America’s beverage companies launched a new Calories Count™ Vending Program, which will be launched in municipal buildings in the cities of Chicago and San Antonio beginning in 2013 and eventually rolled out to vending customers nationwide.
Soda makers, restaurateurs and other businesses sued Friday to try to block the city's unprecedented move to restrict sales of super-sized, sugary drinks, an effort the city called a coup for public health but the businesses view as wrong-minded meddling.
Soybeans fell in Chicago, extending a fourth weekly slide, after a U.S. government report showed improving prospects for global supplies. Corn and wheat dropped.
The downgrade by US farm officials to estimates for world wheat production will not be their last, Goldman Sachs said, forecasting a 34% slump in Australian exports of the grain, and outperformance in futures prices.
US-based snack food company Snyder's-Lance has completed the acquisition of Snack Factory, a producer of pretzel-shaped crackers, for $340m in cash from private equity firm VMG Partners.
Hostess Brands, a maker of breads and sweet goods in the US, has filed a plan for reorganization under US bankruptcy law, in order to pay creditors and emerge from Chapter 11 protection.
US-based food company Kraft Foods is seeking to sell its Breakstone's sour cream and cottage cheese products unit, which is estimated to be worth $400m.
US-based Candy maker Jelly Belly has added Tabasco Jelly Belly jelly beans to its menu which was sourced from the 140-year old recipe made by McIlhenny Company of Louisiana.
US-based grocery stores Giant Food has announced that it has withdrawn two varieties of its boneless chicken wyngz due to undeclared milk, egg and soy on the ingredient label, following a recall by Tyson Foods.
Since joining Cargill in 1995, Huet has held various managerial positions across the company. In 2005 he joined the management team of Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business as Commercial Director for the cocoa division, leading the product sales, cocoa bea
American agribusiness company Cargill reported that its net earnings for the fiscal 2013 first quarter ended 31 August 2012 soared 313% to $975m, compared to $236m the previous year.