The private-equity owners of United Biscuits (UB) have appointed Credit Suisse to separate the U.K. food company's salty snack business from its other operations, according to a person familiar with the matter, in an effort rekindle a failed sale of the company in 2010.
Interest in where food comes from, as well as changes in restaurant spending will both be driving the foodservice rollercoaster in 2012, according to Mintel's latest report.
As Sara Lee Corporation becomes two publicly-held, pure-play companies, the company has announced that its International Coffee and Tea company will be named D.E Master Blenders 1753.
A new study from the highly respected researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health offers some of the best and most detailed evidence yet that a daily serving of meat can increase risk of heart disease or cancer.
Australian scientists bred salt tolerance into durum wheat for the first time, boosting grain yields by 25% in saline soils, according to the University of Adelaide.
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