What’s Cooking? backs out of Imperial-Stegeman deal struck in Ter Beke era
European sliced meats and ready-meals maker What’s Cooking? has walked away from a deal to buy Imperial Meat Products and …
Scotland pauses bill banning promotion of “less healthy” food
The Scottish government has postponed the bill that would restrict the promotion of “less-healthy” food and drinks in-store. Jenni Minto, Minister …
Hormel Foods defends pricing actions as further increases planned
Hormel Foods plans to increase prices again before the end of July, balancing margin recovery with maintaining customer relationships. “We're being …
Synlait intends to sell Dairyworks and Talbot Forest Cheese
New Zealand dairy company Synlait Milk has announced it intentions to divest its Dairyworks and Talbot Forest Cheese businesses. It said …
Bubs Australia reviews China baby-formula operation amid fight for control of board
Bubs Australia has revealed its China revenue has plummeted in a trading update as its sacked founder leads a team …
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Optimism on food commodities as FAO index sinks to two-year low
Global food commodity prices have resumed an easing trend as an index compiled by the United Nations sank to its …
Jana ups the ante before Freshpet AGM with legal challenge
Activist investor Jana Partners has piled more pressure on Freshpet by filing a lawsuit alleging the pet-food company breached its …
Food industry pushes back on UK recycling scheme
UK retailers and food manufacturers are ramping up their efforts to delay the government’s launch of its extended producer responsibility …
US indoor lettuce grower Little Leaf Farms expands in Pennsylvania
Indoor lettuce grower Little Leaf Farms is to open a greenhouse in McAdoo, Pennsylvania this autumn, the US company has …
Eider Vertical Farming joins growing list of failing ag-tech businesses
Eider Vertical Farming has become the latest business in the controlled-environment agriculture space to collapse. FRP Advisory Trading said it was …
UK’s Vertical Future to develop alternative protein made of amaranth
UK vertical farming and research company Vertical Future is participating in a project to develop a new form of plant …
Is the net closing in on chemicals used in food packaging?
How much do we know about food contact chemicals used in packaging and what is being done to alleviate potential …
Brazil’s BRF attracts share pledges from Saudi Arabia’s Salic and largest shareholder Marfrig
Saudi Arabia’s state agriculture fund has pledged to invest in future share offerings from Brazilian meat giant BRF. Still only a …
US seafood major Fortune International closes division
US-based seafood supplier Fortune International has folded its imports division into another department amid a management reshuffle. The US-based importer, manufacturer …
Dutch food group Vion to close beef plant in Germany
Netherlands-based Vion Food Group is planning to close its beef plant in Bad Bramstedt, Germany, in July. Approximately 250 employees …