Investment firm Jana Partners took a 5% interest in Lamb Weston in October and is agitating for changes at the potato products business.

Fresh Express has acquired fellow US business McEntire Produce, a supplier of fruit and vegetables to the foodservice channel.

Eating insects remains off-limits for most humans but a market for pet food made from crickets, mealworms and the like is growing.

Canada’s Furlani Foods has struck a deal south of the US border to buy Cole’s Quality Foods and bring together two garlic-bread suppliers.

Striking workers at Bakkavor have voted to extend industrial action but others have accepted a pay offer and returned to the production line.

Conagra Brands is to affix labels on some of its Healthy Choice products in the new year in a bid to catch the eye of users of GLP-1 drugs. The “On Track” badge will be used on Healthy Choice SKUs ...

Americans are encouraged to increase their intake of plant-based proteins such as beans, peas, and lentils, according to new recommendations.

Albertsons formally calls off its $25bn merger with Kroger and sues its fellow US retailer over the failed deal.

China has reopened access to “major UK pork producers” following Covid-linked restrictions on some exports of the protein.

“Nutri-Score faces significant challenges that make it unsuitable as a mandatory labelling scheme across Europe. For example, in some instances it fails to fully consider traditional dietary patterns ...

Qatar’s Baladna and Malaysia’s FGV Holdings have pulled the plug on their plans for a dairy-farming business in the South East Asian country.

Mondelez has outlined plans for a $9bn buyback programme amid speculation linking the Cadbury owner to fresh interest in Hershey.