Sara Lee Corp yesterday announced an agreement to sell its fresh bakery businesses in Spain and Portugal to Mexico's Grupo Bimbo for €115 million.

Retail value sales of bakery products are expected to rise on the back of higher commodity prices and stronger demand in emerging economies, accoring to the latest research by Euromonitor.

A new survey by the Real Bread Campaign of 1300 people around the UK found that more than 71% of us believe it's unacceptable that food additives known as ‘processing aids' don't have to appear on an ingredients list.

Russia may become second only to the United States in wheat exports this year, Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said in an interview published by the Rossiyskaya Gazeta daily on Friday.

Tate & Lyle Sugars is taking the European Commission to court over tariffs on sugar imports.

Exports of cereals and bakery products from the UK rose 3% in the first half of 2011, according to a new report from the Food and Drink Federation.

Bakers have been urged to get to grips with new mandatory responsibilities for operators of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, following the implementation of the F-Gas Regulation.

The right mixing technology is the key to a perfect baking result and the evidence for that will be highlighted on October 12th at the VDB Mixing Forum in the WP Kemper Baking Center in Rietberg.

Bayer Crop Science has said it is making great progress in a high tech collaboration looking to pave the way for the introduction of desirable traits in wheat.

Non-branded snack bar manufacturer VSI has announced plans to expand its production capacity by opening another plant in the Netherlands.

Kerry Group, the global ingredients & flavours and consumer foods group, yesterday confirmed that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Cargill's global flavours business.

Rothamsted Research has been granted approval from ACRE (the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment) to undertake scientific research of GM wheat, modified to produce a pheromone to repel aphids, at the Rothamsted site.

A new report by Leatherhead Food Research on the global food additives market concludes that growth in the market is likely to be relatively modest.

Danisco has launched Natamax B Plus to help food developers deliver natural ingredients and food freshness more cost effectively.

GreenPalm, the certificate-trading programme that promotes RSPO sustainable palm oil, is calling on businesses to act now to ensure they are supporting sustainable production - or risk being left behind by more responsible competitors.

‘Broken' financial markets are driving up food prices as inflation figures show UK consumers are now paying over seven per cent more for bread than a year ago, reveals a report released last week by the World Development Movement.

Tata Global Beverages, the owner of the Tetley tea brand, has entered into the UK food market for the first time with the launch of branded scones.

Workers at British Sugar, the UK sugar arm of Associated British Foods, will vote next week on whether to strike over pay.