A storm that has covered almost half of the US in a blanket of snow is starting to take its toll on food makers and retailers in the country.Storms in the US have brought much of the Mid-West under around...

Chinese infant food manufacturer Synutra International has said that it continues to feel the financial impact of unsubstantiated claims that its products caused premature breast growth in three infant...

Supermarket retailer Coles is using its market dominance to destabilise the whole of Australia’s food and grocery supply chain by cutting prices on essential daily items, the Australian Food and...

Combining the powers of Acai Berry, Red Grape, Blueberry and Mango, Trampoline Gelato’s new Superfruit Sorbet is 99% fat free and full of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and good-for-you Omegas....

PepsiCo has completed the acquisition of a 66% stake in Wimm-Bill-Dann, it said last night (3 February).The snacks and soft drinks giant announced in December that it had struck a deal to buy a stake in...

Unilever will increase its prices at a more “rapid rate” in 2011 as it continues to look to offset rising commodity costs, concerns over which hit the company’s share price yesterday...

Australia’s sugarcane crop has suffered devastation as farmers venture out to survey their properties in the wake of category five Cyclone Yasi, whose destructive eye broke land at Mission Beach...

The Australian Banana Grower’s Council today warned consumers that the Australian banana industry, which escaped flood damage, had suffered devastation as a result of tropical cyclone Yasi. Banana...

Nestlé has closed its three production plants in Egypt – and its local headquarters in Cairo – due to the political unrest in the African country. The world’s largest food manufacturer...

US confectioner Hershey yesterday posted an 18% rise in underlying annual profits as the Reese’s maker finished 2010 with accelerating sales growth.The company said its adjusted net income reached...