2014

McCain Foods said it has signed a deal to sell its North American frozen pizza business to Dr. Oetker GmbH. The deal covers the Ellio’s brand in the U.S. and a two-year license for the […]

Dutch food producer Vion Food continues the expansion of its Foodservice division, having completed its takeover of FVZ Convenience GmbH, with the production site in Holzwickede. This follows the acquisition of the remaining 49 percent […]

The Consumer Protection Agency in Russia has sued fast food chain McDonald’s over alleged violation of safety and nutritional codes in its ice-cream and meat products. “We have identified violations which put the product quality […]

Cardiff University researchers will analyze public perceptions of the horsemeat scandal by studying social media data from popular portals such as Twitter. The University’s Collaborative Online Social Media Observatory (COSMOS) has been awarded an Economic […]

French yeast producer Lesaffre sold 100% of UK food distributor BFP Wholesale Limited (BFP) to private equity consortium Zimt Holding. BFP is a nationwide, wholesale supplier of ambient, chilled and frozen food products, selling ca. […]

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has announced that more than 1000 products carrying the ASC logo are now available across 37 countries, just two years after the ASC logo was introduced. “Since we launched the […]

Net sales for the Birds Eye Frozen segment of Pinnacle Foods increased in the US by 1% to $246.2 million in Q2 of 2014, compared to $244.0 million in the year-ago period.  The performance was […]

ConAgra Foods Inc. has recently announced that the current chief executive officer, Gary M. Rodkin, intends to retire in May of 2015, at the end of the company’s fiscal year. “It is a great privilege […]