News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
A rumoured takeover bid for beleaguered food retailer Safeway by larger rival Asda has been dismissed as speculation by both chains. But Safeway's problems continue and an eventual buy out cannot be ruled out entirely.
British consumers are increasingly concerned about food safety, but the government's efforts to get the message across are falling largely on deaf ears. Instead, food manufacturers and, increasingly, retailers are being called on to play a greater role.
Archer Daniels Midland, the leading US ethanol producer, on Friday won conditional approval from US antitrust authorities to acquire privately owned Minnesota Corn Processors LLC, a smaller rival.
UK food, ingredients and retail group Associated British Foods (ABF) announced on Friday that the minority shareholders of its Australian subsidiary, George Weston Foods Limited, have voted in favour of a proposal for a selective capital reduction and...
Following the concretisation of a European Directive for chocolate regulations, due to come into force in Europe in the summer of 2003, the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) said this week that it is to host a short seminar to discuss the changes. The...
Swiss life science company Lonza has agreed to sell its fatty acid and glycerine operation in Ohio, USA to oleochemical producers Twin Rivers Technologies.
A proposal which would have meant an increase in beer and wine duties in some EU countries and a sharp reduction in others has been scrapped by the Commission in the face of fierce opposition.
Potential buyers for US confectionery giant Hershey are close to putting their bids on the table, despite ongoing legal hitches, sources familiar with the situation said on Sunday.
The creation of a new European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is a major component of the legal and organisational reforms to tackle food safety in Europe. When the Council of Ministers recently announced the composition of the new EFSA, and with only...