General Mills has been working to turn around its yogurt business and is starting to see slow signs of improvement but "there is more work to do," CEO Jeff Harmening said during the CAGNY (Consumer Analyst Group) conference in New York City.
Euromonitor International has identified 20 of the most influential megatrends to shape the world by 2030 with analysis on eight megatrends with the furthest-reaching impact on industries and consumers in the years to come.
FrieslandCampina and Facebook have signed a letter of intent for a partnership to make ‘close, personal and relevant connections with families and farmers around the world through mobile'.
The Irish agri-business Aurivo Co-operative Society has acquired London-based sports nutrition company My Goodness Ltd in an attempt to gain access to the protein drinks market.
FIRM EYES YOGURT SNACK PROFIT POOL BEYOND 'SNACK AISLE'
General Mills says US sales of Yoplait are booming, just a year after analysts expressed worries over the yogurt brand’s future – with the rebound driven by Greek and stripping out artificial ingredients, while the company sees clear potential for yogurt...
Linpac Group has sold its Ropak Packaging business for $265m to BWAY Corporation almost two years after rumours first surfaced about the firm being broke up and sold off.
Irish dairy giant Glanbia is “confident” of delivering its full year profits target, despite reporting marginal growth for the first nine months of 2012.
Improved performance within Fonterra’s ingredients businesses worldwide has seen the firm announce a record turnover of NZ $19.9bn (€11.6bn) in 2010/11.
Irish dairy and nutritionals company Glanbia has reported a 22.8 per cent increase in annual operating profit, returning the company to pre-recession earnings figures.
Analysts and industry commentators have described the mooted sale of the Irish business of Glanbia Plc to Glanbia Co-op as a ‘win-win’ deal for both parties.
Dairy Crest and the East of England Co-operative Society are in
discussions over the sale of the latter's dairy operations as it
struggles to meet the growing costs of development and processing
in the industry.
Tine, the Norwegian dairy company, and the Irish Dairy Co-operative
have signed an agreement regarding the production of Jarlsberg
cheese in the Irish market place.
Danish food ingredient giant Danisco this week reported a solid
profit of DKK 940 million (€126.4m) in preliminary results for the
year ending 30 April 2002.
Acquisitions in the ingredients and sweeteners sector boosted
sales...
Scandal-tainted Japanese milk processor Snow Brand has confirmed
that, following a merger with two other Japanese farm cooperatives,
it is to close down five plants with the loss of 1,000 jobs.
