Flavour and fragrance giant Givaudan’s ChefsCouncil 2010 recently convened in Hong Kong, bringing together Michelin-starred chefs and food technologists for a global, culinary exploration of new...

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is conducting a new study into how water and natural fertilisers – such as manures, biosolids and compost – are used by the horticultural industry. NZFSA...

French retailer Carrefour is extending its Carrefour Discount range to offer fresh produce, meat and seafood. The company announced late last week (28 October) it would begin offering 30 new products...

The US National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has recommended that General Mills stop the five-second tags that were paired with broadcast ads for original and Honey...

Malaysian private-equity fund Navis Capital has reportedly made the second round of bidding for Carrefour’s Singaporean and Malaysian assets. According to reports by Reuters, a source said Navis...

US food manuafcturers, retailers and wholesalers have announced plans for new front-of-pack labels based on information that shows calories and nutrients to limit. The plan, launched by the Grocery Manufacturers...

An independent study by the Harvart School of Public Health has found a clear link between the consumption of soft drink, and type II diabetes and metabolic syndrome. While type II diabetes has long been...

Talks to sell UK-based snack group United Biscuits, manufacturer of McVities, to China’s Bright Food are “effectively dead,” the Wall Street Journal has reported. Citing sources familiar...

US agribusiness giant Bunge is in talks over a possible stake in SOS Corporacion Alimentaria, the Spanish food group behind Bertolli and Carbonell olive oils. SOS said yesterday that its discussions with...

UK department store Marks and Spencer is introducing packaging for its Swiss chocolate range that can either dissolve or be put on the compost heap. The tray is made out of Plantic, a corn starch-based...