Waitrose has begun a major pledge to source all its seafood from independently certified sources, with an industry leading deadline of the end of 2016.
A slowing in the T.G.I. Friday’s brand coupled with increased brand investment crimped earnings at Inventure Foods, Inc. in the first quarter of fiscal 2013.
Archer Daniels Midland Co. on May 1 said it will offer A$12.20 ($12.54) per share to acquire GrainCorp Ltd., for a total transaction value of approximately A$3.4 billion ($3.5 billion).
Operating income of the North America business of Ingredion Inc. in the three months ended March 31 was $107.7 million, up 8% from $100 million in the first quarter of 2012.
The revenue gap between domestic dairy companies widened in 2012, as experts said that increasing market concentration will benefit the industry in the long run, the National Business Daily reported.
Hain Celestial Group Inc reported on Thursday that quarterly sales rose by 21 percent, but sales were below Wall Street views and its shares fell nearly 4 percent in after-hours trade.
Unilever PLC has announced a voluntary open offer to increase its stake in Hindustan Unilever (HUL), its publicly listed subsidiary in India, from 52.48% to up to 75% at a price of INR 600 per share.
US-based pizza restaurant chain Domino’s Pizza has reported 65.9% increase in net income to $34.4m in the first quarter (Q1) ended 24 March 2013 compared to $20.7m in the corresponding quarter a year ago.
Global market research organisation Nielsen has launched the first Australian ShopperLAB research facility, which has been installed in the Company’s Sydney head office.
The proportion of consumers satisfied with German-owned Australian supermarket Aldi is once again comfortably higher than Australia’s other three major supermarket chains, according to market research organisation Roy Morgan Research.
Red chilli and turmeric prices fell by Rs 100 per quintal in the national capital on Saturday due to subdued demand from retailers and stockists, amid adequate stocks.
Mass retailers and the Internet will increasingly dominate the $164 billion global wine market at the expense of bars and restaurants, industry experts said on Thursday.
Starbucks Corp — the dominant coffeehouse chain in China's growing coffee market — posted a 26 percent jump in second-quarter profits and raised its full-year earnings outlook, helped by strong sales growth in China and Asia Pacific.
Russian grocer Dixy (DIXY.MM) increased sales in the first quarter, winning customers from its main competitors after completing the integration of a smaller rival it bought in 2011.
Russia's fourth-largest food retailer O'Key reported on Friday a 44.4 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit to 4.7 billion roubles ($151.01 million).
The prices of agri-foodstuffs in China remained stable last week (April 15-21) according to the survey of prices in 36 medium and large sized cities by the Ministry of Commerce, MOFCOM.
For its fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013, Industrias Bachoco reported net income of 635.1 million pesos ($52.3 million), or 1.06 pesos per share ($.087).
