UK sweetener group Tate & Lyle reduces risk to earnings from today's volatile commodity markets, announcing the sale of its international sugar trading operations to US oilseed giant Bunge.
Starbucks concerns not stimulating Euro coffee fears With global café chain Starbucks this week announcing a major restructuring of it US operations to boost profitability, similar concerns are not being shared by European coffee manufacturers and retailers.
Fonterra eyeing further global growth After a busy period of expansion for Fonterra, the New Zealand-based dairy cooperative says it remains far from finished with its global consolidation plans as it looks to key markets such as Asia to target growth.
PureCircle sells 20 per cent to Olam and Wilmar Olam and Wilmar have entered a joint venture to acquire a 20 per cent stake in PureCircle in a partnership aimed at strengthening the supply chain and increasing sales of natural high-intensity stevia sweeteners.
Brief relief for palm oil prices on swelling stocks Swelling domestic stocks for Malaysian palm oil, widely used by bakers, left crude palm oil futures closing lower on Monday, offering a slight relief for prices.
Raisio sells testing labs to Eurofins Benecol-owner Raisio has signed a deal with analytical specialist and fellow Finnish company, Eurofins Scientific Finland, that... HFCS - natural or not? For the first of a new series to air reader views on controversial topics affecting the food...
