A nation's economic prosperity depends on open and free trade with other nations and the international community is trying hard for the past 60 years to lower trade barriers, alas, with mixed success.

The last piece of chocolate on a plate tastes the best. That is the result of a test by researchers from the University of Michigan who asked 52 students to evaluate the taste of five unmarked chocolate bars.

Would you like to try chocolate with sauerkraut? How about a Cola in hard candy soil format? Ever snacked on a vegetable energy bar? Those are some of the “new to the world” products displayed at the ISM.

Mit 33 Millionen Einwohnern und $451 Milliarden Umsatz im Lebensmitteleinzelhandel ist Kanada einer der großen Exportmärkte für deutsche Nahrungsmittel.

Industrial farms, biotech firms and global mega food corporations emerged over the past decades to provide safe, reliable and low cost foods for 7.2 billion global consumers.

A nation's economic prosperity depends on open and free trade with other nations and the international community is trying hard for the past 60 years to lower trade barriers, alas, with mixed success.

Good, fertile, unpolluted, and available top soil, which is essential to grow food for humans and animals, disappears at such alarming rate, that all of humanity needs to listen and change ingrained attitudes and behaviors.

Friendship is the best ingredient for well-being and quality of life. It even seems to be the secret for ever-lasting love.

In 2011, the US consumption of wine increased 3% to 312.4 million 9-liter equivalent cases. This marks 18 consecutive years of growth.

For foodies and food professionals alike, 2015 should turn out to be an interesting, exciting year. New labeling laws in the EU and US; new flavors for changing demographics;

Nearly three-quarters (75%) of female shoppers say “it’s important get the lowest price on everything they buy, up 12 percentage points. from 2008 and up 22 percentage points from 2004.

McDonald’s is testing for a limited time noodle dishes this week at its restaurants in Austria. The “McNoodles” comes with vegetables and salad, chicken pieces and either sweet and sour or curry sauce

Taking place this week in Berlin is re:publica 17, one of the world’s largest conferences about digital culture. This year is particularly important for re:publica, as it is the 10th anniversary of the convention’s founding.

German industrial output is known for fast cars and reliable machines, but not for a vibrant food or agricultural industry. And “lean cuisine” or “haute cuisine” would not come to mind when thinking about German meals. True? We’d like you to take another look.

If you think that foods comes from a supermarket, don’t bother to read on. If you are interested in why we need to – and how we can – change our ways to plant, grow, harvest, process, deliver and sell food, this post is for you. Click on the links to get additional information on the topics…

Eating food is easy, but the path from seed to stomach has become ever more complex and complicated. As consumers demand ever more quality, safety, flavors and package sizes at ever-lower prices, food producers, retail stores, and restaurants owners…

Every 8 seconds, a child is born, while every 11 seconds a person dies in the United States. In 2014, the US population grew by 2.5 million people (including immigration) to reach 320 million.

Carryout and dine-in options at grocery chains like Whole Foods as well as at Costco and Target, which likely compete with restaurants, are adding to industry sales, Paul said.