Published: Oct 24, 2012

From Monday 23 October the first blackberries of the variety Tupi hallmark Sunbelle are again available at RoVeg Fruit BV.

Published: Oct 24, 2012

Australia grain merchant GrainCorp is considering a AUS$2.77 billion (£1.73 billion) offer from Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) to acquire the business.

Published: Oct 24, 2012 By: Mike Stones

Britain’s biggest food manufacturer Premier Foods reported a 2% rise in underlying sales growth in an interim management statement covering the three months to September 30 that drew both praise and relief from City analysts.

Published: Oct 24, 2012 By: Lorraine Mullaney

Food manufacturer and distributor Euro Foods Group has invested £5M and created 120 jobs by setting up a distribution hub in the West Midlands.

Published: Oct 23, 2012

With favourable winter conditions, enough rain for initial growth and filling of dams and adequate chilling units for good bud-break, the South African stone fruit industry is looking forward to another season of excellent export volumes.

Published: Oct 23, 2012

In an increasingly global marketplace, companies have more responsibilities than ever to ensure they meet consumer expectations for safety, taste, sustainability, innovation and more.

Published: Oct 23, 2012 By: Ray Latif

With nearly one in five U.S. adult consumers now purchasing or consuming products tagged as gluten-free, sales of gluten-free foods and beverages are expected to reach $4.2 billion in 2012, according to a new report from Packaged Facts.

Published: Oct 23, 2012 By: Anne Bruce

Food inflation will be “well on its way to 4%” by Christmas, and manufacturers need to prepare to put up their prices – with Morrisons particularly in “a tricky position”, warn analysts at Shore Capital.

Published: Oct 23, 2012 By: Akshay Kalbag

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) drew the attention of prime minister Manmohan Singh towards the notification to allow 51 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail.

Published: Oct 22, 2012 By: Emily Jane Fox

Last week, Coca-Cola said that sales in China grew an anemic 2% compared to 11% a year ago. Shares of the world's largest beverage company lost more than 2% for the week.

Published: Oct 22, 2012

The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization’s latest forecast for world cereal production in 2012 has been revised downward slightly— 0.4% to 2.286 million tons—since the previous update in September.

Published: Oct 22, 2012

Sensient Technologies Corporation has announced plans to make an undisclosed, significant investment to build a color and flavor complex in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Published: Oct 22, 2012

The Nestlé Group has reported 11% increase in total sales to CHF67.6bn ($73.1bn) for the first nine months of 2012.

Published: Oct 22, 2012

December Corn finished up 3/4 at 761 1/2, 7 1/2 off the high and 3 1/4 up from the low. March Corn closed up 1/4 at 759 1/2. This was 3 up from the low and 7 off the high.

Published: Oct 22, 2012 By: Mike Stones

The Scottish government has unveiled plans to give local food a £2.5M boost over three years by support initiatives that promote the country’s natural produce.

Published: Oct 22, 2012 By: Laurence Gibbons

Food manufacturers are missing out on sales worth millions of pounds by using the internet only to promote their brands and not for direct sales, according to speakers at the grocery think-tank IGD’s Trading in a Digital World conference.

Published: Oct 22, 2012 By: Mike Stones

The historic Micklegate Bar entrance to York city centre has survived more than 800 years of sometimes bloody history and now, a close encounter with a Marks & Spencer lorry.

Published: Oct 19, 2012

According to the minister of finance, Bruno Ferrari, the trade disagreements between Mexico and the US will finally be resolved within 60 days, allowing export to commence once more.

Published: Oct 19, 2012

Cargill is extending its sustainable cocoa program to South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, the world’s third-largest cocoa-producing nation.

Published: Oct 19, 2012

More than 130 years after it joined exchanges in Chicago and Kansas City as a marketplace for U.S. farmers to hedge their crops, the Minneapolis Grain Exchange now has a lonely distinction: the last best chance for acquisitive rival Intercontinental Excha