Ahold today announced the appointment of James McCann as Chief Operating Officer, Ahold USA, effective February 1, 2013. He will be taking over the role from Carl Schlicker, who has announced his retirement.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment has published the latest data from the Consumer Panel in households, which shows that during October 2011 to September 2012, the total expenditure on food in Spanish households has amounted to €67.559 mill
NürnbergMesse reports that some 32,000 trade visitors were apparently very satisfied with the new opening days of Brau Beviale— now Tuesday to Thursday—and the extensive range of products from the 1,284 exhibitors (2011: 1,384). The three-day event conclu
Jeff Stratton, currently global chief restaurant officer for McDonald’s Corp., has been named president of McDonald’s USA, effective Dec. 1. He succeeds Jan Fields, who is leaving the company after more than 35 years.
GrainCorp Ltd., the largest grain handler in eastern Australia, has shot down an ADM proposal offering A$2.7 billion ($2.8 billion), citing that the ADM offer "materially undervalues GrainCorp".
Longtime seafood industry fixture Howard Johnson is retiring from active staff work at Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP), taking on a role at the nonprofit organization’s board of directors, SFP announced today.
US Congress has finally passed what have been described as “the strongest federal whistleblower protections in history”, according to the Government Accountability Project’s Food Integrity Campaign (FIC).
A Suffolk food firm claims its £23,500 fine for making false claims about the ingredients in its pesto was “heavy handed” and “wasted public money”, adding that Cambridgeshire County Council backed its view.
The monitoring of tuna fisheries must be strengthened and transfers of fish at sea banned to end the overfishing crisis in the Indian Ocean, Greenpeace International said after it again found illegal fishing operations in the region.
Turkeys being fattened up for the Thanksgiving table were routinely kicked and stomped at a Butterball plant in North Carolina, according to a Los Angeles animal rights group.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $4.6 million in inaugural USDA Farm to School grants for 68 projects, spanning 37 states and the District of Columbia, to connect school cafeterias with local agricultural producers.
Published: Nov 15, 2012
By: Mary Louise Schumacher
The iconic Anheuser-Busch beer murals in Manitowoc, which were in the process of being removed, will be preserved, it was announced today, according to the Herald Times Reporter in Manitowoc.
On the eve of their 30th anniversary, Golan Heights Winery has won the coveted 2012 Wine Star Award from Wine Enthusiast Magazine in the New World Winery of the Year category.
According to The New York Times, after just one year, lawyers in Denmark have repealed the “fat tax” that was charged on foods high in saturated fats, citing a harmful effect on businesses and consumer buying power.
Three Neptune Technologies employees have died after ‘horrific’ explosion completely destroyed the company’s production facility in Sherbrooke, Quebec on 8 November.
