JBF Industries will build a giant new plant in Brazil dedicated to the production of the recyclable PET material used in Coca-Cola's PlantBottles to help the soft drinks giant meet its goal of making every plastic bottle a PlantBottle by 2020.
Next year's soybean crop in southern Brazil appears less promising than it did a few months back, as the likelihood of an El Nino phenomenon bringing above-average rainfall in early 2013 has diminished, weather forecaster Somar Meteorologia said Wednesday
PepsiCo, Purchase, N.Y., announced an open call for young entrepreneurs and forward-thinking university students in Brazil to submit business ideas for its digital incubator program PepsiCo10.
Brazilian sugar mills' effort to ramp up sugarcane processing won't yield more sugar, according to a closely watched forecast that sent prices for the sweetener higher.
Warehouses are insufficient. In the region of Lucas do Rio Verde, Mato Grosso, farmers have stored winter corn on the floor around the silos. They do not have space in warehouses to save the harvest and while they wait for the best prices.
There is no direct translation of ‘snacking’ as Americans know it in Brazilian food culture, but snack foods form a significant part of the Brazilian diet, according to a new report from the Hartman Group.
Sensient Technologies Brazil, a subsidiary of Sensient Colors, has announced that it has received achieved the following food safety certifications - FSSC 22000:2010 (Food Safety System Certification) and ISO 22000:2005 (Food Safety Management Systems Req
A court in Brazil has ordered Nestlé to impose mandatory labelling for all its products in the country highlighting more than 1% genetically modified (GM) ingredients.
Marfrig Alimentos SA, Brazil's second-biggest food company, is getting a boost on the stock market from reports that it is making progress on plans to sell assets and reduce debt.
Brazilian beef producer Marfrig plans to sell a stake in order to lower its mounting debts, in a move which is expected attract food companies as well as private equity firms.
Synergy Flavors has acquired a flavor operation in Sao Paulo, Brazil, that includes a facility with flavor creation and application laboratories and flavor manufacturing.
Three cups of green tea per day may help elderly people with metabolic syndrome lose weight and trim their waistlines, suggests a new study from Brazil.
The Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade has announced a temporary lowering of the import tax on frozen sardines from 10 to two per cent.
Brazil has temporarily suspended imports from the world’s biggest cocoa grower Ivory Coast after bugs were found in a 10,000 tonne cocoa shipment, according to reports.
