Agribusiness giant Cargill has agreed to merge its fresh chicken business in the UK with Faccenda Foods’ fresh chicken, turkey and duck operations to create a new food firm. The parties will establish a fresh poultry joint venture ...
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Cargill, an American agribusiness giant, is planning to close its beef harvest facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, citing diminished cattle supply. The company has decided to close the plant following an18-month-long analysis of the ...
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Cargill has unveiled ViaTech, a new stevia-based sweeteners line, designed for food and beverage manufacturers. The new sweeteners are claimed to allow F&B producers to achieve optimal sweetness and significant sugar reduction. They ...
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American agribusiness giant Cargill has signed a deal with Filippo Berio Olive Oil brand to market the latter's Filippo Berio Culinary Selection products for the foodservice establishments. Filippo Berio Olive Oil brand is owned by ...
Cargill, an American agribusiness giant, has bought a 5% stake in Ukrlandfarming (ULF), an Ukrainian integrated agricultural firm, for an undisclosed sum. The move comes as the parties seek to enhance and develop their relationship to ...
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Singapore agribusiness giant Wilmar International has formed a joint venture with peer Noble Group to produce palm oil and its by-products in Indonesia. The companies said Wilmar's subsidiary Newbloom will hold a 53.74% equity stake in ...
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Cargill is to quit the vegetable oil business in Romania in a bid to develop its agricultural operations in the country. The US agribusiness giant has agreed to sell assets that include the Untdelemn de la Bunica and Olpo to Expur, part ...
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US agribusiness giant Cargill has formed a joint venture with Saudia Arabian food producer Arasco for the creation of starches and sweeteners in the country. The joint venture company will acquire Arasco's existing corn milling facility ...
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US agribusiness giant Cargill is to invest US$15.8m in the expansion of its case-ready meat facility in Marshall, Missouri. The investment will include the addition of a new production line for its value-added food products. The move ...
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Australian food manufacturer Goodman Fielder has agreed to offload its Integro commercial oils business to local grain trader GrainCorp. Goodman Fielder announced the A$170m (US$176.5m) deal today (28 August). The company, which is ...
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Singapore agribusiness giant Olam International has acquired Egypt-based onion and herb business Dehydro Foods. Olam said Dehydro is Egypt's largest exporter of dehydrated onions and would add to its B2B ingredients business. "This ...
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The week's two major stories broke within hours of each other on Wednesday - Tesco admitted it was "likely" to leave the US and Germany's Intersnack snapped up United Biscuits' salty snacks business. Elsewhere, ex-Tesco CEO Terry Leahy led ...
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Cargill CFO Sergio Rial is to leave the US agribusiness giant at the end of the month, the company announced today (2 November). Rial is returning to his native Brazil for "personal reasons", Cargill said. David MacLennan, the group's ...
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US agribusiness giant Cargill has launched a Cocoa Promise pledge that it says strengthens its global commitment to cocoa farmers. Cargill said the programme, launched today (21 October), builds on its work over the past ten years and ...
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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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