Published: Jun 08, 2012 By: Nathan Gray

The link between sugary drinks and high blood pressure has been cast into doubt after new research revealed sweet drinks are associated with high blood pressure – regardless of whether they are sweetened with sugar or artificial agents.

Published: Jun 08, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Coca-Cola has lost a trademark fight against PepsiCo after a German court ruled that the latter’s ‘Carolina’ glass bottle does not illegally resemble Coke’s hallmark ‘Contour Bottle’.

Published: Jun 08, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

Printpack has announced plans to build a plant in Wisconsin for US$72m (€57.3m) which will mean the closure of its current North Carolina and Wisconsin sites.

Published: Jun 08, 2012 By: Rick Pendrous

Shadow environment minister Mary Creagh has warned of the dangers of economic turmoil accompanying a break-up of the euro, which she said would dash any hopes of securing more sustainable food supplies.

Published: Jun 08, 2012 By: Mike Stones

The Co-op's decision to reorganise its food distribution services in the south west "smacks of privatisation" and "soils its principles," claims Unite the union.

Published: Jun 08, 2012 By: Mike Stones

Retail guru Sir Terry Leahy, former ceo Tesco, has published a 10 words management handbook based on his years at the helm of the UK’s biggest supermarket.

Published: Jun 08, 2012 By: Mike Stones

Chilled-own label food manufacturer Bakkavör plans new product launches later this year, according to its chief financial officer Peter Gates.

Published: Jun 08, 2012 By: Rick Pendrous

A low-priced flexible robot, which is simple to programme and doesn't require specialist coding skills, is expected to receive a warm welcome by smaller food firms looking to make their first step into automation, according to the Danish company that deve

Published: Jun 08, 2012 By: Sarah Hills

Smoothie, drinks and veg pot maker Innocent has shown how to get ahead in social networking by winning first place in a list of 100 brands judged to make the best use of social media.

Published: Jun 08, 2012 By: Sarah Hills

Retail giant Tesco and other supermarkets have stopped sourcing beef from meat exporter JBS following claims that its supply was linked to illegal deforestation in the Amazon.

Published: Jun 08, 2012

The CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets can expect to start higher, as overnight prices remained well supported by outside markets and drier crop-weather outlooks.

Published: Jun 08, 2012

What's the weather like out there? The answer to that question -- as well as what it means to the corn and soybean crops in the field right now -- will have a huge influence on the hog market moving through the rest of this year and into 2013.

Published: Jun 08, 2012

On Thursday the Senate voted 90 to 8 to move the farm bill forward to debate and a final vote that ag committee members would like to hold soon.

Published: Jun 08, 2012

Cargill has agreed to acquire certain assets of TradeOne, L.L.C., a grain storage and merchandising company based in Cheyenne Wells.

Published: Jun 08, 2012

Baker’s Pride, Inc., a commercial bakery and manufacturer of private label and proprietary baked products, is building a 65,000-square-foot donut facility at its Mount Pleasant Street Bakery.

Published: Jun 08, 2012

The Hershey Co. has introduced Simple Pleasures, a crème-filled line of milk chocolates the company said has 30% less fat than other products in the milk chocolate category.

Published: Jun 08, 2012

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services on June 5 said its ratings and outlook on Thomasville, Ga.-based Flowers Foods Inc. are not affected by the company’s plan to purchase Lepage Bakeries Inc., a regional baking company based in Auburn, Maine.

Published: Jun 08, 2012

New nutrition guidelines at The Walt Disney Co. and proposed legislation by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg that would ban the sale of large sugary beverages are just two of the signs that consumers are moving toward healthier eating.

Published: Jun 08, 2012

A Ferndale, Washington-based nutritional supplements company is voluntarily recalling 313 bottles of liquid supplements because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.

Published: Jun 08, 2012

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday has urged leaders of Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association to increase frozen food export, including some varieties of local fish, to boost export earnings.