Authorities in China have banned the production of two food additives used mainly to whiten flour, it has been reported.

A bakery in Oman will invest 12 million RO (roughly US$31 million) for a fully automated production facility.

Some of the UK's most innovative packaging designers and manufacturers have entered this year's Packaging Design Challenge taking place at Pro2Pac from 13-16 March.

Trade unionists are threatening to mount a legal challenge against biscuit factory bosses' plans to close down their Moreton plant, reported the Wirral Globe.

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) was ranked the world's most admired company in the food production industry for the third consecutive year by Fortune magazine, ADM said.

As market optimism for the parbaked and frozen bread category continues unfettered, Belgian group Pattyn Packing Lines has announced that it has acquired a 69 per cent majority stake in leading French equipment supplier to the sector, De La…

An enzyme based margarine, butter and oil alternative for bakery goods can reduce the level of saturated and total fat in bread by up to 70 per cent, according to ingredients supplier Puratos.

A speical report by Euromonitor has outlined how record food prices are impacting business and consumers.

Austrian baking products manufacturer, backaldrin, has won the Gulfood award in the 'best new baked or confectionery product' category.

At this year's Interpack König will be presenting its twin satellite head 'Twin Sat', which is the core component of the sheeting line Menes.

For the first time ever, Turkmenistan has got an opportunity to export high-quality wheat to the world market, the press service of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said.

Relaxing the export ban on diplomatic ground, the Indian government on Monday allowed shipments of 100,000 tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan through Food Corporation of India (FCI).

The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Food Price Index hit a new record high in February, driven mostly by higher prices of cereals, meat and dairy products, the agency said on March 2.

Kraft Foods has launched its Oreo cookie brand in the Indian market through its local subsidiary Cadbury India.

Burton's Foods continues to revolutionise the chocolate biscuit market with a £2.5 million investment that sees two of the most iconic Cadbury brands made into biscuits: Cadbury Dairy Milk and Cadbury Bournville.

Scientists believe stem rust, which looks like red dust on wheat, could threaten global food security, reported ABC News.

Multinational ingredients giant Cargill has taken an important step in building a sustainable supply chain, after receiving its first shipment of UTZ-certified cocoa beans from Vietnam.

The Japanese government will hike wheat prices for flour mills by 18 per cent from April 1, the Agriculture Ministry said.