Swiss agrochemicals company Syngenta has bought Società Produttori Sementi (PSB), an Italy-based seed firm engaged in durum wheat breeding and production for pasta. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. ...
Flint-based Creative Foods is set to cease ready meals operations in Flintshire, north Wales, a move which will affect around 150 staff. Located in Aber Industrial Estate, the plant manufactures frozen ready meals, sauces, soups and pasta ...
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Although 84 percent of Americans believe that eating breakfast is an essential part of their morning routine, 56 percent skip it several times a week or more. To address this gap for time-starved consumers, Hormel Foods has introduced ...
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B&G Foods, a US-based manufacturer of branded shelf-stable foods, has signed a deal to acquire Specialty Brands of America from American Capital and certain individuals for $155m in cash. Specialty Brands of America is a packaged food ...
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US-based food brand Amy’s Kitchen will establish a new organic food manufacturing plant in Goshen, Orange County, New York with an investment of $100m, a move which will create about 700 jobs. Work on the 500,000ft2 plant, which is ...
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Private equity investor Blackthorne Partners has partnered with business executive Ross Lund to buy food processing equipment manufacturer Hughes Equipment. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Established in ...
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Barilla launches gluten free pasta in Australia One of the world's largest pasta producers, Barilla, has announced it will enter Australia's rapidly growing gluten-free foods category with the introduction of a new gluten-free pasta ...
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Researchers in Britain say the urban legend that food picked up seconds after being dropped on the floor has fewer bacteria is, in fact, true. Anthony Hilton, a professor of microbiology at Aston University in England, monitored the ...
Leading Australian pasta and pasta sauce manufacturer San Remo has expanded its range of gluten-free products to now include a new gluten-free CousCous and Egg Tagliatelle. Other choices in San Remo’s gluten-free pasta range include ...
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San Remo's new Slimmers' Angel Hair pasta Pasta manufacturer San Remo has launched a new Slimmers’ Selection gluten-free pasta range, designed to appeal to health-conscious consumers. San Remo said the Slimmers’ Selection ...
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Plum Organics is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of two varieties of its World Baby line of pouch products due to intermittent damage to the plastic spouts during manufacturing. There is a possibility that small fragments could ...
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British-Dutch multinational company Unilever is looking at options to sell its Ragu pasta sauce brand for $2bn. The company has appointed Morgan Stanley to manage the sale process, reported Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the ...
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SELF, a brand owned by Condé Nast, has unveiled SELF Healthy Kitchen, a new line of frozen meals, marking its foray into packaged foods segment. The company has teamed up with chef Calvin Harris, CEO of Benevida Foods, to create ...
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Maple Leaf Foods Inc. today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013. Adjusted Operating Earnings(1)(2)(3) for the fourth quarter was a loss of $21.7 million compared to Adjusted ...
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US-headquartered HJ Heinz plans to shut two of its manufacturing sites in Europe, a move which would lead to 350 job losses. Plant closures in Belgium and Germany are part of the company's efforts to improve its overall efficiency. The ...
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