Olam International and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) have formed a joint venture called MC Agri Alliance (MCAA) in Japan for the supply of agricultural and food products. The joint venture will import and distribute coffee, cocoa, ...
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Food ingredients distributor Cornelius Group and US-based company Milne Fruits have entered into partnership to supply MicroDried fruit products to the European food and drink industry. Milne Fruits uses the MicroDried technique in which ...
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Messages around nutrition can be overwhelming, so overwhelming in fact that many consumers are left confused about which product to choose. Equally, it’s confusing for food manufacturers when evaluating just what nutritional features ...
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Salt of the Earth has launched a new all-natural food ingredient Umamix Bold that claims to cut sodium levels in food products, besides boosting the flavor. Umamix Bold will also help in eliminating the use of monosodium glutamate (MSG) ...
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PowerBar has introduced new reduced sugar ProteinPlus 20g bars and Simple Fruit energy food for athletes. PowerBar ProteinPlus 20g bars are available in lemon poppy seed and chocolate peanut butter flavors. It offers 20g of protein, 3g ...
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US demand for food containers is projected to increase 2.8% per year to more than $31bn in 2020. Major trends include a general shift from rigid packaging formats to flexible containers, efforts to improve both the reality and optics of ...
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide over $90m grant to strengthen local and regional food systems and for specialty crop development. Specialty crops include fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, flowers and nursery crops. ...
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Qlik has announced that Danone Spain, a multi-national food products company, is using Qlik Sense and QlikView to improve return on investments (ROI) and the quality of its automated sales order processing. By utilizing both Qlik Sense ...
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The new Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) for Australia's food packaging was given the final go-ahead by commonwealth, state and territory consumer affairs ministers this week. Each label will indicate the proportion of Australian ...
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Amira Nature Foods Ltd has announced that its Amira branded products will now be available in Cost Plus World Market stores across the US. Cost Plus World Market, a subsidiary of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc, sells a wide variety of goods that ...
Organic food producer United Natural Foods (UNFI) has acquired the outstanding stock and an affiliate along with certain real estate of Nor-Cal Produce for $68.6m cash. With the Nor-Cal Produce acquisition, United Natural Foods intends ...
US-based food company General Mills has completed the sale of its Venezuela business to private investor Lengfeld, exiting from the country. The sale of the Venezuelan business includes brands such as Underwood, Rico Jam and ...
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Future food labelling and product safety laws could be scrapped if legal pressure from multinational companies increases as a result of clauses within the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. Consumer advocacy group Choice has ...
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Solazyme is focusing the company exclusively on food, nutrition and specialty ingredients, harnessing the power of its transformational algae innovation platform. The evolution leverages over a decade of R&D and product development on an ...
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Furniture was again the top-performing category and the main contributor to retail growth in February, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. After hitting a record of +16 in January, GfK’s Major Purchase Index ...
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