Published: Nov 21, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The United States remains the world's corn export king, although its empire is shrinking, says Philip Abbot, a Purdue University agricultural economist.

Published: Nov 21, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Net income at Hormel Foods Corp. rose to $132.6 million, or 49 cents per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012.

Published: Nov 21, 2012 By: Nicholas Robinson

In a bid to help struggling pork producers, the USA’s National Pork Board (NPB) has approved additional funding to promote the sector.

Published: Nov 21, 2012 By: Caroline Scott-Thomas

The Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has urged Cargill to take clear, decisive action to ensure its palm oil suppliers commit to sustainable production, while Cargill has said that RAN allegations of malpractice are unfounded and untrue.

Published: Nov 21, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

Innovation is the ‘life lead’ of Kellogg’s snacks arm and efforts will be pumped into new product development and flavor additions to set the segment soaring in 2013, the president of its US snacks division says.

Published: Nov 21, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

US nutrition bar specialist Balance Bar has launched a dark chocolate line using cocoa sourced from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms.

Published: Nov 21, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Alaska's 2012 salmon harvest and value came in well below last year, dropping 21% and 30%, respectively.

Published: Nov 20, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Is America's role in the corn export business starting to slip?

Published: Nov 20, 2012

The new Lindt Mocha Coconut dark chocolate bar features rich coffee, delicate coconut flakes and premium Lindt EXCELLENCE bittersweet chocolate in a simply satisfying combination of intense and familiar flavors.

Published: Nov 20, 2012

Interest in Plenish high oleic soybean oil from food companies continues to be strong and the 2013 Cargill contract program will support ongoing market development activity.

Published: Nov 20, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Blue Diamond's fiscal year 2011-2012 sales have reached the record level of $1 billion this year, with 2 year growth of $300 million, according to President and CEO Mark Jansen.

Published: Nov 20, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Paramount Citrus has just celebrated the grand opening of its new citrus packinghouse, which will be home to the company's sweet, seedless, E-Z peel™ Cuties® California Mandarins.

Published: Nov 20, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is said to be shuttering a program that is designed to assist in the surveillance of food-related outbreaks.

Published: Nov 20, 2012

The latest report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) inspection of Sunland, Inc., reveals inspectors found the presence of Salmonella in 28 environmental samples.

Published: Nov 20, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The association reports that the NACS show reported that a record number of buyers fueled a 7.2 percent surge in attendance this year, as attendance hit 24,056 people, the second highest ever and only 309 attendees short of the record set in 2004.

Published: Nov 20, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) announced that its current president and chief executive officer, Kim Jeffery will be succeeded by Tim Brown, currently the president and chief executive officer of Nestlé Canada.

Published: Nov 20, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

WholeHomeReverseOsmosis, a provider of reverse osmosis drinking water filtration systems, has introduced Mineraline reverse osmosis (RO) Systems in the US.

Published: Nov 20, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Phillips Brewing and Great Lakes Brewery have released Puzzler Belgian Black IPA.

Published: Nov 20, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Attitude Drinks, the maker of the Phase III Recovery brand, has added Cincinnati-based grocery store chain - The Kroger - to its retail portfolio.

Published: Nov 20, 2012 By: Max Rothman

Despite the category’s decline amid growing trends of health and wellness, pricing of carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) slowed, but remains competitive, according to a consumer price index (CPI) report released by Morgan Stanley.