Cereal maker Post Holdings is planning to consolidate its ready-to-eat cereal business with MOM Brands, a move that will put around 200 jobs at risk. The new business, Post Consumer Brands, will be moved to Minnesota. The company will ...
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Germany-based Optima Packaging Group has developed a new modular carton cans line that provides benefits in logistics. The new Inline Cans can be made, filled and closed in a single process, avoiding the transport of empty cartons to ...
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While there is still some interest in digestive health claims on food products globally, changes in legislation around such claims have meant that food manufacturers have started to focus more on specific ingredients with a ...
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TreeHouse Foods has recorded first quarter earnings of $0.41 per fully diluted share when compared to $0.38 per fully diluted share reported for the first quarter of 2014. The Company reported adjusted earnings per share in the first ...
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Orkla has reported a 10% increase in operating profit , totalling NOK 725m in the first quarter of 2015. The Branded Consumer Goods business achieved EBIT (adj.) of NOK 769 million, an improvement of 11% from the first quarter of 2014. ...
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Back to Nature Foods has expanded into soup and cereal product categories with the introduction of 10 new artisanal soups and cereals range. Back to Nature's new soups include Beef & Barley Soup, Minestrone with Farro Soup, Chicken ...
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Breakfast cereal manufacturer Kellogg’s today announced its commitment to implement the voluntary Health Star Ratings on all of its cereals across Australia and New Zealand from the beginning of June 2015. Kellogg’s said ...
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Croatian food company Podravka has agreed to purchase 51.55% regular shares of Slovenia’s food producer Zito for a total amount of €33m. The Croatian firm will pay €180.1 per share and the acquisition is subject to ...
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A new granola-style blend from Kellogg Australia is the latest addition to its Special K brand’s growing range of cereals. Kellogg’s said the new Whole Grain Clusters provide “whole grains, fibre and protein”. The ...
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Market research company Euromonitor International said the stand-up pouch is clearly one of the fastest growing plastic packing used in the food industry. As stand-up pouches continue to become part of many brands’ packaging ...
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A recent study across the US revealed that highly processed foods were at the top of the American consumers shopping list, which consisted of more sugar, salt and fat than foods that were less processed—equalling 60% in calories of ...
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Kellogg’s responds to CHOICE’s sugary cereals accusations and Health Star ‘failings’ Breakfast cereal manufacturer Kellogg’s has responded to the recent accusation by consumer group CHOICE, which claimed the ...
Netherlands-based food service innovation company TOP is developing a high-quality, oxygen-free dispenser-system that can help in retaining the freshness of food for a longer duration. The company is working on the dispenser with Dutch ...
Freedom Foods has reported a Net profit of $55.2 million for the first half of the 2015 financial year. However, the Net Profit figure was boosted by the inclusion of a post-tax fair value gain of $52.2 million from the gain on ...
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Process and packaging technology supplier Bosch Packaging Technology will launch a new horizontal cartoning machine CFC 2012, developed specially for large-scale secondary packaging formats of the food industry with a width of up to 12 ...