Twelve of the world’s largest chocolate and cocoa companies have signed an agreement with the government of Côte d’Ivoire as part of an effort to accelerate actions to make cocoa farming in the country sustainable.
Dole Food Co. is undertaking an organization change and related reorganization designed to better position the company in addressing the continued volatility in some of Dole’s businesses.
William Toler, former chief executive officer of AdvancePierre Foods and president of Pinnacle Foods Finance L.L.C., has been named president and c.e.o. of Hostess Brands, L.L.C.
South Africa's biggest consumer foods maker, Tiger Brands, (TBSJ.J) will mothball some mills at its Nigerian unit in an attempt to turn around the money-losing maker of pasta and flour by 2016.
World No.3 cocoa bean producer Indonesia should push to more than double output to 1 million tonnes a year to meet Asia's growing appetite for chocolate and demand from local grinders, a senior official at Barry Callebaut said on Wednesday.
Australian breakfast food manufacturer The Muesli has launched a portion-sized range of muesli that contains fifty grams of breakfast cereal—or four dessert spoonfuls.
A Moscow court has upheld a decision to freeze the Russian accounts of chocolate maker Roshen, owned by Ukrainian presidential front runner Petro Poroshenko, the Moscow Times reports .
Flowers Foods, the nation's second-largest producer and marketer of fresh packaged bakery foods, reported results for its 16-week first quarter ended April 19, 2014.
Chalmers Bakery has adjusted the recipes of some of its bestselling bakery products to make them healthier for customers as part of the Scottish Food and Drink Federation's (SFDF) innovative Reformulation Programme funded by the Scottish Government.
Edita Food Industries, an Egyptian snacks maker part-owned by London-based buyout firm Actis LLP, is considering an initial public offering as equity values rebound, four people familiar with the matter said.
Mondelez International has announced that its OREO brand will partner with Paramount Pictures for the global release of the upcoming Michael Bayfilm ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’, which will be launched in the US on June 27.
Wilmar International, a Singaporean agribusiness company, in partnership with First Pacific has raised its acquisition offer to A$1.4bn ($1.3bn) for food company Goodman Fielder, after the company refused their previous deal.
