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The European Union has given member states the option of banning use of genetically modified (GM) crops despite the approval for cultivation by the 28-nation bloc's food safety authority.
Six federal agencies in the US have teamed-up on behalf of the White House Rural Council and announced 26 communities to participate in the Local Foods, Local Places federal initiative...
Mars Saudi Arabia has officially launched a new manufacturing facility at King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in Rabigh, 130km north of Jeddah.
Cargill has signed an agreement with Wichita-based consultancy Kennedy and Coe for a joint venture to develop a verified beef supply chain sustainability assessment programme for Cargill feed yards.
Thousands of turkeys and chickens have died from H5 subtype avian influenza at two poultry farms in south-western British Columbia, Canada, with both locations currently under quarantine.
India-based Sarhad Dairy is to invest around Rs70cr ($12.96m) to expand its storage and packaging capacity.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said that a funding crisis has forced it to suspend a programme that provided food vouchers to 1.7 million Syrian refugees in neighbouring...
Del Monte Pacific has approved a joint venture with Spanish fruit company Nice Fruit and investment firm Ferville to build a modern cold storage facility in the Philippines.
Breakfast cereal maker Kellogg's has increased its bid for Egyptian cake and biscuit maker Bisco Misr to EGP82.2 ($11.50) per share, in an increasingly intensifying bidding war with Dubai-based competitor...
Arla Foods UK is planning to cut around 100 jobs as part of its restructuring process in the British dairy sector.
