The Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) is investigating a number of companies in the flour industry over suspected involvement in a cartel. The agency said it drew up several reports against a number...

The destruction of Victoria’s largest chicken processing factory could force the redundancies of hundreds of workers, with the operator still mulling its options. Inghams Enterprises’ Somerville...

CSR has today advised their shareholders that an assessment of the non-binding offer from China’s Bright Food Group has resulted in them dismissing the proposal. “CSR Limited has considered...

Hershey, the US chocolate maker rumoured to be preparing a solo bid for Cadbury, needs to pay a “serious price” to acquire the company, the UK confectioner’s chairman insisted today (14...

As speculation of other bidders entering the fray mounts, CSR is pushing on with demerger plans in the wake of a $1.5 billion informal offer from Bright Food this week. CSR last night advised that discussions...

UK-based confectioner Cadbury, the subject of a hostile takeover bid from Kraft, has reported their 2009 financial figures overnight, saying revenue growth and margin expansion came in “well ahead...

A leading representative group for Australia’s organic food and farming industry, says that the recent strong growth predictions for the organic industry reflect data and trends identified in ongoing...

The latest speculation suggests American confectionery company Hershey will be a late entry into the race for Cadbury, presenting competition to Kraft’s hostile proposal. According to the Financial...

A supermarket ombudsman could cost UK consumers “millions of pounds” in higher prices and hand negotiating power to the largest food makers, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned. Consumer...

Organic food sales in Germany, the largest European market for the sector, were “stagnant” in 2009, according to the latest industry data. Figures from Germany’s organic food federation,...