New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has reported a fall in milk-powder prices in its latest internet auction as concerns over supplies started to ease. The price of skim milk powder fell 11.8%, while the...

As part of its on-going consultation with stakeholders, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) today announced its intention to call a meeting in September 2010 with environmental NGOs on its guidelines...

The maximum amount of melamine allowed in powdered infant formula is 1 mg/kg and the amount of the chemical allowed in other foods and animal feed is 2.5 mg/kg, according to new rulings from the United...

SABMiller announces that its global brewing technical team has developed innovative technology which dramatically reduces the energy input required in the boiling process within its breweries. The new...

The proportion of the adult population in the UK classified as obese has soared, according to a report by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).The ‘Social Trends’ report, published yesterday...

Wal-Mart said it was “surprised” by criticism levelled at it by Greenpeace, which has accused the retail giant of driving rainforest deforestation and pushing animals to extinction by buying...

Soft drinks in the United States are trending back towards sugar, with the recent announcement by The Dr Pepper Snapple Group that it will switch Dr Pepper back to sugar from high-fructose corn syrup,...

UK frozen foods business Birds Eye Iglo is launching a company-wide sustainability plan called ‘Forever Food’. The group has committed to sourcing 100% of wild and farmed fish from certified...

Swiss food giant Nestlé is to invest PHP 4.3 billion (A$110.5 million) in the construction of a Coffee-mate and Bear Brand factory in the Philippines. Construction on the 27-hectare site in Tanauan, Batangas...

Nestlé announced last Friday (2 June) it will invest CHF 150 million in the Equatorial African Region (EAR) over the next three years.The Company is set to build new factories in Angola, the Democratic...