Published: Jul 21, 2012

Retail chain giant Carrefour has launched the first RSPO trademarked product in Indonesia with its own-brand cooking oil ECOplanet.

Published: Jul 20, 2012

India is mulling over imposing stock holding restrictions on food commodities including pulses and edible oils, in order to control the increase in prices.

Published: Jul 17, 2012 By: Elaine Watson

Canadian krill oil firm Neptune Technologies & Bioressources has posted a 43% surge in sales in its nutraceutical business in the first quarter of fiscal 2013.

Published: Jul 14, 2012

Cargill has supplied the first-ever sustainable verified rapeseed oil to Unilever with an initial consignment covering five per cent of Unilever's rapeseed oil needs.

Published: Jul 13, 2012 By: Elaine Watson

The creators of OliveHeart, a novel polyphenol-rich extra virgin olive oil claimed to help reduce oxidized LDL ‘bad’ cholesterol - a key risk factor for atherosclerosis - are promising to turn the ultra-traditional olive oil market on its head.

Published: Jul 13, 2012

Bulgaria’s Food Safety Agency is set to initiate mass checks on the cooking oils used at catering establishments, according to Agriculture and Food Minister Miroslav Naidenov.

Published: Jul 10, 2012

Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd, an edible oils player, and Thermax Ltd, a company offering energy and environment solutions, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up 1 MW fluidised bed biomass gasification plant.

Published: Jul 10, 2012

Studies released on 4 July 2012 in the international peer-reviewed journal Molecular Nutrition and Food Research (MNFR) based in Germany address the effects of foods such as oats, virgin olive oil, and ruminant trans fat on atherosclerosis or hardening of

Published: Jul 07, 2012

Dhara, the leading edible oil brand in India, has launched Dhara Health Refined Sunflower Oil which features low-absorb technology.

Published: Jul 04, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

Organic certification will ensure an additional advantage for Indian herbal extract specialist Olive Lifesciences, according to the manager.

Published: Jun 28, 2012

Statistics Canada on June 26 reported record prospective canola plantings for the sixth consecutive year as well as increased areas of other crops except oats.

Published: Jun 27, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

A new report from Greenpeace has panned the Indian food processing industry, blaming its unending demand for palm oil as a key reason for the destruction of Indonesian rainforests.

Published: Jun 27, 2012

American multinational chemical firm Dow has announced that its Omega-9 Oils have addressed one of the company’s 2015 sustainability goals in the area of health, by eliminating more than one billion pounds of trans and saturated fat.

Published: Jun 25, 2012

US packaged foods company ConAgra Foods has reported a net loss of $86.2m for the fiscal 2012 fourth quarter ended 27 May 2012, compared to a net profit of $250.1m in the previous year, owing to charges with regard to a change in accounting methods for it

Published: Jun 18, 2012

Lansing Trade Group L.L.C. and a global integrated supply chain manager and processor of agricultural products and food ingredients, have agreed to form a 50/50 joint venture to originate and merchandise Canadian grains and oilseeds.

Published: Jun 18, 2012

Nexira will introduce Fibregum Crystal, a purified acacia gum with enhanced properties for clear beverages and functional foods, at the Institute of Food Technologists annual meeting and exposition, June 25-28 in Las Vegas.

Published: Jun 15, 2012 By: Caroline Scott-Thomas

An Ohio judge has sided with the city of Cleveland in its attempt to ban the sale of certain products containing trans fats in the city.

Published: Jun 15, 2012

Emulsifier specialist Palsgaard has obtained a Mass Balance certification from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

Published: Jun 11, 2012

Darling International has completed the acquisition of RVO BioPur, which is based in Waterbury, Connecticut.

Published: Jun 09, 2012

Northstar Agri Industries, a subsidiary of PICO Holdings, has opened a canola processing plant with integrated refinery in Minnesota, US.