Published: May 15, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Australian dairy processor Murray Goulburn Cooperative (MG) is facing legal action over plans to reduce its workforce by over 300 in an effort to reduce costs and improve competitiveness.

Published: May 15, 2012

Footballer turned Hollywood hardman Vinnie Jones has been unveiled as the latest face of the UK ‘Make Mine Milk’ campaign.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

UK volume sales of fruit juices and dilutables fell last year, according to a new report from the British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA) but carbonates, smoothies and sports drinks all saw growth.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Caroline Scott-Thomas

General Mills has lost its motion to dismiss a lawsuit that claims the company deceived consumers about the fruit content of its Fruit Roll-Ups and Fruit by the Foot.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Oliver Nieburg

Bimbo Bakeries USA plans to invest $75m in a new facility in Texas, US, to produce bread and buns.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

O-I (Owens-Illinois) is testing a jar with a different shape of pouring spout which it claims is ‘unique in the sector’.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

A Chile-based packaging converter has moved into digital printing to meet ‘growing demand for shorter runs.’

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Oliver Nieburg

The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), has entered a public-private partnership with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to target 5,000 children in child-labour or at high risk of falling into child labour on cocoa farms in West Africa.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Oliver Nieburg

Chewing gum packaging in the US is set to go micro as consumers look for lower priced products, according to an analyst.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Caroline Scott-Thomas

Imperial Sugar Company reported a net loss of $6.5m in the second quarter, compared to a net profit of $4.2m in the prior year period, while net sales were up 5.6%.

Published: May 15, 2012

Scottish Member of the European Parliament (), Alyn Smith, has backed omega-3’s ability to reduce problems like attention deficit disorder and heart failure.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Shane Starling

Peptide extracts from the Arctic prawn Pandalus Borealis have demonstrated blood pressure benefits via the, “most potent ACE inhibiting peptide concentrate that is reported in scientific literature.”

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk Assessment – has called on consumers to refrain from taking nicotinic acid in excessive dosages as it is ‘damaging’ to health even if it is not widely used in Europe, according to an industry expert.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Stephen Daniells

Daily supplements of vitamin E may protect cells from the detrimental effects of oxidative stress in healthy middle-aged to elderly people, says a new study from China. Nutrition Research

Published: May 15, 2012

Harvesting of Brazil's 2011-12 soybean crop was all but finished last week while high prices for the oilseed continued to encourage early sales, the local Celeres consultancy said in a weekly report.

Published: May 15, 2012

Severe drought gripping northeastern Brazil--the worst in a half-century--is taking its toll on more than 1,100 towns, even triggering fighting in rural areas, local media reported Sunday.

Published: May 15, 2012

Though the outside markets -- namely the stock market, which has been tanking over the last few days -- are doing a lot to push grain prices lower, there's still a lot of fundamental support for soybeans out there, says one ag economist.

Published: May 15, 2012

Australian business entrepreneur Dick Smith, director of the Dick Smith Foods brand, has said that people should stop blaming Coles and Woolworths for their size and market dominance.

Published: May 15, 2012

Australian government agency Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has assessed two new applications to change the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

Published: May 15, 2012

Despite it already being 10 years in the making, the due date for the completion of the revised draft Standard for Nutrition Health and Related Claims has been extended from 14 May 2012 to 31 July 2012.