Published: Aug 27, 2012

Three US Congressmen have asked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to reopen Central Valley Meat Company in Hanford, Calif.

Published: Aug 25, 2012

Acknowledging that a “difficult” and “painful,” path to recovery remains, Greg Rayburn, chief executive officer of Hostess Brands, Inc., remains hopeful that the embattled Irving, Texas-based baker will successfully emerge from its second bankruptcy in fo

Published: Aug 25, 2012

MOM Brands has added more than 350,000 square feet of production space and will add 50 jobs to its cereal facility in Asheboro as part of a $140 million expansion, pushing the total number of workers at the plant to 200.

Published: Aug 25, 2012

Butter, turkey, fruit, vegetable, egg and red meat stocks on July 31, 2012, were higher than year-earlier levels, but chicken and cheese stocks were lower, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Cold Storage report.

Published: Aug 25, 2012

Much like they have done most of the week, the CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets are expected to trade mixed Friday.

Published: Aug 25, 2012

The radar estimates that some decent rains had already fallen through early this morning in much of northern Kansas, basically on either side of the Interstate 70 corridor from Topeka to Goodland.

Published: Aug 25, 2012

Soupman, the US-based soup company, plans to launch the soup brand 'The Original SoupMan' in shelf stable eco-friendly carton soups at Fresh Market stores in September 2012.

Published: Aug 25, 2012

Valdata Systems, a US-based provider of chemical management systems, has announced that Kerry Ingredients plant in Clark, New Jersey, has upgraded to the most recent version of its manufacturing execution system.

Published: Aug 25, 2012

Boar's Head Brand, a producer of delicatessen products, has launched Ovengold Turkey Breast sandwich in the US.

Published: Aug 25, 2012

California-based financial holding firm Versant International has completed the acquisition of Mamma's Best, an organic natural foods company based in Irvine, California.

Published: Aug 25, 2012 By: Caroline Scott-Thomas

Stronger efforts are needed to educate the public about reasons for adopting a gluten-free diet, as many Americans are cutting gluten in an effort to lose weight, says Arizona State University professor Dr. Glenn Gaesser, Grain Foods Foundation advisory b

Published: Aug 25, 2012 By: Staff Writer

Pernod Ricard chairman Patrick Ricard, son of Paul who founded the French spirits company in 1932, died suddenly on August 17.

Published: Aug 25, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Chocolate processor Barry Callebaut has paid €2.4m in premiums to Ivory Coast cooperatives in Africa for Rainforest Alliance certified cocoa.

Published: Aug 25, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

DeIorio Foods Inc. has said it is ‘very surprised’ to receive 14 alleged serious violations citations from the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Published: Aug 25, 2012 By: Carina Perkins

US food corporations have been quick to distance themselves from a California abattoir accused of animal welfare abuse and food safety breaches.

Published: Aug 25, 2012

Public health officials were unable to determine the source of the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak at a July picnic in Germantown, Ohio that killed one person and sickened 79.

Published: Aug 25, 2012

On August 17, 2012, Protica Inc. of Whitehall, PA had undertaken a voluntary product withdrawal of four products including Body Choice "Protein Shots", Nutritional Resources "Protein Wave", ProBalance "Protein to Go French Vanilla Latte" and "Protein to G

Published: Aug 25, 2012

American Licorice Company of Union City, CA is recalling 16 oz. Red Vines® Black Licorice Twists due to elevated levels of lead. Only the one pound bag (16 oz.) of Red Vines® Black Licorice Twists containing "Best Before Date" of 020413 are affected by th

Published: Aug 25, 2012

Bay Valley Foods is voluntarily recalling packages of Naturally Fresh® Roasted & Glazed Pecan Pieces Salad Toppings because some of the packages may contain almonds that are not listed in the ingredient statement.

Published: Aug 24, 2012 By: Stephen Daniells

Supplementing the diet with olive oil may improve the function of cells lining blood vessels in people with atherosclerosis, says a new study from the US and Italy.