News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Packaging giant Anglo American is set to merge its corrugated packaging business, Mondi Packaging, with German firm Bauernfeind's corrugated paper and packaging business. The Bauernfeind Trust will receive approximately 5.3 million Anglo American...
International food group Cargill has launched a public tender to purchase the shares of Romanian grain silo company Comcereal Alexandria. The announcement follows approval for the tender by the Romanian Securities Commission.
The US National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) has taken the first steps in creating a country of origin labelling programme. Put together by a specially organised NCBA task force, the programme consists of a US label that provides value to the...
The UK pork processing industry is calling for a substantial increase in meat prices. British Pig Executive (BPEX) chairman Stewart Houston has written to retailer and foodservice leaders to point out that producers in Britain and the rest of Europe...
Whatever their stance on the debate over genetically modified crops, bakers are now having to decide on whether to stick to conventional wheats or the genetically engineered product- albeit with greater social, political and economic implications.