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Pershing Square Capital Management has revealed a 7.5% stake in confectionery, food and beverage company Mondelez International for an estimated $5.5bn.
The Australia Fresh Milk Holdings (AFMH) Consortium comprising Leppington Pastoral Company, New Hope Dairy Holdings and Freedom Foods Group has acquired the country's largest single-site dairy, Moxey Farms for $100m.
Kellogg has become the latest food company to commit to the removal of artificial colours and flavours from its products.
South Africa-based RCL Foods has expanded to Uganda by forming a new company HMH-Rainbow in a joint-venture with Uganda's Hudani Manji Holdings.
US-based confectionery company Mondelez International will cut 600 jobs at its Chicago plant and invest over $130m in new production lines at its plant in Mexico.
ConAgra Foods that is planning to divest its private label unit Ralcorp for an estimated $3.5bn is said to be engaged in talks with TreeHouse Foods and Post Holdings regarding...
Snacks producer Amplify Snack Brands, which produces SkinnyPop popcorn, and Paqui tortillas and tortilla chips, has launched an initial public offering (IPO) to raise an approximate $225m.
New detection and identification technology has been developed by the US-based Neogen Corporation that provides DNA-specific test results for pathogenic serotypes of salmonella.
Thailand-based agro-industrial and food conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) will acquire the Russia-based poultry business of Agro Invest Brinky for an undisclosed amount.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the winners of the 2014 FDA Food Safety Challenge, which was aimed at developing methods for the speedy and efficient detection...
