Even while production of wheat in 2011-12 is forecast to rise 22 million tonnes from the year before, wheat ending stocks in the new crop year are expected to hold steady, according to forecasts issued yesterday by the International Grains…

World wheat prices surged again this week on renewed concerns about the impact the weather is having on crops in the US, China and Europe.

New research from Serbia has flagged up the antioxidant benefits and shelf life extension properties of a sugar beet fibre derived ingredient, Fibrex, when added to cookies.

Barry Callebaut, the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, announced today it has purchased the majority of the first-ever shipment of cocoa beans from Ghana that fulfill the requirements of the UTZ…

Limagrain, the French agricultural co-operative, has announced it has signed a contract with the majority shareholder of Brossard with a view to acquiring the bakery firm.

UK Bakery Products Limited has acquired Woodhead Bakery and 11 of its retail outlets from its administrators.

The European Food Safety Authority's backing for a functional health claim for resistant starch should be good news for bread, biscuit and cereal manufacturers wanting to tap into the functional foods market.

Cargill has reported $763 million in earnings from continuing operations in the fiscal 2011 third quarter ended February 28, up 30 percent from $588 million in the same period a year ago.

PepsiCo is using reformulation and the development of healthier brands to strengthen its health and wellness agenda, a nutritionist has indicated.

Burton's Foods, a leading player in the UK biscuit market, has announced it has achieved its target to source 100 per cent segregated palm oil two years ahead of schedule.

A white paper has been published by National Starch Food Innovation in which it discusses issues facing the manufacturers of bakery products when attempting to balance healthy ingredients with desirable textures.

Border Biscuits has expanded its portfolio with the launch of a new Gourmet Goodness range.

United Biscuits has announced plans to extend its McVitie's range with a breakfast muffin and a line of fruit loaves.

Givaudan is expanding its TasteSolutionsTM health and wellness programme by increasing investment and resources in taste technology to address food manufacturers' sweetness challenges.

British milling wheat has been sold to Turkey for the first time in the form of a 7,200-ton shipment, merchant Gleadell said late last week, online news broadcaster arabnews.com reported.

The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Food Price Index has dropped for the first time after eight months of continuous price spikes, the FAO announced last week.

Danisco has developed a new opportunity for bakers to bake bread with a high content of natural wholemeal and masses of appeal for consumers.

The Macedonian government says it has banned the export of flour until mid-September, in order to protect the domestic market and provide sufficient quantities of flour for processing.