This week's clutch of featured industry research from the just-food store highlights commodities data from agribusiness specialists LMC International. It also includes in-depth looks at Carrefour's operations in Spain and Wal-Mart Stores' ...
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Profamo VP Chris Nimptsch tells Ben Bouckley why consistency - and true readings of CO2, Brix and organic acid levels - is king for beverage producers, as he unveils VitalSensors' 'radical' new mid-infrared sensor, the VS3000. ...
Tags: Innovation, Plant Safety&Equipment, beverage producers
US-based global producer of fruits and vegetables, Dole has introducedc, a combo pack which combines fruit with a crunchy topping of oats and brown sugar. Each pack contains two containers divided into two sections with a topping, which ...
Nova Laboratories has announced the European Commission approval of new Xaluprine oral formulation without the preservative propyl parabens. Supplied from January 2013, revised formulation is indicated for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia ...
Tags: European Commission, new Xaluprine oral formulation, steady absorption
Viscri, a village in Transylvania (Romania) that became famous for the properties The Prince of Wales owns here, launched one of the world's most exclusive jams. The jam will make its world debut at Salon International de l'Agroalimentaire, ...
Tags: Eco-Tourism, fortified churches, jam, jams, luxury food, Maramures
US agribusiness giant Cargill has launched its stevia sweetener Truvia in Venezuela. Cargill announced the launch of the natural sweetener into the South American market yesterday (18 July), following what it claims is "a year of ...
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Agribusiness giant Bunge has booked a jump in third-quarter income, which more than doubled as sales benefited from rising grain prices. The company said net earnings in the three months to the end of September rose to US$289m, up from ...
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US-based super market chain Whole Foods has launched a new labeling system, which is capable of identifying health foods within store locations. According to Food Navigator USA, the newly introduced color coded system will rate the food ...
Tags: Whole Foods, labeling system, health foods, food safety
Snack Pack, the brand owned by US food company ConAgra Foods, has introduced Bakery Shop pudding in five flavors. The company noted that the new line offers kids and parents a convenient, tasty treat equally suited for the lunch box and ...
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Barry Callebaut, the Swiss B2B chocolate manufacturer, today (5 July) reported a 2% increase in sales for the first nine months of its fiscal year, with contracts in the Americas helping revenue. Sales were up 2.3% to CHF3.59bn ...
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Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has reaffirmed its mid-term guidance, depsite booking a drop in full-year profit. In the 12 months to the end of August, the company reported a net profit of CHF142.6m (US$151.7m), down from CHF178.6m ...
Tags: chocolate maker, chocolate, gourmet business, chocolate products
Singapore conglomerate Fraser and Neave has booked a drop in annual profits from its dairy business after production was hit by the floods in Thailand late last year. F&N, which is the subject of a takeover battle, reported its results ...
Tags: dairy profits, dairy, dairy business
Associated British Foods today (10 September) revealed it had taken an impairment charge of A$150m (US$155m) on its Australian meat business as it battles "difficult" trading conditions in the market. The UK-listed group announced the ...
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US confectioners Farley's & Sathers and Ferrara Pan Candy Co. have merged, the companies have announced. Farley's & Sathers' owner, the private-equity firm Catterton Partners, will hold a majority stake in the new confectioner, which will ...
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Africa and the Middle East have driven a rise in exports of food and non-alcoholic drinks from the UK in the first half of 2012, figures show. For the six months to the end of June, food and soft drinks exports increased by 2.2% to ...