Published: Sep 06, 2012

Following a record-setting day, profit-taking is making way for lower CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets Wednesday.

Published: Sep 06, 2012

A small number of Walmart stores in undisclosed states carried cantaloupes from Chamberlain Farms, the farm suspected to be the source of a Salmonella outbreak that killed 2 people and sickened at least 204 in 22 states in July and August.

Published: Sep 05, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

DS Smith said it has transformed its position in the European market for recycled packaging after the takeover of a leading European packaging solutions company.

Published: Sep 05, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Packaging solutions firm Shiner International is edging closer to being delisted by the Nasdaq Stock Market, having received notice it will happen unless it lodges a request for an appeal hearing today.

Published: Sep 05, 2012 By: Rod Addy

A chemical found commonly in food packaging has been linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD), according to a report published online by the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Published: Sep 05, 2012 By: Nicholas Robinson

US pork production is expected to drop in 2013 as a result of increased sow slaughter this year, according to figures from the Livestock Marketing Information Center (LMIC).

Published: Sep 05, 2012 By: Stephen Daniells

Supplementing a resistance training regime with daily doses of vitamin D may improve muscle power and help shed inches from the waistline of overweight and obese people, says a new study.

Published: Sep 05, 2012

PepsiCo has approved use of electrochemically activated water (ECA) for cleaning in place (CIP) across its global carbonated, non-carbonated and bottled water plant network, and said the technology eliminated the need to buy traditional cleaning chemicals

Published: Sep 05, 2012 By: Elaine Watson

A California judge has granted in part a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed against Jamba Juice over ‘all-natural’ claims, but has given the plaintiff the right to amend his complaint.

Published: Sep 05, 2012 By: Stephen Daniells

Extracts from the South African plant Sclerochiton ilicifolius are amongst the ‘most potently sweet naturally occurring substances known’, report scientists from ingredients giant Cargill.

Published: Sep 05, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Gruppo Campari today announced a US $414.7m deal to acquire Jamaican rum company Lascelles (LdM) de Mercado and said it planned to use its new heritage brands to spur 'underdeveloped' super-premium rum sales worldwide.

Published: Sep 05, 2012

An front page article in The New York Times reported that prominent lawyers with considerable experience in class action litigation have filed suit within the last few months against "industry leaders like ConAgra Foods, PepsiCo, Heinz, General Mills and

Published: Sep 05, 2012

The grains producers' association in Brazil's top soybean-growing state, Mato Grosso, warned farmers this week not to plant a new variety of transgenic soy it says Monsanto Co. (MON) has been distributing.

Published: Sep 05, 2012

While the U.S. corn crop is being harvested faster than the average pace, overall ratings are not improving, according to the USDA's Weekly Crop Progress Report. As a result, the market has decided to focus on other major factors.

Published: Sep 05, 2012

U.S. soybean futures ended higher Tuesday, setting fresh all-time highs on ongoing worries about the U.S. crop and consistent export demand.

Published: Sep 05, 2012

With a record-setting soybean trade overnight, the CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets have support to trade higher Tuesday.

Published: Sep 05, 2012

Smithfield Foods said in its F1Q statement that favorable grain hedges should lead to lower hog-production expenses for raising hogs than the industry average as the US drought has sent feed costs up sharply.

Published: Sep 05, 2012

The preliminary national average price received by farmers for all wheat in August was $8.03 per bu, up 10c from $7.93 in July and up 44c from $7.59 in August 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Agricultural Prices report.

Published: Sep 05, 2012

Despite a fourth quarter in which earnings rose 27% and sales edged up slightly, full-year income at Campbell Soup Co. fell 4%.

Published: Sep 05, 2012

ABF Ingredients plans to build a 70,000-square-foot facility in Evansville that will expand the manufacturing capacity of its business unit PGP International, a processor of extruded ingredients, rice-based functional ingredients, as well as rice flours a