Kellogg will need to negotiate a new deal in a class action dispute over advertising claims for its Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal after a US federal appeals court rejected a $10.7m settlement.
Price spikes in the US grains market fuelled by a lengthy drought will be felt by bakery and snack manufacturers around September, according to an industry analyst.
A new US study has found that bananas were as effective as PepsiCo sports drink Gatorade in providing nutritional support to trained cyclists during prolonged and intensive exercise.
Specialty ingredients firm Innophos has completed the acquisition of AMT Labs, a US-based manufacturer of custom ingredients for the food, beverage, confectionary and nutraceutical industries, for $27m.
Dean Foods Co. has revised its environmental sustainability goals to better align with the broader dairy industry timing for greenhouse gas reductions and better reflect customer expectations and consumer demands.
Seven Kellogg Co. bakeries in the United States have earned the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star certification, a designation that places them in the top 25% of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency.
More than two-thirds of Americans are choosing healthier foods in order to promote wellness and lose or maintain weight, according to a new report from Mintel.
The Food and Drug Administration has responded to a petition from the American Chemistry Council (A.C.C.) and taken action to no longer allow Bisphenol A (B.P.A.) in baby bottles and sippy cups.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Janey Thornton said 3,717 schools are now certified in the HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC), an initiative focused on boosting the health and nutrition of s
PepsiCo, Inc. will expand its Pepsi Next line of beverages this month with the launch of two new fruit-flavored varieties: cherry vanilla and paradise mango.
The number ill in an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak from a picnic at a Germantown, Ohio business has now risen to 68, according to the Dayton & Montgomery County Health Department.
With the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linking the Listeria illness, but not yet the death, of a 75-year-old Montana man to last year's Listeria outbreak tied to Colorado cantaloupes, a CDC official said that the case count has risen fro
NOAA has announced that it will adjust the 2012 Georges Bank yellowtail flounder quotas for both commercial scallop and groundfish fisheries to preserve fishing opportunities for both industries.
CKE Restaurants, Inc. announced plans to develop more than 59 new Hardee’s restaurants throughout the Minneapolis, Minn., area. The company currently operates 21 Hardee’s locations within the city.
Corn crop conditions were deteriorating sharply in a number of key growing states, including Illinois, Indiana and Ohio in the Central states, the US Department of Agriculture said in its Crop Progress report released July 16.
Mean trans fat per restaurant purchase decreased by 2.7 grams in New York City in a study examining consumption before and after the city restricted the use of artificial trans fat in restaurants. Results of the study appeared on-line in the Annals of Int
The Consumer Price Index for food and beverages increased 0.1 percent in June, climbing to 233.5 from 233.3 in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
Turkey eggs in incubators on July 1 increased 5 percent from 2011 totals, according to data from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the US Department of Agriculture.
