Insights and Stories on Cooking Oil

Indonesia bans palm oil exports as global food inflation spikes

Apr. 22, 2022 at 5:28 pm CDT

Jakarta | Reuters — Indonesia, the world’s top palm oil producer, announced plans to ban exports of the most widely used vegetable oil on Friday, in a shock move that could further inflame surging global food inflation. The halting of shipments of the cooking oil and its raw material, widely […]

U.S. oil refiners press on renewable diesel for Canadian market

Oct. 5, 2020 at 3:20 am CDT

By Laura Sanicola Rod Nickel

Palm oil 101: Sought-after crop holds sway over oilseed trade

Dec. 31, 2019 at 2:25 am CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Richardson to buy Wesson cooking oil brand

Dec. 18, 2018 at 5:58 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Smucker drops bid to buy Wesson Oil after U.S. objects

Mar. 6, 2018 at 2:19 pm CST

By David Shepardson

U.S. top court lets Conagra cooking oil class action proceed

Oct. 10, 2017 at 12:22 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear a bid by Conagra Brands to escape a class-action lawsuit accusing it of falsely labeling its cooking oil as 100 per cent natural even though it had genetically modified ingredients. Conagra had asked to the justices to […]

By Andrew Chung

Quebec police bust alleged veg-oil theft ring

Oct. 11, 2014 at 3:49 am CDT

Updated — Seven people in Montreal and Laval were arrested Thursday morning and more arrests are expected, linked to what provincial and local police allege has been a major theft ring for used cooking oil. The Surete du Quebec’s Montreal division and the Service de police de Laval said Thursday the […]

By Staff