Published: Nov 13, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Michael Foods Group, Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter of 2012.

Published: Nov 13, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Reed's has reported 26% increase in year to date (YTD) revenues to $22.3m against the same period last year.

Published: Nov 13, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Italian drinks giant Gruppo Campari has made a tender offer of $414.8m to buy 100% of the issued shares of Lascelles deMercado (LdM), a Jamaica-based parent company of the Appleton Estate and Wray & Nephew rum brands.

Published: Nov 13, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The proposed merger between soft drink companies Britvic and AG Barr has hit a roadblock after facing criticism from Britvic’s eighth-biggest shareholder Harris Associates regarding the terms of the deal.

Published: Nov 13, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Parmalat has reported double-digit revenue and profit growth for the first nine months of 2012, driven by strong performances by its US, Canadian, Australian and Russian segments.

Published: Nov 13, 2012 By: Kristin Eads and Linda Crow

The week after Barack Obama won an historic second term as US president, Kristin Eads and Linda Crow, legal specialists with international law firm Faegre Baker Daniels, explain how new legislation could mean tougher scrutiny for US food importers.

Published: Nov 13, 2012 By: Mike Stones

Britain’s food and drink manufacturers are bracing themselves for difficult Christmas trading, according to the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).

Published: Nov 13, 2012 By: Mike McGinnis

With the markets trending lower overnight, the CME Group soybean and wheat markets are expected to hold that same posture to start floor trading at 9:30am CT Monday.

Published: Nov 12, 2012

In the third of this year's regular series of updates, IGD retail have rounded up the main developments at the leading global grocery retailers - Carrefour, Tesco, Metro and Walmart - since August.

Published: Nov 12, 2012

US dairy company Dean Foods has swung to a profit of $36.44m in the third quarter of 2012, compared to a loss of $1.55bn in 2011, when the company incurred a $1.9bn goodwill impairment charge related to its Fresh Dairy Direct segment.

Published: Nov 12, 2012

China’s answer to America’s Cyber Monday shopping bonanza takes place on November 11th, and e-commerce giant Alibaba just saw a whopping $3.1 billion (RMB 19.1 billion) in sales on the day, up 367 percent from last year.

Published: Nov 12, 2012

Grain prices mostly fell Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Published: Nov 12, 2012

Australian beef and veal exports to South East Asia during September declined 11% year-on-year, to 6,803 tonnes swt - with total shipments to the region for the first nine months of 2012 back 4%, at 61,003 tonnes swt.

Published: Nov 12, 2012

The agricultural and aquaculture production volume totaled AMD 620,7 bln in January-September 2012, growing by 10,7% as compared with the same period of 2011.

Published: Nov 12, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Dean Foods is eyeing further growth to close 2012, after strong third quarter performances from its Fresh Dairy Direct and WhiteWave-Alpro business segments.

Published: Nov 09, 2012

Syngenta is aiming to more than double its global sales to $25 billion by 2020 and expects India business to grow at a similar pace.

Published: Nov 09, 2012

SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Company reported that MillerCoors third quarter underlying net income increased 13.5 percent to $325.6 million versus prior year driven by positive pricing, favorable brand mix and continued strong cost management.

Published: Nov 09, 2012

Saputo inc. announced today net earnings totalling $129.7 million, and an increase of $2.6 million or 2.0%.

Published: Nov 09, 2012

Tate & Lyle has reported sales up 7% (in constant currency) for the six months to September 30.

Published: Nov 09, 2012

The Board of ANM Group are pleased to announce that they have decided to support a Management Buy In (MBI) of Yorkshire Premier Meats.