Published: Jul 19, 2012

The European Commission has approved the takeover of a new Danish meat supply co-operative Daka by Germany-based SARIA Bio-Industries and Denmark-based Danish Crown.

Published: Jul 19, 2012 By: Carina Perkins

US meat giant Cargill has acquired a bankrupt beef processing plant in Texas for $14.1m, with the sale expected to close next week.

Published: Jul 19, 2012

Cookie Man has introduced a range of no-added-sugar cookies in four flavours - chocolate, cinnamon, coffee and short bread. These cookies have zero cholesterol and are made using ingredients that are nutritious and have more dietary fibre.

Published: Jul 19, 2012

The Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to the agriculture ministry met Sharad Pawar, agriculture minister, who directed the Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Departments to make modifications in various schemes to impart greater focus on

Published: Jul 19, 2012

"The proposed National Food Security Bill marks a paradigm shift in addressing the problem of food security - from it being viewed as a welfare approach to a right-based approach.

Published: Jul 19, 2012

For the first time, flour treatment specialist Mühlenchemie has invited industry and mill representatives from Francophone Africa to learn about the latest possibilities for flour treatment and enrichment.

Published: Jul 19, 2012

Costa Coffee, world's second largest coffee chain today inaugurated its 100th store in India with the formal launch of its outlet at Carter Road in Mumbai.

Published: Jul 19, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

The permeate-free revolution in Australian milk is well and truly underway after the country’s dominant retailers revealed their commitment to phasing out the additive from products.

Published: Jul 19, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

China’s biggest instant noodle maker will fight allegations its products are too acidic and violate food safety standards in the country.

Published: Jul 19, 2012 By: Mike Stones

Today’s eggs contain over 70% more vitamin D and double the amount of selenium than eggs produced in 1982, according to research conducted by the UK Foodcomp project.

Published: Jul 19, 2012 By: John Wood

Anyone concerned about the acquisition of Elephant Atta by Associated British Foods (ABF) is invited to contact the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) by July 30.

Published: Jul 19, 2012 By: Anne Bruce

Sausage skin giant Devro is on track to report £20M pre-tax profit when it posts first half results at the end of July, predicts broker Investec – despite warnings of a crisis in the Scottish meat products industry.

Published: Jul 19, 2012 By: Lorraine Mullaney

A local council has formed a plan to boost Grimsby’s food manufacturing industry by £75M, which could create up to 970 new jobs.

Published: Jul 19, 2012 By: Mike Stones

Dairy Crest’s sale of St Hubert will “transform its balance sheet”,according to City analysts, after the processor released an interim management statement for the first quarter of its financial year 2013.

Published: Jul 19, 2012

Cereplast has entered into a distribution agreement with Albis Plastic to supply bioplastic resins to the UK and Ireland.

Published: Jul 19, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Plastic converters, recyclers and collectors have launched a new Europe-wide accreditation and audit scheme, in the hope of creating a level playing field for recyclers to work with collection schemes in all European countries.

Published: Jul 19, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

Consumer perceptions of the pouch as a more contemporary packaging form will help drive US demand to US$8.8bn (€7.2m) by 2016, predicts Freedonia.

Published: Jul 19, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

Alfa Laval has seen net income drop by 11% to SEK 721m (€83.7m) in Q2 but its food and beverage operations held steady.

Published: Jul 19, 2012 By: Caroline Scott-Thomas

Cargill has acquired a beef processing facility for $14.1m from AFA Foods, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the wake of a wave of media coverage over lean finely textured beef (LFTB) – aka ‘pink slime’.

Published: Jul 19, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

Companies must work together to push the sustainability message, according to Sealed Air’s vice president of sustainability, Dr Ronald Cotterman.