Kraft Foods and Cadbury have reached an amicable takeover agreement overnight that is now only pending shareholder approval in the absence of a counterbid from potential suitor Hershey. In a change of...

The US Department of Health and Human Services has said further research is required into the potential health impact of using bisphenol-A in food packaging. According to an announcement on Friday (15...

Sources close to the ongoing Kraft-Cadbury takeover saga have reported that the two parties may come to an amicable agreement, something that would come as a shock given Cadbury’s obvious disapproval...

Australia’s two largest supermarket operators, Woolworths and Wesfarmers, have been listed in the world’s top 30 retail companies, according to the Deloitte Global Powers of Retailing 2010...

Bright Food Group is looking to engage the CSR Board in discussions this week about their non-binding takeover offer. Shanghai-based Bright made public a $1.5 billion offer for the sugar business of CSR...

Pro-Visual Publishing is encouraging members of the restaurant and catering industry who did not receive their copy of the 2009/10 edition of Restaurant and Catering Australia’s Guide to Food Safety...

Price-fixing scandals in the food industry are seemingly popping up all across Europe with Germany’s competition authority the latest to issue an investigation into alleged price-fixing amongst food...

Global agribusiness firm Viterra has announced the appointment of Rob Gordon to the role of President South-East Asia and Senior Vice-President. “Mr Gordon will work with the management team to successfully...

The dairy sector is set to go through a period of rapid changes in the next decade, according to Dutch dairy co-operative FrieslandCampina, with milk set to become one of the world’s most valuable...

Against the background of growing health consciousness among consumers, the demand for foods that support and enhance health is continuing on an upward trajectory. This is evident from the growing uptake...