Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Corp. today (4 August) announced a tie-up with Thai Union Group – and plans to up its stake in the seafood giant.

Lotus Bakeries, the Belgian snacks major, has taken Dutch cereal start-up Holie’s to court in an advertising spat.

French chocolatier Cémoi is embarking on a three-year, €40m ($46.2m) investment plan to modernise its industrial sites.

US manufacturer B&G Foods has sold its Le Sueur brand, known for “premium” sweet peas, green beans, and carrots, to McCall Farms.

Shumita Sharma Deveshwar, chief India economist at GlobalData.TSLombard, discusses the implications of a 25% tariff rate on India.

Bel Group has reported a fall in first-half earnings despite seeing its sales rise as costs ate into the French dairy group's profitability.

It’s unusual for a food manufacturer to buy a retailer and NewPrinces’ move to buy Carrefour Italy has startled industry watchers.

Mars’ takeover of Kellanova faces another stumbling block as the EU has suspended an October deadline to approve the $35.9bn transaction.

Cameroon is emerging as a new frontier for cocoa production, raising concerns about cocoa-driven deforestation.

Fresh Del Monte chief sounds alarm over disease impact on banana supply Chairman and CEO Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh said there is a shortage risk linked to Black Sigatoka and Fusarium.

GlobalData, using the company’s Ai Palette platform, presents the bakery ingredients it believes can win sales.

FrieslandCampina to sell Romania operations to Bonafarm Group FrieslandCampina said it wants to concentrate on markets where milk from its member dairy farmers can be “optimally valorised”.