NatFoods steps up defence
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Stepping up its takeover defense from predator New Zealand Fonterra Co-operative Group, dairy target National Foods said today its shares were worth between $6.11 and $6.65 a share.
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Confectionery giant Cadbury faces prosecution under British and European laws following a salmonella food scare last June, a newspaper has reported.
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The leading distributor of natural and organic foods beats revised expectations.
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German-based ingredients firm Nutrinova has announced a double-digit price hike for its sorbate range of additives, used increasingly by global food developers to preserve food products such as cheese and baked ...
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Safeway's taking its organics line further.
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AN influential MP yesterday demanded that food safety experts carry out further tests on a preservative used in some soft drinks.  The call by Lib Dem Norman Baker came after an academic raised fears over E211, known as sodium benzoate.
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Can the U.S. healthy-eating supermarket giant conquer Britain? Only if it can help transform the British palate
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Business & money: Takeover battle looms after investment fund backed by government of Qatar confirms it is considering a Â£12bn bid for the supermarket chain.
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More people are buying 'superfoods' as awareness of their health benefits spreads, research suggests.
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A farming co-op in the Netherlands has asked the ministry of agriculture to authorise the use of spicy tabasco sauce to protect their young crops from the insatiable appetites of hares, rabbits, crows and ...
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Shares in takeover target National Foods have pushed further ahead on the Australian Stock Exchange. Yesterday, they surged more than 5 per cent higher to $6.25, after Philippine food and drink giant San Miguel
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A major government food campaign is aiming to persuade Britons to limit their sugar intake.
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The company has to confront concerns over genetically modified foods soon if it hopes to keep growing.
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A report accuses the food industry of misleading consumers with its new food labelling.
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The nation's largest food company is moving to address growing concerns about childhood obesity and unhealthful eating habits.
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Leading food manufacturers stand accused of using tactics to push foods high in fat, sugar and salt to children.
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A young, up-market coffee and sandwich chain has used a steady sales rise and promising economic growth in host countries Poland, Latvia and the Czech Republic to defend its policy of working at a loss to ...