Unilever commits $152.5M to margarine plant expansion

The company has clearly not given up on its troubled spreads business.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 21, 2013

Heineken blames weather for poor performance

The company's report had some good news, but predictions for the year have been cut.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 21, 2013

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Getting reformulation right: How food companies are rethinking ingredients to meet consumer demand

Ingredient suppliers and companies like PepsiCo and Conagra are working closer together to overhaul brands to cater to a rise in healthy eating and expanding GLP-1 use. 

By Food Dive staff

PepsiCo's head of Asian operations dead at 59

Abdul-Latif leaves a top-level opening in a vital region for PepsiCo right now.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 20, 2013

Johnnie Walker launches a new whiskey color

Platinum Label is just below the top-of-the-line Blue Label in the company's range.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 20, 2013

New Zealand milk products to face more Chinese testing requirements

Westland, Fonterra and other companies will continue to face tighter requirements.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 20, 2013

Vote scheduled for Smithfield acquisition deal

Shuanghui International Holdings will need shareholders' approval before the $7.1. billion deal goes through.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 20, 2013

FDA gluten-free regulations put consumers with celiac disease at ease

There were previously no uniform standards for such products, creating uncertainty for shoppers dependent upon a gluten-free diet.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 19, 2013

New Zealand's dairy industry suffers another scare

Westland Milk was found to have high nitrate levels in two batches of product being exported to China.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 19, 2013

Carlos Danger gets his own brand of wieners

Two companies are joining forces to make a quick buck off of disgraced politician Anthony Weiner's alter ego while they still can.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 19, 2013

Tyson shareholders want answers about pig crates

The company has not yet announced plans to move away from the crates as McDonald's and Costco have done.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 19, 2013

Nestle's underperforming brands attract scrutiny

Check out which brands may be first in line to be put on sale.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 19, 2013

Egyptian civil unrest stalls Mondelez operations

The company has learned to adapt amid danger and uncertainty in Cairo.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 19, 2013

Meet Habu: Coca-Cola's new herbal drink

The Thai market has been good to Coke this year, and the company has decided to expand its offerings.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 16, 2013

Merck suspends Zilmax sales to study additive's safety

Tyson announced last week that it would no longer accept cattle fed the growth additive.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 16, 2013

Kraft ads and Pepsi Cheetos: The week's most read food news

You will definitely want to catch the highlights from this week's most popular Food Dive posts.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 16, 2013

Tentative deal could keep Dole in Delaware for 15 more years

All sides reportedly feel confident about the agreement.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 15, 2013

Buffett's BH bails on Kraft, Mondelez holdings

Berkshire Hathaway has dramatically reduced its stakes in the now-severed companies. Check out the numbers.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 15, 2013