United States

US confectionery giant Hershey has hailed the success of its international push and revealed that it could reach its target of generating US$1bn of revenues outside of the US earlier... 2011-11-01

A report in the Wall Street Journal suggests that food and beverage giant PepsiCo is set to team up with German dairy giant Müller to expand into the US dairy market. The report says... 2011-10-31

US-based trade association the Wine Institute, which seeks to promote Californian wines, has said that it hopes that exports to Mexico can rebound following the elimination of import... 2011-10-27

Diageo has delivered a blow to the Jamaican drinks industry by announcing that Red Stripe beer destined for the US market will no longer be brewed in Jamaica but instead on the US mainland.... 2011-10-26

Beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev's chief marketing officer has said in an interview with Bloomberg that the firm plans to increasingly promote its flagship Budweiser brand in Brazil... 2011-09-23

Shortly after international food giants Kraft and Sara Lee announced they are to split their operations in an attempt to delineate the underlying businesses and unlock shareholder value,... 2011-09-23

US food producer ConAgra has dropped its bid for US private label specialist Ralcorp Holdings after the firm refused to enter into negotiations over its US$5.18bn offer. Ralcorp maintains... 2011-09-21

Consolidation in the Mexican soft drinks sector rolls on with Coca-Cola Femsa announcing it is to acquire rival Coca-Cola bottled Grupo Cimsa in a deal worth MXN11bn (US$830mn). The... 2011-09-20

PepsiCo has announced the acquisition of Argentine biscuit and cracker producer Dilexis for an undisclosed price. Dilexis is reported to have revenue of approximately US$100mn, with... 2011-09-15

The latest results from Kroger, the second largest US grocery retailer by volume, support our recent suggestion that consumer spending is currently better than would be suggested by... 2011-09-12