Commodities trader Glencore International is to acquire Canadian grain handler and agricultural products and services provider Viterra in a deal valued at US$6.1 billion.  

Backaldrin has opened a new Innovation and Research Centre in Austria to introduce new staged initiatives for the future.  

In the UK £15 million is to be invested by the Government in new research and development projects and studies that will stimulate innovation and growth in the UK's food industries.  

Despite ongoing economic difficulties, new product activity in the global snack foods industry appears to be continuing unabated.  

Scottish Bakers, the association that supports craft bakers across the country, has launched a search for the first ever Scottish Baker of the Year 2012.  

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has reported ‘unprecedented growth' for certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) in 2011.  

Since creating the Quaker Oat Cake recipe more than 100 years ago, Quaker Oats have long been a key ingredient of oatmeal cookies baked in kitchens across the country.  

FAO today forecast that 2012 world wheat production will be the second highest on record at 690 million tonnes and also announced that international food prices rose one percent in February - the second increase in two months.  

United Biscuits (UB) has become the first major food manufacturer in the UK to achieve zero waste to landfill across all of its 16 UK sites including its UK factories, distribution centre and administrative offices.  

Nisshin Flour Milling Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Nisshin Seifun Group Inc., has reached an agreement to acquire Miller Milling Co.  

Tip-Top® Ultra Clean from Kampffmeyer Food Innovation GmbH helps to keep production areas cleaner and prevents baker's asthma.  

An easy to maintain in-line biscuit sandwiching machine that eliminates the need for stacking systems that are traditionally both complex and expensive is now available to UK and Irish makers of filled and sandwich biscuits such as…

China, the world's biggest grain consumer, has drafted a law to tighten controls over the production and trade of grains, including a clause that forbids the unauthorized use of genetically modified seeds.  

Six people were taken to hospital and production was temporarily stopped when a diesel storage tank exploded at a Fox's Biscuit factory in the UK.  

Following a major showdown between Spain's two largest trade union organizations, a plan has finally been approved to save one of Spain's largest industrial bakery plants in return for swingeing wage cuts.  

Inulin could cut the fat content of bakery products by as much as 70% whilst maintaining taste and functionality, according to a new study published in the Journal of Food Science.

ISS Facility Services will be showcasing its full range of specialist cleaning and hygiene services for the food manufacturing and processing industries at Stand E260 at Foodex 2012.

Dynamic Conveyor Corporation announced today that Tom Habetler has been promoted to Sales Engineer for the manufacturer of reconfigurable conveyor systems.