US investment group Trilantic Capital is understood to have put its European seafood unit, MWBrands, up for sale. The firm’s interests include UK tuna brand John West, French business Petit Navire...

The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) scientific Panel on additives, the ANS Panel, has assessed the safety of steviol glycosides, sweeteners extracted from plant leaves, and established an...

Nestlé Chairman, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, this week repeated the Company’s call for a moratorium on the destruction of the world’s rainforests and blamed the biofuel industry for the growth...

Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever has appointed former Nestle executive Eugenio Minvielle to oversee the company’s North American businesses.Eugenio, who served as president and CEO of Nestle’s...

Leading food company General Mills –  responsible for over 100 consumer brands including Cheerios, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Old El Paso, and Muir Glen – is accelerating...

* Asda aspires to be market leader in non-food, and clear #2 in food within five years * Chain of 100 Asda supermarkets (smaller food stores) and 150 Asda Living (non-food stores) planned * UK-wide rollout...

Unease and uncertainty has been provoked among international food retailers in India by new restrictive guidelines issued that limit the already-restricted foreign investment in the country’s organised...

Wal-Mart chairman Lee Scott announced at Fortune’s Brainstorm Green conference on Monday that the company is dedicated to greening its business practices, and emphasised the congruity between sustainability...

KFC has announced that its iconic red KFC bucket will turn pink at US outlets, in support of breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The Colonel’s suit and the KFC headquarters will also...

US natural and organic retailer Whole Foods Market has reportedly confirmed its ambition to expand further into the UK market. Whole Foods co-president Walter Robb told the Financial Times that the company...