As Fairtrade Fortnight concludes in the UK, Ben Cooper takes a look at the way big business has moved into the Fairtrade sector and asks whether this has created reputational risks for the movement.With...

Kraft Foods is reportedly facing a fresh probe over its decision to close Cadbury’s Somerdale chocolate factory in the south-west of England.The news comes on the same day that Cadbury shares were...

SABMiller today launches a new campaign to assist parents in discussing alcohol with their children. The campaign, which will run on SABMiller’s award winning website TalkingAlcohol.com, opens featuring...

Kellogg has brushed off criticism for its Coco-Pops outdoor campaign in the UK that encourages children to eat the chocolate-flavoured cereal after school. A spokesperson for the cereal giant told just-food...

Nestle and Diamond Foods have insisted they are “co-operating” with the US Food and Drug Administration after the regulator publicly attacked them – and 13 other food makers – over...

The opening of Costco, in Australia in August last year has contributed to the world’s ninth largest retailer 25% jump in quarterly profits, with sales gains driven by international expansion. The...

Child obesity in the US may not have hit a plateau, experts have claimed, with kids now snacking three times a day. According to a study published in the US journal Health Affairs, some 16.4% of kids aged...

As chairman of the CIAA’s Environment Committee, Pascal Gréverath is at the centre of the European food industry’s sustainability effort. He spoke with Ben Cooper of just-food about the newly-created...

Regulations governing food labelling and health claims in the US require more stringent controls, a consumer body insisted yesterday (2 March). According to a new report out from the Centre for Science...

PepsiCo announced today that it has completed acquisitions of its two largest bottlers, The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc, and PepsiAmericas, Inc.  The US$7.8 billion dollar acquisition is intended to streamline...