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American snack food company Kraft Foods has reported that its profit jumped 22.3% to $922m for the third quarter of 2011 - compared with $754m year-on-year - as a result...
Industrias Bachoco, a Mexico-based producer and processor of poultry and other food products, has completed the acquisition of US-based poultry company OK Industries in a $95m all-cash deal.
Private equity firm Lion Capital plans to sell its UK seafood brands Young's and the Seafood Company in an effort to reduce its debts.
US-based consumer goods company Procter & Gamble has announced that the sale of its snacks brand Pringles has been delayed to allow buyer Diamond Foods to complete an accountancy investigation...
Fresh Del Monte Produce, a US-based fruit and vegetable producer, has reported a net income decline of 16% to $12.2m for the third quarter that ended 30 September 2011, compared...
Singapore-based supplier of agri and food commodities Olam International has acquired the bulk spices and private label assets and businesses of Vallabhdas Kanji (VKL), an India-based processor of spice and...
American consumer goods company Sara Lee is in talks with potential buyers to sell its French baked goods unit Eurodough as part of its effort to divest its international bakery...
Italian confectionery group Ferrero is setting up a 146,000m² plant in the province of Manisa, Turkey, with an investment of €90m ($126.11m).
US-based Windsor Quality Food is recalling 11,390lb of chicken pot pie empanadas as they may contain foreign materials, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service...
Norway-based Lerøy Seafood Group (LSG) has entered an agreement to buy 50.1% of shares in Rode Beheer, a leading producer of processed seafood in the Netherlands, in a deal worth...
