US food manufacturer Heinz last week announced a reduction of sodium by 15 per cent in its core line of ketchup beginning mid year. “As the largest producer of ketchup in the U.S., Heinz is dedicated...

All stakeholders have a “duty to work together” to deliver safe food, delegates at the Global Food Safety Conference were told overnight, with the industry needing to unite in order to shore...

Dutch-based consumer products giant Unilever has reported strong volume growth in the fourth quarter, albeit at lower prices, with sales for the quarter rising 1.8% on an underlying basis and 3.5% for...

Soft drink giant Coca-Cola and local police in Beijing are investigating the second case of mercury poisoning allegedly from the consumption of Coca-Cola brand Sprite, after a 13 year old boy was hospitalised...

Food manufacturer Sara Lee has again reported lower volumes in the second quarter, though favourable currency movements helped ensure sales remained flat. Profits rose, as the US-based firm cut costs,...

The world’s largest cereal maker has reported a net sales decline of two per cent for 2009, although cost reduction strategies helped them to a record profit. Reported earnings for full-year 2009...

An industry expert has emphasised the importance of economic and environmental sustainability in the food industry in the face of global upheaval during a speech to the British government. According to...

The Chairman, CEO and CFO of UK-based confectioner Cadbury have all announced their intention to resign in the wake of Kraft’s successful takeover offer. The Board of Cadbury had been vehemently...

Police in China have made fresh arrests in the north of the country amid the latest allegations of the contamination of milk with melamine. Three men in Shaanxi Province have been arrested over claims...

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s principal intramural scientific research agency, the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is investigating exactly what happens inside barley grains when they germinate...