UK supermarket chain Waitrose has unveiled their stock of the latest new fruit for the UK summer – the pineberry. This striking white strawberry variety is described as having a “highly aromatic...

Danish researchers have found a link between male infertility and excessive consumption of cola-flavoured soft drinks. The study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, was designed to look...

Food scientist Vanessa Teter, of food-enhancement technology company Watson Inc, has published a review of the latest trends in food fortification for Natural Products Insider. The review named the top...

US supermarket group Supervalu Inc has filed a lawsuit accusing Hershey, Mars Inc, Nestle and Cadbury of colluding to fix the price of chocolate bars between 2002 and 2008. The antitrust suit, which was...

Hong Kong-based Lianhua Supermarket Holdings has booked an increase in profits for 2009 as expansion boosted revenues and offset flat same-store sales.Profit attributable to shareholders for the 2009 rose...

The EU Council of Ministers has ruled that dairy manufacturers cannot use labels that claim that their products strengthen children’s teeth.Formally accepting a European Commission decision, ministers...

French cheese-maker Bongrain has made its first investment in Romania with the acquisition of a majority stake in local distribution firm Delcado.Bongrain, which has been exporting products to Romania,...

A new centre which will take visitors through a historical journey of chocolate was inaugurated today by Nestlé Switzerland. The CHF 7 million renovation project at The Maison Cailler visitor centre...

Nestlé has opened a multi-million dollar facility in Dubai, devoted to manufacturing powdered milk and packaging imported Mackintosh’s Quality Street chocolates.The 1.78m sq ft facility will have...

In an unprecedented call to action, Whole Foods Market, the leading natural and organic foods supermarket in the U.S., is launching a nationwide effort to trigger awareness and action to remedy the problems...