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Swiss chocolate and confectionery company Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli reported that its annual consolidated sales fell 3% to CHF2.49bn ($2.61m) for the year 2011, compared to CHF2.58bn ($2.70m) in 2010,...
Swiss food giant Nestlé plans to restructure its coffee manufacturing operations in the UK, with the closure of its Hayes facility and a production shift to its Tutbury plant, where...
Exposing fresh vegetables with water-assisted microwave treatments can significantly decrease the presence of salmonella typhimurium, according to researchers at the Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Mexico.
Robert Wiseman Dairies, the UK's leading milk supplier, has agreed to an all cash buy-out offer of £279.5m ($427m) from Müller Dairy UK, which is owned by German-based company Theo...
China Grain Reserves (Sinograin), which controls China's state-owned grain reserves, plans to expand its soya crushing capacity to tap into the growing demand for cooking oils in the region.
Nestlé and Danone have submitted their first round bids for Pfizer's baby formula division, putting two leading European food companies in competition for the unit, which is present in more...
Swiss manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products Barry Callebaut has signed an agreement to acquire privately owned Spanish nut company La Morella Nuts for an undisclosed amount.
French private equity firm PAI Partners has agreed to sell its remaining 25.66% stake in Danish food ingredients company Chr Hansen to Novo for €560m ($715.56m).
US agribusiness company Cargill has suffered its worst quarter since 2001, posting a slump of 88% to $100m in Q2 2011 net earnings, compared with $832m year-on-year, due to volatility...
Gum derived from garden cress seed could replace hydrocolloid as a thickener in food formulations, according to a new study conducted by Food Hydrocolloids Research Centre at the Ferdowsi University...
