Undeterred by spectacular failures like Webvan, a new crop of startups is offering shopping experiences that allow customers to stock their refrigerator without ever setting foot in a supermarket.
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has signed a statement of intent on cooperation in fisheries with Russia at the 5th Brics Summit currently underway in Durban.
A new fishery, dubbed the U.K.’s first “community supported fishery,” opened this week in Brighton, geared toward supporting responsible fishing practices.
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has issued a ban on poultry and poultry product imports from North Rhine-Westphalia State, Germany over bird flu fears.
Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF) is gearing up to produce more processed foods in Vietnam in preparation to serve domestic demand and greater consumption expected from the coming ASEAN single market.
Biothera and Maxland Enterprises have named Shanghai Toong Yeuan Food Technology Co., Ltd. as the China distributor of Biothera’s immune health ingredients for foods, beverages and supplements.
Beginning today, all exporters of U.S. pork will begin reporting weekly export sales to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
The dairy companies, Limelco and FrieslandCampina Belgium, have entered into an agreement to better align the purchase of Belgium milk to the current requirement of both dairy companies.
Italian supermarket group Conad may be interested in buying the Italian business of French retail giant Carrefour SA, Italian daily Il Messaggero reported Tuesday, without citing any sources.
BGI-Shenzhen said on Monday that it had completed its $117.6 million tender offer for Complete Genomics, which provides technology used in sequencing the human genome.
Canadian corn is flowing to U.S. ethanol plants and feed suppliers in larger than usual volumes, as a large Ontario crop backfills demand after last year's severe U.S. drought.
Olam International Limited announced today that it has sold Taraori Rice Mills Private Limited, the holding company for its rice milling assets in India, to Spanish rice and pasta manufacturer, Ebro Foods, for US$14.5 million.
IDFA joined more than 60 other U.S. food and agriculture organizations last week in expressing support for a comprehensive free trade agreement with the European Union.
