4:28pm

Yum Brands tightens Chinese supply chain

Fast-food chain hit in China by scares over chicken

7:55pm

Agrium and Jana battle to woo investors

Despite conciliatory talks, fight for boardroom is far from resolved

From HEALTH 4:52pm

Genus plans further China expansion

Animal genetics group eyes joint ventures in pork farming

From RETAIL 4:00pm

Ikea drawn into horsemeat scandal

Batch of retailer’s meatballs withdrawn from sale in 13 countries

From RETAIL 2:14am

Food scandal to sustain Fairtrade boost

Fairtrade aims to hit £2bn of sales by 2015

Workers hang dried fish onto poles at a processing facility on the outskirts of Hangzhou ©Reuters From COMMENT 5:54pm

20,000 miles to the plate

Monitoring the global food supply chain presents regulators and governments with a tough test

Feb 22, 2013

Coca-Cola swallows most of Innocent

Founders sell bulk of shares for about £100m

The Punch Tavern Pub Sign in Fleet Street, London ©Alamy From TRAVEL & LEISURE Feb 21, 2013

Punch suffers hangover after credit binge

Pubs feel acute effects of change in habits

Hovis bread range Feb 21, 2013

Profits at divisions fall but overall earnings increase

Chief faces tough task but describes results as ‘solid’

Gary Silverman Gary Silverman from COMMENT Feb 21, 2013

A false economy that is hard to stomach

Extra germs are on the menu at restaurants too tight to provide health cover

From MARKETS Feb 21, 2013

US paints bearish outlook for grain prices

USDA says corn and soya production could rise to record levels

Feb 20, 2013

AB InBev delays suit over Modelo deal

Brewer and US justice department to engage in talks

From WORLD Feb 20, 2013

Currency crisis hits Egypt’s wheat supply

Inventories fall as Cairo struggles to buy grain

From MARKETS Feb 20, 2013

Coffee price fall exacerbates fungus woes

Weak arabica prices will hurt farmers’ regeneration efforts

From LEX Feb 19, 2013

McDonald’s: US minimum wage

A window into fast-food economics

Feb 19, 2013

Food Standards Agency to double testing

FSA says sampling, by councils, will cover 514 products

From MARKETS Feb 19, 2013

Supply concerns boost soyabeans

Commodity rallies more than 3%

From INDUSTRIALS Feb 19, 2013

Big Anglo-French buyout planned

Caterer Elior target of €3.5bn private equity consortium

From FINANCIALS Feb 19, 2013

Heinz deal puts 3G in limelight

Three ‘amigos’ reel in their latest catch

From WORLD Feb 19, 2013

Scottish fishermen pin hope on EU reform

Fleet reduction policies have left many businesses reeling

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