Published: Jan 22, 2013

Saudi food company Almarai has reported a 29.2% increase in net profit to SAR369m ($98.2m) for the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2012.

Published: Jan 22, 2013

Government regulations to raise the standards of traditional groceries are providing an opportunity for international established grocery chains to enter the UAE market, analysts say.

Published: Jan 22, 2013

China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced that in 2012, the country's retail sales climbed by 14.3 percent to USD3.3 trillion.

Published: Jan 22, 2013

Nisa has revealed that for the 39 weeks from April until December 2012 it achieved a 0.7% increase in overall sales through central distribution services.

Published: Jan 22, 2013

Foreign farm groups reported headway boosting dairy production in a Russian market which offers "excellent conditions" for growth to meet the output void.

Published: Jan 22, 2013

Compared to last week, grain and soybean bids traded higher as the markets got a boost early on from USDA's recent bullish report.

Published: Jan 22, 2013 By: Mark Godfrey

China’s thriving Internet commerce scene is becoming an increasingly important distribution channel for domestic seafood sales.

Published: Jan 22, 2013

Sanderson Farms has given more than $1 million to Nash County to compensate for the costs of trying to bring a chicken processing plant to the county.

Published: Jan 21, 2013

After increasing for two consecutive weeks, exports prices of fresh Norway salmon saw a small decline for the period of 7 to 13 January.

Published: Jan 21, 2013

Symrise has established an umbrella brand ‘think mint’ for fresh taste and cooling care.

Published: Jan 21, 2013 By: Michael T. Roberts

Corn futures were supported by commercial and non-commercial buying.

Published: Jan 21, 2013

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. is focusing its footprint in developed markets such as the United Kingdom, Canada and Europe.

Published: Jan 18, 2013

Barry Callebaut forecast that cocoa prices would remain at the lower end of the trading range which has dragged them to a nine-month low.

Published: Jan 18, 2013 By: Mike McGinnis

For Thursday, the CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets are expected to trade with a higher tone, as export sales provide support.

Published: Jan 18, 2013

Bar Harbor Seafood, Orlando, Fla., completed an 18,000-square-foot expansion to its existing 21,000-square-foot seafood facility.

Published: Jan 18, 2013

Fish farming company Grieg Seafood took a hit in 4Q 2012 in the form of a combined NOK 88 million write down, in part due to fish stocks being ravaged by diseases.

Published: Jan 17, 2013

Barry Callebaut claims that it significantly outpaced the global chocolate market with an overall sales volume growth of 8.3%, with all regions contributing.

Published: Jan 17, 2013 By: Eric Schroeder

After finishing flat in November, the Consumer Price Index for food and beverages increased 0.2% in December, ending at 235.2.

Published: Jan 17, 2013 By: Jeff Gelski

Double-digit percentage point gains in sales volume in the Americas and Asia-Pacific helped Barry Callebaut to an overall sales volume gain of 8% in the first quarter ended Nov. 30, 2012

Published: Jan 17, 2013 By: CAROL RYAN DUMAS

Tough market conditions in 2012 didn't stop U.S. dairy exporters from record sales and defending their hard-won global market share.