Published: Apr 16, 2013

Providing some relief to common man, softening vegetable prices pulled down inflation to over 3-year low of 5.96 percent in March, raising hopes of rate cut next month by the Reserve Bank to boost economic growth.

Published: Apr 16, 2013 By: Will Boye

Two new retail tenants have signed leases at the mixed-use Ayrsley development in southwest Charlotte.

Published: Apr 15, 2013

Building on the success of the Compleats microwave meals line, Hormel Foods announces six new cheesy pasta product varieties.

Published: Apr 15, 2013 By: Sinead Cruise and Neil Maidment

After a decade pushing its non-food business, Tesco (TSCO.L), Britain's biggest retailer is changing, and a conspicuous focus on fresh produce greets shoppers at its newly styled superstores.

Published: Apr 12, 2013

Woolworths, Australia's top supermarket chain, reported a 3.8 percent rise in third-quarter same-store food and liquor sales on Thursday, as the company enticed customers with targeted offers.

Published: Apr 12, 2013

British retailer Marks & Spencer posted a seventh straight quarterly fall in underlying sales of clothing and homewares, having to rely on a strong performance from its food business to deliver overall growth.

Published: Apr 12, 2013 By: Catherine Hornby

Global food prices rose 1 percent in March, the United Nations' food agency said on Thursday, pointing to a surge in dairy costs, while cereals prices were little changed and seen facing downward pressure in coming months.

Published: Apr 10, 2013

The total value of food and liquor retailing in Australia grew by 4.2 per cent in 2011-12, to $135.8 billion.

Published: Apr 10, 2013

Spirits exports from Europe have generated €10.2bn in 2012, up 20%, compared to €8.5bn in 2011 making it the top agri-food exported product with net revenue close to €9bn in 2012, according to spiritsEUROPE.

Published: Apr 10, 2013

Tetra Pak, the world leader in food processing and packaging solutions, today announced net sales of €11.16 billion in 2012—up 4.3 percent from 2011 in comparable terms.

Published: Apr 10, 2013

February production of edible nonfat dry milk was 137,526,000 lbs, down 4% from January and down 20% from February 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Dairy Products report.

Published: Apr 10, 2013

Hong Kong shares were set to start higher on Tuesday, helped by gains by mainland-focused food producers Tingyi and Want Want China ahead of the release of March inflation data for the world's second-largest economy.

Published: Apr 10, 2013

Agribusiness company Cargill Inc said on Tuesday that lingering pressure from a historic U.S. drought hurt its meat and grain operations, knocking quarterly earnings down 42 percent.

Published: Apr 10, 2013 By: Nick Edwards

China's annual consumer inflation cooled in March as food prices eased from nine-month highs and producer price deflation deepened, data showed on Tuesday.

Published: Apr 09, 2013

The CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets have the support to trade higher Monday.

Published: Apr 09, 2013

Growth of US meat exports in some markets was enough to offset trade barriers and sluggish demand in other markets, according to the US Meat Export Federation.

Published: Apr 09, 2013

Thai exports of frozen, fresh and dried fruits and vegetables are projected to grow 10% this year and earn approximately $1.56 billion, according to Srirat Rastapana, director-general of International Trade Promotion Department.

Published: Apr 08, 2013 By: VERENA DOBNIK

Think Wall Street trading is brutal? Head up to the grittiest part of the South Bronx, where cutthroat deals are made in the dead of night on a massive concrete floor that reeks of fish guts.

Published: Apr 08, 2013

The total amount of edible liquid product from shell eggs broken during February was 208,729,000 lbs, down 6% from January and down 3% from February 2012.

Published: Apr 08, 2013

Stellar, a Jacksonville, Fla., design-build firm, completed the expansion of Bahamas Food Services’ refrigerated distribution center in Nassau, Bahamas.