Published: Oct 09, 2012

The French Trade Commission in India has announced its plans for holding the first Indo-French Cold Chain Summit at New Delhi on November 6 at the French Embassy and in Mumbai on November 7 at Novotel Hotel Juhu Beach.

Published: Oct 04, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

A Yorkshire firm that supplies local food and drink made by small manufacturers to the major supermarkets is expanding to cover the whole of northern England.

Published: Oct 03, 2012 By: Lorraine Mullaney

Adams Foods is planning to expand its cheese manufacturing centre in the UK and create 50 jobs.

Published: Oct 03, 2012 By: Oliver Nieburg+

Kraft’s global snacks spin-off Mondelez will face fierce competition from the likes of Mars and Nestlé in the emerging confectionery markets of China and Russia, according to an analyst from Euromonitor International.

Published: Oct 02, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Duo Plast’s new freight security testing laboratory has opened its doors to German manufacturers and distributors seeking to safeguard lorry loads against the rigours of transportation.

Published: Oct 02, 2012 By: RJ Whitehead

The experimental business unit that is dedicated to rolling out new Danone products for the masses in India has been deemed a success and will be expanded to other cities across the country.

Published: Oct 01, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

As part of the Munich-based WACKER’s realignment of its sales structures in Asia, the company says that it will entrust the DKSH Group with marketing and distribution of WACKER biotech products in the regions of Southeast Asia, India – including Banglades

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is considering Nakano’s offer to sell its production plant in Staffordshire, to allay competition concerns following its acquisition of Premier Foods’ vinegar and pickles businesses.

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Mike Stones

UK food and non-alcoholic drink exports have continued to grow this year, rising to £5.9bn in the first six months of the year – an increase of 2.2% compared with the same period of 2011, according to the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).

Published: Sep 29, 2012 By: Oliver Nieburg+

Australian confectioner Darrel Lea’s new owners have wasted little time in getting a foothold in the national commercial channels having secured a deal for 1,400 Independent Grocers of Australia (IGA) supermarkets to stock its confections.

Published: Sep 27, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Bharti Walmart, the joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and Walmart Stores Inc. for wholesale, business-to-business, cash-and-carry operations in India, on Wednesday opened its first Best Price Modern Wholesale cash-and-carry store in Hyderabad.

Published: Sep 27, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

A new report by a government agency in the Philippines has revealed, that in spite of increasing its food production capacity, the country still remains a net food importer, giving cheer to multinational players.

Published: Sep 26, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The Kroger, a grocery chain in the US, has announced the availability of its new Simple Truth and Simple Truth Organic brands.

Published: Sep 26, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Swiss agrochemicals company Syngenta has signed a letter of intent to set up an $85m hybrid seed and crop protection production facility in Krasnodarskiy Krai, Russia.

Published: Sep 26, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

Smurfit Kappa has acquired Orange County Container Group (OCCG) for US$340m (€240m) and predicted synergy benefits of $14m within two years.

Published: Sep 25, 2012 By: Abhitash Singh

The food & beverage industry, which has been reeling under multiple pressures – inflation, drought, and hike in electricity and water charges – has received yet another jolt in the recent increase of Rs 5 for a litre of diesel.

Published: Sep 25, 2012 By: Rick Pendrous

Britain’s food and drink manufacturing sector can expect further consolidation over the coming year, according to a leading corporate finance expert.

Published: Sep 25, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Italian confectioner Ferrero has begun producing Kinder Surprise in Russia, the company has confirmed.

Published: Sep 22, 2012 By: Vladislav Vorotnikov

Russia should create a large “cluster” of meat production in the far eastern regions of the country in order to develop meat exports to Asian countries, industry experts have said.

Published: Sep 22, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Nestlé has invested around $8m in a new production line at its factory in Jamaica to meet increasing demand for its milk-based energy supplement, Supligen.