China's largest food processing company, China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation, will take China Grain and Logistics Corporation as its subsidiary.
Asda, the British arm of U.S. retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N), is considering a bid for collapsed music retailer HMV (HMV.F), the Telegraph reported.
Nestle published on Wednesday a raft of social and environmental targets it aims to meet by 2020, including better labelling of its products, only using sustainable palm oil and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
The Closure and Container Manufacturers Association (CCMA) is set to merge with the International Society of Beverage Technologists (ISBT) on 1 April 2013.
Major Japanese shopping mall developer AEON MALL, in cooperation with local company PT Sinar Mas Land will start building the company’s first mall in Indonesia in BSD City, Tangerang, in the middle of this year.
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. has reached agreement with Galadari Brothers under which Galadari will more than triple Baskin-Robbins’ presence in Australia over the next 10 years.
US-based food processing equipment provider Provisur Technologies has acquired MultiTec, a technology leader in autoloading systems, based in Lotte, Germany.
On March 1, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reported the government’s plan to reduce the federal budget under the fiscal year (FY) 2013 sequestration required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act.
Giant U.S. food and grain-handling companies ConAgra Foods Inc, Cargill and CHS Inc plan to combine their North American flour milling businesses into a new venture.
Praxair, a US-based industrial gas supplier, has acquired beverage carbonation solutions provider NuCO2 for $1.1bn from private equity investment firm Aurora Capital Group.
France-based businessman and vineyard owner Jacky Lorenzetti has expanded his wine portfolio with the purchase of 50% stake in Chateau d’Issan, a 17-century property in the Margaux appellation, from The Cruse family.
Trade barriers between the EU and Peru will be lifted as of 1 March 2013 said the EU Trade Commission, when an “ambitious and comprehensive trade agreement” will be applied.
New Zealand-based diary co-operative Fonterra is set to invest $100m in establishing a new ultra-high temperature (UHT) milk processing plant at its Waitoa site in Waikato.
