Published: Sep 19, 2012 By: Akshay Kalbag

The Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithi (KVVES) will organise a demonstration on September 20, 2012, to protest against the Centre's decision to introduce 51 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the multi-brand retail sector.

Published: Sep 19, 2012 By: Abhitash Singh

The Centre's decision to allow 51 per cent FDI (foreign direct investment) in multi-brand retail is being strongly opposed by the Federation of Associations of Maharashtra (FAM), the apex body of over 750 trade, transport and small-scale associations.

Published: Sep 19, 2012 By: Ed Bedington

Australian beef cattle producer and agricultural business M P Evans Group has seen overall profit drop by 31%, it announced in its interim half-year results.

Published: Sep 19, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Exports of food and beverages from the European Union to China grew by 51% during the first six months of 2012, compared to the corresponding period last year, the bloc reported yesterday.

Published: Sep 19, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

After launching its first cassava-based beer in Mozambique last year, SAB Miller is taking part in an EU-funded scheme that involves researching alternative foods drawn from the crop’s byproducts.

Published: Sep 18, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

White House will be demanding dispute settlement consultations with the Chinese govt at the WTO

Published: Sep 18, 2012 By: FBR

American food and beverage company PepsiCo has announced that it has been recognized by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for its leadership in promoting sustainable business practices.

Published: Sep 18, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

Spartech Corporation has recorded a 10% decrease in sales in its Packaging Technologies segment in its third financial quarter (Q3), but said it would continue to shift its product mix towards more specialized and higher margin products.

Published: Sep 18, 2012 By: Carina Perkins

Brazil is introducing payroll tax relief for the pork and poultry industries in a bid to encourage growth.

Published: Sep 17, 2012 By: Miral Fahmy

Chicago soybeans rose for a third straight session on Friday, and corn firmed, buoyed by the U.S. Federal Reserve's announcement of a new round of stimulus measures which investors hope will improve the demand outlook for raw materials.

Published: Sep 17, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Soybean prices look placed for an autumn lull before a run up to a "peak" next year, after a run on new-crop supplies depletes inventories, US Department of Agriculture officials said.

Published: Sep 17, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Mary McClure is in no hurry, but she has began construction on a fast-food hamburger stand at 815 E. Putnam Ave., just east of Legget Street.

Published: Sep 17, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Tate & Lyle’s new TASTEVA™ Stevia Sweetener allows food and beverage manufacturers seeking sweetness from a natural source the ability to reduce sugar levels by 50% more without the bitter/liquorice aftertaste often associated with other high-purity, stev

Published: Sep 17, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Taking 2004-05 as the base (100), the official Wholesale Price Index for food articles for the month of August 2012 declined by 0.4 per cent to 211.4 (provisional) from 212.2 (provisional) for the previous month.

Published: Sep 17, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The Cabinet on Friday decided to operationalise 51 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, but left it to the state governments to take a call on the setting up of such stores.

Published: Sep 15, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The market for Mexican limes is fairly flat at the moment throughout Europe, Pedro Rodrigues from San Gabriel UK, puts this down to oversupply and mediocre quality. Both Mexican and Brazilian limes are on the market at the moment, with both countries expo

Published: Sep 15, 2012 By: RJ Whitehead

Japanese trading major Itochu has disclosed that it is in advanced talks with Dole Food over the purchase of the American company’s processed foods business and Asian fruit and vegetable operation.

Published: Sep 15, 2012 By: Vladislav Vorotnikov

The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade has prepared a draft government resolution “on measures to protect Russian pig farming”, which includes a 35% increase on duty on imports of live pigs from the EU.

Published: Sep 15, 2012 By: DANIEL LOOKER

The House could pass a farm bill in 24 hours if its leadership wanted to, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack told members of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday.

Published: Sep 15, 2012 By: Mike McGinnis

The CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets have plenty of support to start the open outcry trading higher Friday. The Federal Reserves announcement of a Quantitative Easing stimulus package is sparking a broad-based buying frenzy.