The rise of obesity levels has led to a huge boost in the number of people dieting in the UK. In turn, this has caused needless emotional distress, guilt and low self-esteem for people that ‘break’ their diets with snacking, ...
Tags: Diet Highlights Problems, Food Consumption, Agriculture
Abraaj Investment Management has secured approval from the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority to acquire 51% stake in the nation's confectionery producer Bisco Misr for $119m. The company, which will pay £73.91 per share, will ...
US-based food processing company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has completed the previously announced acquisition of natural and organic food producer Specialty Commodities (SCI) for $191m. Specialty Commodities processes and ...
India’s Amul dairy brand maker Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) is set to invest in two other Indian states such as West Bengal and Punjab. GCMMF is expected to invest INR200 crore to set up a unit in West ...
Tags: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, Amul dairy brand
French dairy producer Lactalis International has offered to buy the Egypt-based dairy firm Arab Dairy for LE66 ($9.20) per share. This new offer marks the highest price for share compared to the other potential buyers including Saudi ...
Tags: Arab Dairy, Acquisition Offer, Agriculture
Russian food safety agency Rosselkhoznadzor has imposed a ban on meat imports from Montenegro citing illegal export practices. The agency claimed that the EU is allegedly smuggling its meat to Russia under labels of Montenegro, TASS ...
Tags: Illegal re-exports of meat products, food safety, Agriculture
Gordon Biersch, an upscale casual brewery restaurant specializing in handcrafted German lagers brewed in-house, unveiled today its new, chef-driven menu, featuring made-from-scratch, seasonal recipes across the brand’s food, beer and ...
Tags: upscale casual brewery restaurant, chef-driven menu, Agriculture
Ukraine has imposed a ban on all live birds and bird product imports from the UK, the Netherlands and Germany over bird flu outbreak. The ban will continue until the international watchdog ensures that these countries are free from bird ...
Tags: bird flu, bird product imports, Agriculture
America’s corn processor Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has sued seed company Syngenta after China refused to import a genetically modified MIR162 corn variety. The lawsuit reportedly argues that Syngenta commercialised this corn ...
The European Commission will offer €28m in financing for milk producers in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, in response to the ban imposed by Russia on certain EU agricultural product imports. Based on individual milk production levels ...
Tags: milk producers, EU agricultural product imports, Agriculture
Pre-packaged sushi provider Fuji Food Products will open a new production plant in South Elgin, Illinois, as well as expand its presence in Midwestern US. The new 40,000ft2 plant is expected to become fully operational in December ...
UK-based children’s cake mix brand Green's is set to launch 'Shaun the Sheep' Marshmallow cake kit on the occasion of the release of 'Shaun the Sheep The Movie' on 6 February 2015. From January 2015 onwards, the new mixes will be ...
Finnish food company Raisio Group has acquired the Benecol business in the UK, Ireland and Belgium from Cilag, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Owned by Raisio Group, the Benecol brands' license to sell and market the products was given ...
Canadian buyout firm Onex is said to be leading the bidding for Switzerland-based juice-box maker SIG Combibloc Group. Onex is competing against Swiss private-equity firm Partners Group Holding in the final round. It is being speculated ...
Lebanon’s natural mineral water bottlers and distributors Tannourine Water will increase its production capacity with the installation of a Sidel Matrix Combi water line. The new Sidel water line has a capacity of producing ...