Published: Aug 06, 2012

Over £1.3 million has been invested into a new fish farm in Eday, north of Orkney, by leading aquaculture company Scottish Sea Farms.

Published: Aug 06, 2012

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has released details of funding opportunities from the Sustainable Farming Fund (SFF) for projects starting in 2013.

Published: Aug 06, 2012

Maple Leaf Foods appointed chef Bob Villeneuve to director, Culinary Innovation.

Published: Aug 06, 2012

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) expanded market access to Canadian beef from animals over 30 months of age, according to Canada’s Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz.

Published: Aug 06, 2012

Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman on Aug. 2 signed agreement to open Nebraska Center – Shanghai, the state’s first trade office in China.

Published: Aug 06, 2012

Net income of Kraft Foods Inc. in the second quarter ended June 30 was $1,029 million, equal to 58 cents per share on the common stock, up 5 percent from $976 million, or 55 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Published: Aug 06, 2012

Commissioners in Lyon County, Nev., approved a special use permit that will allow a proposed meat processing plant to move forward in Wabuska, according to RGJ.com.

Published: Aug 06, 2012

The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta raised the number of recorded cases of influenza A (H3N2) variant virus infections to 29 from 17.

Published: Aug 04, 2012

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and TWI Foods Inc. are warning people with allergies to milk not to consume the Crispy Just Baked, Crispy, and Sunrize Oven Fresh brands of cookies described below.

Published: Aug 04, 2012

CFIA and Shah Trading Co. Ltd. are warning the public, distributors and food service establishments not to consume, sell, serve or use the Spice Kingdom brand dried Egyptian Basil described below because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella.

Published: Aug 04, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Heineken has struck an agreement with the board of Fraser and Neave (F&N) to acquire the latter’s interest in Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) for over S$5.1bn, as one analyst told BeverageDaily.com that the Dutch brewer was paying over the odds to ensure 'fu

Published: Aug 04, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

With an industry consensus forming that stevia can only offer a 50% calorie reduction in soft drinks, the US success of mid-calorie cola Pepsi NEXT could silence some of the sweetener’s critics, says one analyst.

Published: Aug 04, 2012

EnWave has signed an agreement with Milne Fruit Products to employ its Radiant Energy Vacuum (REV) technology to develop dried cherries, strawberries and carrot products, for use in snack, baking and powder applications.

Published: Aug 04, 2012

Flour Mills of Nigeria plans to seek approval from shareholders to purchase a 90% controlling stake in Rom Oil Mills, a vegetable and edible oil refining business based in Ibadan, southwest Nigeria.

Published: Aug 04, 2012

Sunblest, a brand owned by UK-based baker Allied Bakeries, is rolling out price-marked packs to its bakery range.

Published: Aug 04, 2012

The Madras High Court has vacated stay orders against two petitions. One was filed by the Panruti Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Panruti, Tamil Nadu, and another by a private firm.

Published: Aug 04, 2012

The Centre has allocated over Rs 1,800 crore to states under the National Food Security Mission (NFSM) this year.

Published: Aug 04, 2012

Tata Chemicals, a leading salt manufacturer, has made a regional launch of India's first national brand of packaged iron fortified iodised salt in Karnataka.

Published: Aug 04, 2012

FSIS and the Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have partnered to create six booklets with food safety advice for populations that are most susceptible to food-borne illness.

Published: Aug 04, 2012 By: Caroline Scott-Thomas

The American Bakers Association has submitted comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) opposing a research proposal to examine how consumers might perceive labeling of added sugars on nutrition labels.