Soaring Chinese wheat purchases due to weather-related crop damage at home could lift global prices of the grain by about 10 percent in the next few months, a survey of traders showed.
Britain's JD Wetherspoon nudged up its profit guidance and said it would accelerate new pub openings next year thanks to a recovery in margins and a more upbeat mood among customers.
Russia's third-largest food retailer Dixy Group (DIXY.MM) said on Wednesday its same-store sales growth slowed in the second quarter as competition increased.
Global pork markets are poised for improvements in the second half of 2013 and into 2014, but supply concerns and demand pressures could limit price increases for pork.
Under the plan, people in southern China, Taiwan and Macau will be able to order Japanese farm produce and other types of food online or through TV shopping programs next year.
Russian retailer Magnit said on Tuesday its second-quarter net profit jumped 45.5 percent, year-on-year, beating forecasts, as it continued to gain market share by opening new stores.
Starbucks Corp and Danone SA said on Tuesday they will sell a co-branded yogurt through Starbucks cafes and in grocery stores as yogurt makers and food companies battle for market share in the $7 billion U.S. market.
At most grocery stores, supermarkets, and trade centers in Ho Chi Minh City, foreign-made products outnumber domestic-made goods and remain more popular as supermarkets and trade centers continue to import them.
Loblaw last week opened the first location of its new Provigo Le Marché banner, a small-box format focused on local products, specialty items and fresh merchandising.
A group of Chinese VIPs spent an evening at a world-class winery in California on Friday to taste its wine products and consider the estate's viability as a wedding destination.
KKR & Co LP (KKR.N) has sealed its first deal in Indonesia, agreeing to buy a 9.5 percent stake in food company PT Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food Tbk, the two companies said in a joint statement on Monday.
U.S. food distributors Spartan Stores Inc and Nash Finch Co said they will merge in an all-stock deal valued at $1.30 billion including debt to expand their geographic reach.
Safeway, a North America-based food and drug retailer, reported lower profits for the second quarter (Q2) ended 15 June 2013, due to one-time charges, including tax expenses from the sale of its Canadian operations.