Global food prices are on the ascent again with the FAO Food Price Index – a food basket composed of cereals, oilseeds, dairy, meat and sugar – registering four straight monthly rises. Fortunately,...

A greater focus on food security in Australia from both sides of politics has been welcomed by Australia’s leading organisation representing food and grocery manufacturing, the Australian Food and...

Russia’s National Security Council is reportedly considering a ban on food imports in a bid to stimulate domestic production. With food production viewed as an issue of national security, Russian...

Lion Capital, a consumer-brands focussed private equity firm based in the UK, is looking to sell the Kettle Foods brand, according to reports. Reuters said sources close to the situation had informed them...

The European Commission has extended its deadline for reviewing Kraft Foods’ proposal to acquire Cadbury after the US group offered concessions to ease antitrust concerns. The Commission, which had...

Goodman Fielder has announced the sale of its Commercial division edible fats and oils operations to Cargill for $240 million. The ASX-listed manufacturer announced they would proceed with a sale earlier...

Retail industry body the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) said that after a year of patchy growth, retailers were optimistic of a ‘fair’ 2009 Christmas period with an expected year-on-year...

Food and beverage giant PepsiCo has reduced the top end of its revenue and profit forecasts as it invests more money into business improvements “that will support improved growth and profitability...

The Australian Securities Exchange has requested information from dairy firm Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory as to why they withheld news of the unsolicited takeover offer from the public domain. WCB...

Fast-food giant McDonald’s, one of the better performed major businesses in the world during the global financial crisis has reported moderate sales growth in November. The maker of the Big Mac said...