Europe’s scientific community has highlighted the importance of science in the formation of food policy, suggesting that issues surrounding food security should top Brussels’ agenda. Food security...

Unite, the leading union in the food industry, overnight advised that it is growing increasingly concerned that US-based manufacturer Kraft will pay for its bid for Cadbury with extensive job losses in...

Cadbury has repeated that its board will look to get the best value for the UK confectioner’s shareholders after CEO Todd Stitzer praised potential bidder Hershey over the weekend. In an interview...

Global convenience retailer 7-Eleven is looking to continue their private label push with the creation of a new position –  senior product director for private label products. Tom Gerrity, who has...

The Hershey Trust, the controlling shareholder of the US chocolate maker, has reportedly asked law makers in Pennsylvania to allow the company to potentially bid for Cadbury. According to the Wall Street...

The recession has raised concerns about commercial models, supply chains and finance that will reshape business behaviour well into the next decade, according to a British business organisation. Launching...

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) published findings of a qualitative research project last night, which ascertained current public attitudes to genetically modified (GM) food. The research found different...

UK union bosses representing workers at Cadbury have held “constructive” talks with US food giant Kraft Foods today (25 November) following the company’s hostile takeover bid for the...

Food manufacturer Heinz has reported sales growth of 2.5 per cent in the second quarter on the back of growth in emerging markets, higher prices and the strong performance of their ‘Top 15’...

Two men were executed in China yesterday for their involvement in China’s contaminated milk scandal that killed six babies and made 300,000 ill, according to reports. The men had been sentenced to...