Over one million Hovis loaves are produced each week at the Leicester based Premier Foods plant.

Vikan, the leading hygiene cleaning equipment manufacturers, has appointed Deb Smith as its new Global R&D Manager/Hygiene Specialist.

Kraft Foods officially opened its new European Biscuit Research and Development Centre in Saclay, France, a suburb of Paris, last week.

Allied Bakeries, the UK bread arm of Associated British Foods, will end production at its Gateshead site, leaving at least 119 jobs at risk.

The European Union, the world's largest grower of sugar beets, wants to stop limits on domestic sugar production in 2015.

Manufacturers of fine granulates, crystals and powders no longer have to be plagued by the ingress of particles into production line machinery with the launch of Mettler-Toledo Garvens' Granulate Conveyor for checkweighers.

Emulsifiers and stabilizers experts Palsgaard is pleased to announce that the company has won yet another award for its dedication to Corporate Social Responsibility, this time for its CSR Report for 2010.

EU cereal prices are expected to remain high in 2012 with stocks continuing to fall, the European Commission has forecast.

DuPont announces the launch of a new initiative, DuPont Industrial Bakery Solutions (DIBS), that assures the provision of high quality nonstick coating system solutions to industrial bakeries marketed under the DuPontTM Teflon® brand.

All Things Baking, which took place in Schaumburg, Ill., Oct. 2 - Oct. 4, lived up to its tagline as "All the things you've ever wanted in a baking show."

Warburtons is planning on branching out to sell its products in Europe.

Investment by Cargill's cocoa & chocolate business has boosted Cargill's chocolate capabilities in speciality tastes.

Burton's Foods annual profits have soared after its licence to make products for Cadbury drove an increase in sales.

United Biscuits (UB) this week announced that it will use inland waterway shipping to transport goods in Northern Europe.

Toyota Tsusho Corp., along with Malayan Flour Mills Berhad, which is a major food processing corporate group in Malaysia, and FKS Capital, a food processing corporate group in Indonesia, have agreed to invest approximately $66 million to…

Fairtrade is cementing its position as a market leader in ethical labels and a trusted brand across 24 countries, according to a comprehensive global study of 17,000 consumers carried out for Fairtrade International by international opinion…

In the first nine months of 2011, the Flavour Division of Givaudan recorded sales of CHF 1,576 million, an increase of 5% in local currencies and a decline of 9.6% in Swiss francs.

Premier Foods is set to divest a number of brands following its latest profit warning.