Kraft Foods is to close its UK head office in Cheltenham as the US food giant continues to reshape its business in the wake of the Cadbury takeover.The maker of Toblerone chocolate and Oreo cookies will...

CSR has denied that there is interest from a Japanese consortium in its sugar business, Sucrogen, after a report in the Australian Financial Review yesterday suggested that a group including Mitsubishi...

US food giant ConAgra Foods  announced on Monday that it has bought Elan Nutrition, a formulator and manufacturer of snack and nutrition bars, from private-equity firm Sun Capital Partners. Financial...

UK politicians are demanding Kraft Foods’ future undertakings on Cadbury are monitored closely after criticising the way the US food giant handled its takeover of the UK chocolate maker. In a report...

CSR Limited announced on Thursday that it has received a $1.75 billion dollar conditional offer from Bright Food to acquire CSR’s Sugar and Renewable Energy business, Sucrogen. A previous offer...

The battle over Australian dairy firm Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory has been turned up a notch with the company writing to investors to warn them of the “myth and little substance”...

Australian dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn has continued to increase its stake in local peer Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory (WCB).Murray Goulburn, which has had two takeover approaches rejected...

Brazilian meat giant JBS has entered into an agreement to acquire Rockdale Beef through its subsidiary Swift Australia. When contacted the company declined to reveal the financial details of the deal. ...

Lindt & Sprungli would “fight like hell” to stay independent if a takeover bid came in for the Swiss chocolate maker, the company told just-food today (16 March). The company, which suffered...

The board of Australian dairy group Warrnambool Cheese and Butter (WCB) on Friday (12 March) again urged shareholders to resist the takeover approaches for the business.WCB’s board has rejected takeover...