California-based Bridgford Food Processing Corp. was cited for four safety violations at the company’s Chicago meat processing plant after a worker suffered amputations of two fingers while operating a vacuum packaging machine.
Australian retail trade saw a moderate improvement in the June 2012 quarter, with an increase of 3.3 per cent in overall activity as measured by the AFGC CHEP Retail Index. However, the Index predicts the upswing in activity will not last.
McDonald’s newly appointed global chief executive Don Thompson includes ‘fragile consumer confidence’ in Australia as one of the factors that slowed growth in the Asia Pacific region for the company.
The India food and beverage industry should reach out to its consumers and involve them in designing their food products, says a paper by a faculty member of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A).
Wine makers in New Zealand are planning to use an “influence the influencer” strategy in an aim to increase their market share in China’s booming wine market.
The DIRA Amendment Bill, which proposed a new regime in relation to Fonterra’s milk price setting, capital restructure and share valuation, was passed by 64 votes to 57.
Farmers For Action (FFA) has heralded a draft agreement between the farmers and processors as a “step in the right direction” but has vowed to continue its campaign against retailers and milk processors.
Dairy processors in the Islamic world are preparing themselves for the annual Ramadan-driven sales explosion, as Muslims stock-up daily on fresh foods including dairy.
UK-based bakery firm Finsbury Foods has announced improved sales in a trading update for the full financial year today as exports in its cake division are helped by its European joint venture and gluten-free products excel.
Struggling Australian food firm Goodman Fielder has lowered its full-year 2012 (FY12) earnings forecast as costly restructuring of its baking units and rocky trading conditions slam revenues.
Snack titan Frito-Lay will harness the power of social media engagement to gather recipes and taste insights from consumers and launch three new flavours of Lay’s crisps in early 2013 across the US.
Peet's Coffee and Tea has signed an agreement with German firm Joh A Benckiser (JAB) that will see the latter acquire the tea and coffee concern for around $1bn and take it private.
PepsiCo has said that it believes its two new summer-time only flavours will continue to encourage consumer trial and awareness of the its new mid-calorie cola launch Pepsi NEXT.
