open in Vietnam's southern Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday.
Fonterra announced its second farming hub in China will be located at Ying County, Shanxi Province and that it is looking to secure strategic partners in the development.
Walmart Stores Inc is mulling to pull out of its six-year-old wholesale joint venture with Bharti Group amid speculation that the world’s largest superstore chain has begun talks with other companies for its front-end retail foray in India.
Four potential buyers are left in the running for ParknShop including a Japanese retail group and an Australian supermarket chain operator that many locals favor.
"My company failed in China," said Che Chao, founder and chairman of Cway Nigeria Drinking Water Science & Technology Co Ltd, which sells purified drinking water and other beverages.
Tesco is set to dispose of its loss-making U.S. operation to billionaire Ron Burkle's Yucaipa investment company, marking the end of its failed attempt to crack the American market.
Unilever will keep investing in emerging markets like India even though growth is slowing, Chief Financial Officer Jean-Marc Huet said, pointing to the group's increased stake in Hindustan Unilever as a long-term bet.
Russian food retailer Magnit (MGNT.MM) (MGNTq.L) said on Tuesday its sales rose by 29.2 percent in August, year-on-year, to stand at 48.9 billion roubles ($1.48 billion), after a rise of around 30 percent in July.
Nestle, the world's biggest food company, is under pressure to make its intentions clear towards L'Oreal, its partner of 40 years, when the ties that bind them loosen next year.
RMT Robotics®, part of the Cimcorp Group, has announced the sale of an automated storage and picking system for crates to the USA's The Kroger Co., one of the world's largest retailers.
Grocery retailer Safeway, Inc. will pay $600,000 and has agreed to a nationwide reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from refrigeration equipment at its 659 US stores under terms of a settlement released Wednesday.
Sainsbury's has announced that it is to trial the world's first naturally refrigerated truck, in a move that could eventually help to cut the supermarket giant's carbon footprint by up to 10,000 tonnes a year.
The retailer announced earlier this year that it was putting 70,000 associates through a produce training program, including giving them quality guides to help identify the important characteristics.
E. Leclerc has left buying group Coopernic, making way for a 'new strategic alliance' between remaining retailers Rewe, Conad, Coop Switzerland and Colruyt.