Global investment firm KKR is set to buy 10.4% stake in Indonesia-based agri-food company Japfa for $81.2m. As part of the deal, Japfa will place 750 million new shares to KKR via a private placement at about $52.9m. Concurrent with the ...
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RPC Saplast has ntroduced a ‘leg’ version of its 630 PE containers, available without a pallet board. The new design provides an ideal solution for customers who require complete four way access. It can be specified with a lid ...
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US-based restaurant chain Pizza Hut has decided to eliminate artificial preservatives and reduce antibiotics in its food products, in a bid to improve food quality. The company said that it would stop using butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the introduction of a new nutrition-facts panel on the back of the packaged food and beverage products which will now carry information on sugar content added by manufacturers and ...
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Havi Global Solutions (HGS), in partnership with Manitowoc Foodservice (MFS), has developed ready to serve food packaging which can be suitable for accelerated cooking, combination, and conveyor ovens. The SIX500 packaging has been ...
USANA Health Sciences, the global nutritional company, is launching its new, low-glycemic load and gluten-free? USANA MySmart Foods line — composed of protein-based shakes and bars. Through MySmartFoods, USANA delivers a customized ...
Tags: Personalized Foods, bars
United Natural Foods has completed its previously announced acquisition of all of the outstanding equity interests of Haddon House Food Products and certain affiliated entities as well as certain real estate on financial terms previously ...
Marketing technology company Primary Opinion has acquired 48% stake in Australian food company Maggi Beer Products for $15m. The stake sale comes after the food producer Maggi Beer cancelled its plans to issue a public offer. Of the ...
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Canadian yeast and bacteria specialist Lallemand has acquired surface and ripening cultures business from DSM Food Specialties for an undisclosed sum. The surface and ripening cultures businesses will be integrated into Lallemand's ...
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Granarolo has acquired, partially in the form of an increase in capital and partially in the acquisition of shares, 60% of CONBIO, an Italian company in the production of a wide range of vegetable and organic food products. The operation ...
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Indian food company MTR Foods is planning to invest Rs 2bn ($30m) in the next four to five years to increase its production capacity from 45,000 mt to 72,000 mt at its facility in Bengaluru, the capital city of the country’s southern ...
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Brazilian poultry exporter BRF has entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining stake in Oman-based frozen food distributor Al Khan Foodstuff (AKF). Currently, BRF owns 40% stake in AKF and the total acquisition is is estimated ...
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Nestle Dreyer’s Ice Cream has made significant changes to key ingredients of its six brands that include Dreyer’s, Hagen-Dazs, Outshine, Skinny Cow, Nestlé Ice Cream and Nestlé Drumstick. As part of the ...
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Almarai Company has evinced interest in acquiring a controlling stake in UAE-based National Food Products Company (NFPC). NFPC has initiated the competitive sale process for part of its share capital and has informed Almarai to progress ...
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Australian packaging company Amcor has signed an agreement to acquire flexible packaging manufacturer Alusa for A$570m ($435m). Amcor expects the acquisition to complement its newly created flexible packaging business in the Americas. ...
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