Blue Diamond Growers announces support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, an important achievement for not only the almond industry, but for agriculture as a whole. The TPP will eliminate tariffs on a vast majority of U.S. ...
US divisions of Coca-Cola and Pepsi are both vying for investment in Greek yoghurt producer Chobani. Any investment deal could value Chobani at US$3billion. Reuters say the yoghurt producer is after an investor who can help grow the ...
Packaging company Coveris is investing in Coveris Flexibles France industrial sites in a bid to meet the increasing demand in the European pet food market. The €10m investment will see the installation of machine tools at the ...
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Singapore-based commodity major Olam International is keen to make acquisitions of up to SGD$2.72bn ($1.4bn) as it plans to benefit from the dip in prices of agricultural commodities. Olam CEO Sunny Verghese was quoted by Bloomberg as ...
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2014 Global Agricultural & Food Industry Import and Export Countries/Regions Analysis Note:The HS code of the Agricultural & Food industry used in this part is 01-24. 2014 Global Agricultural & Food Industry Import Countries/Regions ...
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Tetra Pak has entered the growing category of ambient drinking yoghurt with its aseptic packages. This type of product, which requires no refrigeration, now accounts for 13 per cent of China's yoghurt category and is expected to achieve ...
Depreciation of China's currency offers opportunities for economies in Europe Last week's depreciation of the yuan stoked fears that European exports to China could be hit. As the euro and the pound strengthened, concerns started to grow ...
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With Australians navigating increasingly busier lifestyles, leaving less time to prepare and eat homemade meals, the overall consumption of snack foods is increasing – with business information analysts at IBISWorld forecasting ...
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Givaudan, the worlds’ leading flavour and fragrance company, has opened a new technical centre along with offices in downtown Tokyo. Designed to deliver a superior level of creative flavour and taste solutions, the CHF 12 million ...
A leading domestic rating agency India Ratings has projected a 7.7 per cent growth this fiscal driven by domestic demand. The projection is marginally low from the official growth forecast of 7.9 per cent. "We expect GDP to grow by 7.7 ...
European packaging company Faerch Plast has acquired Cambridgeshire-based Anson Packaging that specialises in producing thermoformed packaging solutions for the UK market. Although the details of the transaction were not revealed, ...
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New research from market research organisation Mintel has found that the share of own-label food products launched in the UK carrying a ‘better-for-you’ claim reached a five-year high in 2014. Mintel found that almost two ...
Tetra Pak is planning a push in the food packaging market with its cartonboard packaging offering. Tetra Recart was the first retortable carton package which enabled filled product to be sterilized within the package. A direct ...
John Bean Technologies (JBT) Corporation has secured a contract to supply protein processing equipment to a North America-based food processor. The $6m contract will require JBT to supply cooking and freezing technology to process ethnic ...
The huge meat market in the US is projected to grow steadily over the next years, driven by the increasing popularity of private label and frozen meat products. However, new brands must establish themselves as being trustworthy and ...
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