Pressure is mounting for the UK government to step in and block Kraft Foods’ proposed takeover of Cadbury.Cadbury management has repeatedly rejected Kraft’s GBP10bn (US$16.25bn) cash-and-stock...

The banana trade dispute between the EU, parts of Latin America and US fruit companies has officially come to an end this afternoon (15 December) after a final agreement was published in Geneva. Disputes...

Kraft Foods said today (15 December) that it had received clearance from US competition authorities to proceed with its proposed acquisition of UK confectioner Cadbury. Cadbury management has repeatedly...

An American survey of more than 1,800 professional chefs – members of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) – has revealed that local sourcing of ingredients, sustainability and nutrition...

Research into the likely eating patterns of different generations shows that considerable changes in the consumption patterns are likely in coming years, with each generation to make a distinctive mark...

UK confectionery company Cadbury confirmed yesterday that it unanimously rejects the takeover bid by US company Kraft Foods. On 4 December of this year, Kraft Food attempted to purchase Cadbury, taking...

Campbell Soup Co. announced yesterday (14 December) that it will cut the sodium content of its SpaghettiOs canned pastas by up to 35%. It is the second time that the US food group has cut sodium in SpaghettiOs...

Unilever and Coca-Cola Co. have joined forces to launch a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the global consumer goods industry.The two giant firms hope to change the behaviour of customers and...

A shopper experience study underway in the United States has shown that consumers are beginning to define value differently than before. More often consumers are attributing value to price, where the past...

Growing consumer awareness of functional foods is spurring demand and boosting product availability for digestive health ingredients, according to a market research report from the EU. Functional foods...