August 4/St. Louis/PRNewswire-FirstCall -- Ralcorp Holdings Inc. completed its previously disclosed purchase of the Post cereals business from Kraft Foods Inc. The merger is valued at approximately $2.6 billion, including
August 6/Toronto/Business Wire -- Clearly Canadian Brands signed a letter of intent to acquire Crofters Food Ltd., one of North America's largest organic jam companies. The acquisition of this manufacturer,
August 6/Vilnius, Lithuania/Baltic News Service -- Global food giant Kraft Foods has signed an agreement to sell its Nordic and Baltic sour snacks business to FEPCO 1 AS, a company
August 14/Lab Business Week -- Monsanto Company announced it is pursuing a divestiture of its dairy product, POSILAC bovine somatotropin, in the upcoming months. Additional details have not been disclosed
August 16/Business Monitor International Ltd. -- A report in France, carried out by two state agencies, has recommended that VAT on unhealthy foods be increased from 5.5% to 19.6% to
August 16/Chicago/Chicago Tribune -- Hershey Co. plans to raise prices on its products by an average of 11%, as it tries to stem the impact of soaring commodities costs, and
July 28/Chesterfield, Mo./PRIME NEWSWIRE -- Reliv International Inc. announced the promotion of Debra Hellweg to vice president of operations, a newly created position. Previously Hellweg was director of internal audit.
July 28/Atlanta/Business Wire -- Coca-Cola Enterprises announced that Steve Cahillane will assume the role of president, North American Business Unit, effective immediately, following the departure of Terrance M. (Terry) Marks
July 24/London and Washington/Press Association Newsfile and Soyfoods Association of North America -- Too much tofu may affect a man's fertility, according to a study linking soy and low sperm
July 28/Newark, DE -– Corn Products Specialty Ingredients, a part of Corn Products U.S., has added a line of erythritol and erythritol-containing sweetening systems to its polyols product portfolio. ERYSTA
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