The transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of 2016.

This latest trend is a partly a result of consumer preferences for products made without preservatives.

The US Justice Department expressed serious concerns the proposed transaction would harm competition in the nation’s canned tuna industry.

The Mexican restaurant chain has hired IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group of Seattle, WA to help improve its food safety system.

CDC is investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections it has traced back to sprouted nut butter spreads.

A Pennsylvania meat processor issued a recall for approximately 152,000 pounds of roast beef products.

The company it is exploring the sale of a number of SABMiller’s European premium beer brands including Peroni and Grolsch.

The most recent incident is the third serious injury involving machine hazards reported by Hearthside Food Solutions this year.

Risks are greatest for poor and tropical regions with local product availability, price increases and interrupted transport conduits at stake.

Fifty percent of consumers purchase specialty food and those numbers are expected to rise in 2016.