Food & Beverage
March 7, 2011
The Associated Press repots, Global Foods Processing Inc. has announced plans to expand its operation in Sioux City, Iowa, with the construction of a new facility on the site
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March 3, 2011
H.J. Heinz Co. announced a major step in its push into emerging markets -- the purchase of an 80 percent stake in a Brazilian food company, reports the Associated Press.
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February 14, 2011
The Associated Press reports, Tyson Foods Inc. is paying $5.2 million to settle with the U.S. government over claims that its Mexican poultry subsidiary made payoffs to get products certified
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February 7, 2011
General Mills and Nestlé invest in continued success of 20-year breakfast cereal partnership by opening an innovation center for Cereal Partners Worldwide, (CPW), a joint venture between the two
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January 31, 2011
Global grain processor, Archer Daniels Midland Co., said it’s giving $10 million to fund an institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign to minimize post-harvest grain and oilseed
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January 31, 2011
Marketwire reports,Canada has launched the Industry-Government Food Processing Action Plan, a pilot project to actively promote the high-quality foods that Canadian farmers and food processors produce. The "Growing the Canadian
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January 31, 2011
The world needs fundamental changes to the global food system to feed the expanding population, according to a British government report on how to feed the planet until 2050, reports
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January 24, 2011
The Associated Press reports, a former California food company owner indicted in a tomato price-fixing plot is seeking to tap a million-dollar overseas bank account to help pay for his
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December 20, 2010
GEA has agreed to buy Convenience Food Systems NV from private-equity firm AEA Investors LLC to expand into equipment for preparing food. GEA will acquire CFS, which has an enterprise
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December 13, 2010
PRNewswire reports, Zhongpin Inc. announced plans to build a new production, research and development, test and training complex in its home city of Changge in Henan province of China. The
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