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Associated British Foods plc has reached an agreement with Ebro Puleva SA to acquire its Spanish sugar business, Azucarera Ebro SL, for a value of €385m.

Chris Hoy, Olympic cyclist and recent winner of the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award, is working with Kellogg's Bran Flakes to promote men's health.

The Amazing Food Company is set to introduce Dulcet Cuisine’s new range of exotic ketchups to the UK market.

Mark Palmer, global brand director at Green & Black's, discusses the importance of focus groups and target audience. Mark attended the inaugural UK Food and Drink Entrepreneur Forum at The Congress Centre in London.

An obesity gene variant, present in 63% of the population, has been shown to cause people to eat 100 extra calories, on average, at a single meal.

CCL Label was the winner of the best cost savings idea at Heineken’s first Pitch Event for packaging suppliers.

The latest innovation from TNO is an absorption drying technology that requires less energy to remove the moisture from food, and boosts the capacity of existing driers.

Norbev has won a contract from Elbar Services to supply a range of drinks to the UK operations of Makro in a deal worth about £1.5m.

Jacek Pastuszka has been appointed CEO of Carlsberg Polska with effect from 9 January 2009.

Anheuser-Busch InBev will be cutting 1,400 US jobs in its beer-related divisions.

Mains-fed water cooler manufacturer Tana Water (UK) has announced its relocation to larger premises.

Whitbread plc reported slow growth in November and announced plans to cut capital spending despite reporting overall revenue rise.