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Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola Co. to acquire Anheuser-Busch InBev's Stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

Coke says it has a number of existing partners who are highly qualified and interested in these bottling territories.

October 11, 2016

The Coca-Cola Company has announced that it plans to acquire Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (ABI) stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) following the closing of the ABI combination with SABMiller.

Mars Wrigley Confectionery

Packaged Facts: U.S. candy market gets more competitive with new Mars Wrigley Confectionery

The newly formed company makes it among the largest in the world.

Crystal Lindell

October 11, 2016

Food industry titan Mars, Inc. is making a bullish move in both the U.S. candy market and the Windy City.

Progresso sourcing only antibiotic, hormone-free chicken breasts for soups

Jeremy Gerrard

September 28, 2016

The company’s soups are already free of artificial flavors with plans to remove all colors from artificial sources.

Coca-Cola invests in Nigerian snack, beverage company

Coca-Cola, U.S. Forest Service restore one billion liters of water

September 15, 2016

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and Coca-Cola North America President Sandy Douglas announced their partnership to restore and protect damaged watersheds on national forests achieved a milestone of one billion liters of water restored.

Top 100 Food & Beverage Companies

2016 Top 100: The Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies in the World

Find out which companies made the cut, and which companies came out on top.

Claire Rowan

September 8, 2016

A candy maker, a Brazillian food maker and two soda companies are among the top 5.

Hormel Foods releases annual corporate responsibility report

Hormel CEO to retire

Jeremy Gerrard

September 8, 2016

Hormel Foods Corporation CEO Jeffrey M. Ettinger will retire at the end of October, the company announced this week.

Editor's Note

Food companies need to prepare for a changing world

As techonology and regulations continue to evolve, food makers need to embrace the changes

Debra Schug

September 7, 2016

Figuring out what customers want to eat and how they will buy it is a full-time job, obviously, and there is an army of people trying to do just that.

USDA announces $17.6 million in funding for organic agriculture innovation

Post acquires egg producer

Jeremy Gerrard

September 6, 2016

Missouri-based Post Holdings, Inc. has agreed to acquire National Pasteurized Eggs, Inc. (NPE).

Mondelez Int’l no longer pursuing combination with Hershey

Mondelez says it will continue to pursue other acquisition opportunities

Crystal Lindell

August 30, 2016

In a move that’s a bit like saying, ‘No, we broke up with you,’ Mondelēz International, Inc. has announced it has ended discussions with The Hershey Company regarding a possible combination of the two companies.