Kraft Foods has defended its takeover of Cadbury – and the sale of its US frozen food business that helped fund the deal – after criticism from major shareholder Warren Buffett. The US food...

SABMiller’s Head of Sustainable Development, Andy Wales, last week emphasised the need for ‘water-smart’ business practices in the beverage industry. Writing in the UK’s Guardian...

The industry saw a raft of quarterly results this week from Unilever, Safeway Inc, Kellogg, Chiquita and Premier Foods plc, among others. Unilever CEO Paul Polman adopted a typically cautious tone, despite...

Coca-Cola has installed 35 new climate-friendly vending machines at the US Government’s Capitol buildings in Washington, D.C., home of the US House of Representatives. The new HFC-free (hydro-fluorocarbon...

Being responsible for championing the sustainability strategy of one of the largest meat processors in the world may appear to many an unenviable task. But Dennis Treacy, recently named senior vice president...

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) in the UK has decided to drop certain allegations against Tesco as part of its Dairy investigation, at the same time as agreeing a penalty discount in recognition of Tesco...

Last week Asda fired the final shot in the supermarket price wars with a worldwide first that harnesses the power of the internet to guarantee the lowest price to its shoppers. The Asda Price Guarantee...

US supermarket group Bi-Lo has indicated that it expects to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May, after a South Carolina court approved its reorganisation plan.BI-Lo, which operates 207...

Wal-Mart announced today that it will implement additional beef safety measures designed to further protect customers against foodborne illnesses. The new process controls standards and goals are additions...

While recent years have seen food snobs protest about their usage in modern day recipes, new research from Mintel finds hot canned meat is well and truly back on the menu, as Britain rediscovers the joys...