Tate & Lyle, a global provider of speciality food ingredients and solutions, has unveiled plans to more than double capacity of its non-GMO MALTOSWEET Maltodextrin product line at its facility located in Boleraz, Slovakia. This major ...
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Nestlé is considering a sale of its US confectionery business, which includes brands such as Butterfinger, Baby Ruth and Crunch chocolate bars. The food and beverage giant is exploring strategic options, which would pertain to only ...
Gerber Products Company announced that they are now featuring the exclusive Smart Flow spout across both Organic and Grabbers pouches. The Smart Flow technology was developed following consumer research that found moms wanted a pouch that ...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has initiated legal proceedings against Heinz over nutritional claims made on its Little Kids Shredz infant food range. Little Shredz have been sold in major Australian ...
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Publicly-listed organic infant food producer Bellamy’s has entered into a multi-million dollar agreement with dairy producer Fonterra. The strategic agreement has been made for five years and Fonterra Oceania Managing Director ...
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New Zealand-based dairy company Fonterra will make commercial samples of specialty paediatric ingredient NZMP Galacto-Oligosaccharides (GOS) available for infant food manufacturers by early next year. Due to its partnership with Dairy ...
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Two baby and toddler food companies: Beech-Nut is 123 years old, Rafferty’s Garden is 7. Both lead with peak nutrition claims. Beech-Nut makes glass packaging part of this. Rafferty’s Garden uses flexible pouches. Let’s ...
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New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited and a leading Chinese infant food manufacturer Beingmate have formed a global partnership that will help meet China’s growing demand for infant formula. Fonterra ...
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Lead scare causes Heinz recall of infant cereal products in China US-based food manufacturer H.J. Heinz Co. (Heinz) has said it will tighten controls over ingredients suppliers in China after it was forced to recall some infant food ...
US-based food company HJ Heinz has recalled four batches of infant food in eastern China, citing the presence of excessive amounts of lead. The move came in the wake of discovery of excessive lead in Heinz AD Calcium Hi-Protein Cereal by ...
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Packaging products provider Plasticum has unveiled Nutri-Line, a new packaging concept, for infant food products. Designed for standard tinplate and composite cans, the Nutri-Line comes in 99mm and 127mm diameters. It features a ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to publish a final rule amending the regulations on food additives to no longer provide for the use of bisphenol A (BPA)-based epoxy resins as coatings in infant formula packaging. Based on ...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will oppose the proposed acquisition of Rafferty's Garden by Heinz. Heinz and Rafferty's Garden are the two largest suppliers of wet and dry infant food in Australia. A merged ...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) authorities have opposed US-based food giant HJ Heinz's proposed acquisition of organic baby food producer Rafferty's Garden. This decision follows a review of the transaction for ...
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Switzerland-based food giant Nestlé is investing more than CHF29m ($30m) in new distribution facilities in Russia in order to strengthen its supply chain, a move which is expected to create about 100 new jobs. The investment is a ...