The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued rules allowing manufacturers to swap salt for “safe” alternatives in everyday staples. Announced yesterday (13 October), the regulation covers 139 ...

Pilgrim’s Pride board is reviewing whether to accept the latest takeover offer from Brazilian meat giant JBS. The US poultry business, which is already majority-owned by JBS, is setting up a “special ...

Major French supermarket chains have been hit by a cyberattack that has affected their refrigeration systems. Dominique Schelcher, the CEO of Coopérative U, confirmed in a post on X this morning (12 ...

Bonduelle has booked an impairment charge in its North American business, contributing to an annual loss from the French group’s continuing operations. The canned, frozen and fresh-veg business said ...

The FDA has outlined a ten-point plan to “mitigate” the risks of another cyclospora outbreak as it wrapped up an investigation linked to the lettuce recall. Some 12,883 people were reported as being ...

Mars is proposing to close its pet-food factory in Minden, Germany. In a statement sent to Just Food, a spokesperson for the Mars Pet Nutrition division said the move is “part of regular reviews of ...

Credit: Alesia.Bierliezova/ Shutterstock.com. Italmobiliare has agreed to sell its controlling stake in Italian cured-meats producer Capitelli Fratelli to European agri-food group CA Animation. In a ...

Aviko CEO Maarten van Delst (left) and Daniel de la Pedraja Yllera (right). Credit: Aviko/LinkedIn Dutch potato-products supplier Aviko has acquired full control of Spanish frozen-food manufacturer ...

Packs of Trident gum on at a grocery store in Fargo, North Dakota, USA, 4 March 2021 (Credit: BWM Infinity / Shutterstock.com) US snacks heavyweight Mondelez International has announced it is to sell ...

JBS, the Brazil-based meat processor, has ditched its target to reach net-zero emissions by 2040. The group announced its 2040 net-zero goal five years ago. “Climate change is the great challenge of ...

Vion Food Group is selling its foodservice division to Dutch meat-processing peer Group of Butchers, In a statement, Vion, which has been selling assets in Germany, said the deal marks the “final ...

Hong Kong-based H&H Group has snapped up another US pet-food business, acquiring Zesty Paws from private-equity firm Maxim Partners. H&H Group has agreed to pay US$610m for Zesty Paws, which markets ...