Best bits: The inexact science of consumer confidence, M&A
It was a week in which bold predictions were made on commodity costs, consumer confidence and M&A but, as Dean…
ByThe spectre of commodity costs lingers
On the money: General Mills CEO Powell optimistic after “tough year”
General Mills chief Ken Powell is looking to the future with confidence after a "tough" 12 months in which the…
ByCAGE: Givaudan confident on price realisation
Flavours and fragrances group Givaudan has insisted it is confident it can push price increases through to its food manufacturing…
CAGE: Ingredients firm IFF to push through price increases
Global food ingredients manufacturer International Flavors and Fragrances has said it expects to have to again look to push through…
ByFocus: UK food industry faces egg-streme prices
UK egg prices have seen a dramatic increase in the wake of the introduction of an EU ruling on animal…