General Mills, the leading supplier of convenience foods, has been ranked one of the top 30 firms in DiversityInc's Companies for Diversity list.

One of the leading manufacturers in the flavour and fragrance industry, Givaudan Nederland BV, has agreed to continue outsourcing its warehouse activities to TDG in the Netherlands.

A European Parliament report has laid out draft legislation which aims to modernise, simplify and clarify food labelling within the EU.

First Lady Michelle Obama has urged industry giants to reduce their use of unhealthy food ingredients such as fat, sugar and salt.

Sales of convenience foods that are ready-grated, sliced and chopped have grown 14% in the last year as consumers become more time-pressed.

Campbell Soup Company has been praised for establishing "a new global standard for engaging people" after winning the Gallup Great Workplace Award for the fourth consecutive year.

Around 20,000 lives could be saved each year if Britons ate less salt and saturated fat and more fruit and vegetables, according to new research.

Atchison Topeka has signed a three-year contract to manage food ingredients for Cadbury, including a dedicated nut handling facility

The number of products affected a salmonella-related recall in the US could top 10,000 due to the widespread use of the contaminated food ingredient, it has been claimed.

A decision not to enforce 'traffic light' labelling of food ingredients is denying consumers 'the most useful scheme in the market', it has been claimed.

The New Zealand government hopes to boosting the country's food export industry by investing $21 million (£10m) in the creation of four new food and beverage development centres.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has ruled against compulsory 'traffic light' labelling on packaging which would enable shoppers to see food ingredients at a glance.

The FDA have been advised to keep a closer eye on approved food ingredients following the widespread recall of a hydrolyzed vegetable protein due to salmonella contamination.

New York governor David Paterson has suggested that a tax on sugary soft drinks may be introduced to curb obesity and recoup healthcare costs from treating associated diseases such as diabetes.

An initiative by the American Beverage Association has helped cut shipments of full-sugar soft drinks to US schools by 95 per cent in the last six years.

Nestle is set to launch its weight management programme in Europe.

General Mills has been named one of Fortune Magazine's 50 Most Admired Companies for the second consecutive year.

Cadbury has axed its latest Flake TV advert after a mixed response from test groups.

A new study aims to highlight how even a small reduction in salt intake can affect people's health.

The V8 V-Fusion juice drink is now available in a single serving, eight-ounce can.

The FDA has sent warning letters to 17 food firms as part of a crackdown on misleading health claims.

Beverage maker Coca-Cola has seen market share of its Coke Zero product drop one per cent in 2009.

Kellogg's will go through article 13.5 of the European Food Safety Authority health claim approvals process.

Nestle hopes the purchase of Kraft's frozen pizza business will help boost its presence in the US pizza market.

Heinz has announced plans to add to its baby food portfolio.

A team at the University of Copenhagen have discovered a harmful chemical in fruits juices.

Heinz experienced a 13 per cent revenue rise during the third quarter.

Hershey's Chocolate Kisses have topped the Harris Interactive EquiTrend report for 2010.

Sara Lee plans to purchase 2,000 tonnes of Utz Certified tea to sell throughout 2010.

The vast majority of soups examined by Cash contained more salt than a packet of crisps.