Published: Oct 17, 2012

Private-label food brand sales are predicted to achieve market penetration of between 25% and 30% in the next decade, up from their current market share of just less than 20%, according to new market data from Rabobank.

Published: Oct 17, 2012 By: CANDICE CHOI

The Coca-Cola Co. has a formula for growth in the volatile economic climate: sell more of its drinks in emerging markets and evolve its stable of products at home, where concerns over sugary drinks are intensifying.

Published: Oct 17, 2012

The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, reported strong third-quarter and year-to-date 2012 results, with solid volume and revenue growth and continued volume and value share gains in total non-alcohol ready-to-drink (NARTD) beverages, as well as across nearly every

Published: Oct 17, 2012

Brazil announced on Monday it had fully restored agriculture trade with Argentina which means there should be no further impediments or red tape for Argentine fruit or for Brazilian pork.

Published: Oct 17, 2012

Beef exports from Japan’s Fukushima prefecture will resume for the first time in more than a year, according to RTT News.

Published: Oct 17, 2012

The EU food contract manufacturing sector will double to reach between £11–13bn (€14–16bn) during the next eight years, according to a new report from Rabobank Food & Agribusiness Research.

Published: Oct 16, 2012 By: Olesya Dmitracova and Peter Griffiths

British inflation fell to its lowest in almost three years in September flattered by sharp price rises for gas and electricity a year earlier, official data showed, but factory gate prices rose at a faster pace.

Published: Oct 16, 2012

Feeling nostalgic for McDonald's McJordan burger of 1992 (you know, the one named after Michael Jordan)?

Published: Oct 16, 2012

U.S. soybean futures fell Monday as improved expectations for crops in the U.S. and South America led speculative funds to sell futures.

Published: Oct 16, 2012 By: Jeffrey T. Lewis

World demand for food remains strong despite economic weakness around the world, according to Gregory Page, chairman and chief executive of food giant Cargill Inc.

Published: Oct 15, 2012

Cargill has reported net earnings of $975 million in its fiscal 2013 first quarter, compared with $236 million in the same period a year ago. First-quarter revenues were $33.8 billion compared with $34.6 billion in the year-ago period.

Published: Oct 15, 2012

UK baker Greggs has asserted a weak outlook as tighter consumer spending and poor weather continues to hit sales.

Published: Oct 13, 2012 By: Aleksandar Vasovic

A major increase of food prices in September, following a poor harvest and long drought, has driven Serbia's inflation to 2.3 percent and the annual figure to double digits, the statistics office said on Friday.

Published: Oct 13, 2012

Vodka is the largest category within distilled spirits and it continues to grow due to its accessibility, mixability and range of offerings, according to a new report from Technomic.

Published: Oct 12, 2012

American agribusiness company Cargill reported that its net earnings for the fiscal 2013 first quarter ended 31 August 2012 soared 313% to $975m, compared to $236m the previous year.

Published: Oct 12, 2012

Greenhouse growers in Southern Ontario are under pressure due to a glut of tomatoes on the market, according to the chair of Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers, Don Taylor.

Published: Oct 12, 2012

Consumers in the higher income groups formed over 50% of the Brazilian fish & seafood market, with the better off section holding 28% and the affluent 23%, finds a report by Canadean -- Food.

Published: Oct 12, 2012 By: Jeff Caldwell

U.S. farmers will raise a 10.7-billion-bushel corn crop this year, down a touch from last month's estimate and 13% lower than last year's production, according to Thursday's monthly USDA Crop Production report.

Published: Oct 11, 2012 By: Gary Scattergood

Buying British produce and tapping into soaring demand from abroad for high-quality goods will help boost the UK food industry and create jobs, says Owen Paterson, the new secretary of state at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA

Published: Oct 11, 2012 By: Gary Scattergood

Food manufacturers and consumers should brace themselves for a rise in egg prices.