Unilever Ice Cream is set to launch 16 new frozen treats for 2015, covering a wide range of products as well as flavours. The company plans to roll out Breyers, Good Humor, Klondike, MAGNUM Ice Cream and Popsicle Brands in new tastes. ...
The UK lawmakers are urging the National Health Service (NHS) to ban fast-food outlets from hospitals in an effort to curb obesity in British citizens. In a report titled 'The Impact of Physical Activity and Diet on Health,' the Health ...
The N8 Research Partnership has received an £8m grant from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) through its Catalyst Fund to develop its Agri-Food Resilience programme. The N8 Research Partnership, collaboration ...
Tags: HEFCE, Resilience programme, Food
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) in the US has urged Congress to pass the bipartisan bill that will create a labelling standard for foods with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling ...
US based Ketchup maker Heinz has signed a definitive merger agreement with Kraft Foods to form a new company, Kraft Heinz, to become the third largest food and beverage firm in North America and potentially fifth largest in the world. ...
Canadian fruit and vegetable processing firm Pride Pak Canada is planning to establish processing plant in the Worthington Cylinders BernzOmatic manufacturing site in Orleans County, US.The Canadian vegetable processor will invest more than ...
Tags: fruits, vegetables, Food
H.J. Heinz and Kraft Foods Group have announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to create The Kraft Heinz Company. The merger will form the third largest food and beverage company in North America and the ...
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SAICA Pack, the corrugated packaging division of Saica, has been awarded a contract to supply corrugated packaging to fresh produce firm Pauleys. As part of the new three year contract, Saica has installed four box-making machines in ...
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Tetra Pak is rating its past year a success, with higher recycling rates, lower CO2 emissions and commercialisation of the world’s first 100% bio-based carton achieved. Tetra Pak has continued to make progress towards its 2020 ...
Tags: Tetra Pak, Initiatives Reward, Packaging
Two billion people use a Unilever product on any given day. Last year, Unilever spent $7.6 billion on brand and marketing activities. For a long time now, Unilever has been promoting its socially responsible side beneath the sound of its ...
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Preliminary figures released by Austria based producer of specialty viscose fibres indicate that its consolidated sales declined marginally in 2014 from 2013. Consolidated revenues of the Lenzing Group slipped slightly to €1.86 ...
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BASF will connect people and ideas in six locations worldwide at the Creator Space tour, a year-long, global event series aiming to address the challenges of smart energy, food and urban living. The second stop, is taking place in Shanghai, ...
Twenty five innovative projects in the British food sector will receive £16m funding from government and industry as part of an initiative to develop business ideas and boost UK agriculture. Within this £16m, £9.8m ...
Tags: UK agriculture, Sunshine Egg, Agriculture
American food processing company Heinz has announced job cuts at its Kitt Green site in Wigan, UK, as part of a restructuring process. According to the company, almost 71 roles will be axed at its baked beans factory where some of the ...
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Canada Bread, a manufacturer and distributor of fresh bakery products, is set to shut down its bakery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in November. The company will gradually phase out operations from as early as June, and will consolidate ...
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