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The UK Government is to create several food enterprise zones (FEZs), which it hopes will boost economic activity for food producers and the countryside.
US-based Hormel Foods is reportedly in the process of acquiring Applegate Farms, a producer of organic hot dogs, bacon and sausages.
The European Parliament has backed a resolution that mandates the labelling of meat used as an ingredient in processed foods by country of origin in the same way as bovine...
Barry Callebaut Group is to buy the industrial chocolate manufacturing assets of World's Finest Chocolate for an undisclosed amount.
Kellogg's has completed the acquisition process for a majority stake in Egyptian cake and biscuit maker Bisco Misr, in a deal worth $125m.
Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital Partners LP is looking to acquire new food and beverage firms as part of its $5bn takeover fund that is backed by various investors.
Asahi Holdings subsidiary Wakodo has recalled thousands of baby food pouches in Japan after a customer found a cricket inside one.
The British Labour party has been criticised for its recent announcement of not considering a ban on sending food waste to landfill as part of its 2015 election manifesto.
A human tooth has been found in fries, with plastics also discovered in chicken nuggets and sundaes at a McDonald's Japan outlet.
India is to see the creation of as many as 50 food processing centres in the next two years, according to Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) deputy director-general (agricultural...
