A bankruptcy judge gave Belle Foods, the Birmingham-based grocery chain, permission to sell as many as 44 of its 57 stores operating under the banners of Bruno’s, Food World and Belle Foods, early Wednesday.
Japan's Aeon Co Ltd and State-owned China Resources Enterprise Ltd are among the suitors considering bids for the Hong Kong supermarket business being sold by billionaire Li Ka-shing, according to Reuters' sources.
The Food and Drug Administration released two proposed rules as part of the Food Safety Modernization Act that deal with food imported into the United States.
Weis Markets here on Friday said it increased net earnings by 4.2% in the fiscal second quarter, but sales were down as the company cycled grand openings in the year-ago period.
Mexico plans to boost its tax coffers by an extra $50 billion a year with an overhaul that aims to extend sales tax coverage, close tax loopholes and could impose charges on capital gains.
The value of Irish food and drink exports has increased by over 8%, or €370 million, during the first six months of the year, relative to the same period last year.
Last year, the California table grape industry shipped a record volume of fruit at generally very good prices — a phenomenon growers, shippers and marketers attribute largely to the excellent quality of the grapes.
Transformation is on track for Unilever P.L.C., which maintained growth momentum during the second quarter, but a slowdown in emerging markets and soft results in ice cream and spreads continue to challenge the company.
Ahold's online consumer goods banner bol.com has launched a temporary virtual store at Rotterdam Centraal metro station in collaboration with Rotterdam's public transport company RET and Shop2Mobi.
Nestle Nigeria said on Thursday its half-year pretax profit this year rose by 14.75 percent to 13.22 billion naira ($82.57 million), compared with 11.52 billion naira during the same period a year earlier.
Global food prices fell by 2 percent in the latest four-month period, marking the third straight period of declines, as declining imports in the Middle East and North Africa.
September Corn finished down 18 1/4 at 522 1/2, 16 3/4 off the high and 1 up from the low. December Corn closed down 12 1/2 at 485 1/2. This was 3 1/2 up from the low and 11 off the high.
Butter, cheese, fruit, vegetable and poultry stocks on June 30, 2013, were higher than year-earlier levels, but egg and red meat stocks were lower, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Cold Storage report.