Discount grocery retailer Aldi is withdrawing from Greece, it was confirmed on Firday (16 July). The German retailer plans to dispose of 38 outlets in Greece and is currently in talks to sell the stores....

Netherlands firm Albert Heijn has launched an app for its customers to help them create shopping lists by scanning barcodes of products they are running out of using their mobile phone camera. The app,...

French retail giant Carrefour has signed an agreement to acquire 51% of Chinese hypermarket operator Baolongcang.The founders of Baolongcang, one of the main hypermarket operators in Hebei, near Beijing,...

On Monday, Ajinomoto announced that the two companies were to join forces to develop products that are low in sugar and salt and that meet consumer demand to manage weight. Kellogg has insisted its tie-up...

New research suggests that cashew extract shows promise as an anti-diabetic, with a new study suggesting that the extract of the seeds, known to many as cashew nuts, may improve the body’s response...

US food giant Heinz is to market and distribute its infant feeding ranges directly to the market, following the termination of an agreement with its sales and marketing agency Ceuta Healthcare. Heinz said...

SABMiller, one of the world’s leading brewers, is calling on the brewing industry to improve disclosure on environmental and social impacts.The company is taking a lead by publishing detailed information...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) is granting free and open access to its central data repository, FAOSTAT, the world’s largest and most comprehensive statistical database on...

Inherent strength of the Chinese economy and resultant consumption boom is driving the growth of the bakery and cereals market in China.China held the fourth position in terms of retail sales and the second...

Campbell Soup Co. has said it sees opportunities for M&A to add to its “meal makers” business as the US food group looks to ramp up growth in emerging markets.Speaking at a meeting with...