Odd region, Ribera del Duero. A plateau over 2500 feet above sea level, enduring blisteringly hot days and frosty nights, this is not the first place one would choose to grow grapes. Yet since the 1860s it has produced Spain's

In order to beat the effects of high inflation in India, fast moving consumer goods companies are taking to small and low-priced packs, reported The Economic Times.

In order to cover rising costs, Robert Wiseman Dairies has said that it may hike milk prices.

In order to lobby with the US government, Nestle's US subsidiary has put in more than $383,000 in the first quarter, revealed The Associated Press citing a disclosure report.

Hall of Fame Beverages, which manufactures, distributes and markets non-alcoholic beverages, has appointed Harold Reyes as vice president of business development for the Hispanic market.

The German Federal Cartel Office has raided the offices of several coffee roasters on suspicion of price fixing.

Who's Your Daddy has announced that it will initiate two shipments of its cranberry pineapple and green tea 8.4 ounce King of Energy drinks to Nigeria and Benin through T-Bone Beverages.

The Indian subsidiary of food and drinks group Nestle has said that it may hike prices of its products if high levels of inflation continue.

The Coca-Cola Company has introduced Full Throttle Hydration, a new, non-carbonated energy drink.

Le Cordon Bleu Paris joins as a partner of "Gastronomy by the Seine Festival ©- Paris 2008 " which is sponsored and co-organized by CCN World. Three out of the eight competitors in the "CCN - World International Young Chefs

THE chocolate industry has avoided the worst effects of the credit crunch with sales rising ten per cent in the last two years, according to a new report.

LEITH, the agency behind the award-winning Irn-Bru adverts, is bucking the general economic downturn, generating revenues "significantly" ahead of expectations.

SANGS last night entered into a consultation with its workforce after announcing plans to close its distribution depot in Aberdeen city centre.

July means winter in the Southern Hemisphere.Winter wherever you are is one the prime seasons for citrus. At the farm markets in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile this month look for kumquats, grapefruit, limes, early mandarins,

LeanLogistics, a provider of web-native transportation management systems, or TMS, has announced that Pennant Foods has chosen LeanLogistics On-Demand TMS to improve transportation operations for outbound shipments.

Port City Java, which operates and franchises coffee shops, has reported that corporate cafe same store sales for the first six months of 2008 increased by 3.65% compared to the same period in 2007.

KFC, a division of Yum Restaurants International Thailand, has introduced a new roasted-chicken burger menu item.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, a casual dining restaurant chain, has announced that it will open its third Kentucky restaurant in Louisville on July 14, 2008.