China vows "active, cautious" GMO food stance
2014-01-16 09:50:55
An official has stressed China's "active and cautious" policy toward genetically modified (GMO) food, with the safety certificates for the country's GMO rice and corn expiring soon.
Bright Food gets 2nd Aussie firm
2014-01-14 07:15:45
Bright Food Group Co Ltd, China's second-largest food producer, acquired a midsized Australian dairy company following the purchase of Manassen Foods in the same country.
China's chocolate sales up 40% since 2009
2014-01-13 10:51:19
China is one of the world's lowest consumers of Chocolate - but this is changing fast.
Colombia's coffee harvest up 41 percent in 2013
2014-01-13 10:44:32
Colombia produced 10.9 million 60-kg bags of coffee in 2013, up 41 percent over the previous year.
India to host global coffee fest
2014-01-13 10:41:13
India is to host an international coffee festival in its southern city of Bengaluru later this month.
Food fads to follow
2014-01-11 07:56:24
Many visitors to the Middle Kingdom come especially to taste its many culinary delights. The China Daily food team spreads out across the country for a look at the hottest dining trends in China.
Organic food emerging as lucrative industry
2013-12-20 07:39:02
For the first half year of 2013, the industrial value-added output of food processing ranked second in Heilongjiang province following petroleum and natural gas exploitation.
46 officials punished for food safety scandals
2014-01-09 16:18:58
Eight suspects involved in five food safety incidents have been transferred to judicial organs and another 46 officials have been punished for neglect of duty.
Ireland's food, drink exports up 9 pct in 2013
2014-01-09 11:10:48
The value of Irish food and drink exports in 2013 reached 10 billion euros (13.6 billion U.S. dollars) for the first time, up 9 percent from the previous year.
Starchy food led to rotten teeth in ancient hunter-gatherers
2014-01-09 10:21:57
A diet rich in starchy foods may have led to high rates of tooth decay in ancient hunter-gatherers.
Chinese bun brand to buy U.S. coffee chain
2014-01-09 10:18:41
Goubuli, a renowned Chinese food brand known for its steamed stuffed buns, announced on Wednesday it expects to buy a well-known American coffee chain in the first half of this year.
China's farm produce prices rise slightly
2014-01-09 10:05:51
Farm produce prices in 36 major Chinese cities rose slightly in the week ending Jan. 5 compared with the previous week.