11:40pm

Monster given a boost from FDA letter

Energy drinks group under no imminent threat of action

ConAgra Foods' world headquarters in Omaha, Neb. ©AP 10:23pm

ConAgra to buy Ralcorp for $5bn

Deal creates one of largest US packaged foods companies

Number Cruncher 9:04pm

Britvic’s bitter aftertaste

Investors hope merger realises pledged synergies

woman drinking lager from a pint glass ©PA From WORLD 6:03pm

Ministers outline alcohol charge

Attempt to help banish booze-fuelled crime

From MARKETS 3:06pm

Sanctions taking heavy toll on Iran

Country paying premium for vital agricultural imports

From LEX 8:08pm

ConAgra / Ralcorp – less than brilliant

This is actually a tale of bosses bailed out by a stock market rally

Nov 27, 2012

Appetite for food on the go lifts Greencore

Sandwich-maker’s sales rise 7.4% over the year

A glass of Remy Martin cognac ©Bloomberg Nov 27, 2012

Rémy toasts Asia but shields cognac stocks

Drinks group enjoys 26% jump in first-half sales

From LEX Nov 27, 2012

Rémy Cointreau – a pricey tipple

A tale of premium cognac and expensive shares

From MARKETS Nov 27, 2012

China rice imports head for record levels

Surge marks big shift for world’s leading producer

Nov 27, 2012

Fonterra prices fund units at top of range

Strong domestic and international demand for New Zealand dairy group

From FINANCIALS Nov 26, 2012

Corporate suitors told to be more open on plans

Takeover Panel refuses to row back on reforms

Nov 26, 2012

Cranswick resists pork pricing squeeze

Sausage producer manages to pass higher prices on to consumers

From WORLD Nov 26, 2012

Kurdistan’s food security begins at home

The region is increasingly a consumer of imported food

From MARKETS Nov 26, 2012

Cocoa prices break mould of volatility

Supply surpluses and a centralised system in Africa stabilise market

From WORLD Nov 25, 2012

Minimum alcohol price backed by Cameron

Ministers propose ban on multi-buy deals on beer and wine

Nov 25, 2012

US crop producers eye Ukraine market

Investment by foreign producers could help Ukraine double harvest

Nov 25, 2012

AmBev to launch bars across Brazil

Part of efforts to sell to country’s burgeoning middle classes

Nov 23, 2012

Wet summer hits Fuller’s sales

London-based brewer fails to keep pace with rival Young’s

Nov 23, 2012

Move to withdraw ads angers SodaStream

Watchdog says environmental message ‘denigrated’ competition

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