Premier Foods has more than doubled the production of its Mr. Kipling Snack Pack cake slices by opening a new 20million pound production line at its bakery in Carlton, Barnsley. The new production line with robotic technology increases ...
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LiquiGlide has inked a licensing pact with Norway-based branded consumer goods supplier Orkla, allowing the latter to use its slippery coating for mayonnaise products across Nordics, Germany, Benelux and the Baltics. LiquiGlide's ...
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ConAgra Foods, an American packaged foods company, is planning to exit its private label foods business as it looks to boost profit margins, cut costs and focus on its growing consumer foods and commercial foods segments. The plans to ...
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New Zealand based Abe’s Bagel Bakery has introduced a new children’s snack to Australian supermarkets. ‘Abe’s Kids Bagel Bites’ are a bagel crisp that comes in two flavours, ‘Pizza’ and ...
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Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has agreed to acquire assets of nut-based ingredients manufacturer American Almond Products for an undisclosed amount. Under the agreed terms, Barry Callebaut will acquire the customer portfolio, ...
Japanese food producer Ajinomoto will enter the Indonesian bread market to ramp up expansion of its consumer foods business in the country as well as build a frozen noodle production plant in the US. The company will establish Ajinomoto ...
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Tradin Organic Agriculture, a subsidiary of SunOpta, has increased its stake in organic sesame supplier Selet Hulling to 76%. Tradin, which operates as part of SunOpta's global ingredients division, previously held a 35% stake in Selet ...
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The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) in Hong Kong has found traces of Red 2G, a non-permitted coloring ingredient, in lucky bun. Red 2G is banned for use in food products as long term ...
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While there is still some interest in digestive health claims on food products globally, changes in legislation around such claims have meant that food manufacturers have started to focus more on specific ingredients with a ...
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US-based Hostess Brands has introduced Sea Salt Caramel flavored cupcakes and zingers to its existing product range. Each Sea Salt Caramel cupcake includes golden yellow cake with caramel creme filling, iced with sweet caramel frosting ...
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The protein and sandwich supplier AdvancePierre Foods has completed the acquisition of the manufacturing assets of American stuffed sandwich maker Better Bakery on undisclosed terms. Better Bakery's production operations will now be moved ...
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Last week, Faerch Plast announced its arrival in Australia. This week it has announced its acquisition of Anson, a manufacturer of thermoformed packaging solutions. The acquisition takes place just a year after private equity fund EQT VI, ...
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European packaging company Faerch Plast has acquired Cambridgeshire-based Anson Packaging that specialises in producing thermoformed packaging solutions for the UK market. Although the details of the transaction were not revealed, ...
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Croatian food company Podravka has agreed to purchase 51.55% regular shares of Slovenia’s food producer Zito for a total amount of €33m. The Croatian firm will pay €180.1 per share and the acquisition is subject to ...
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Allied Bakeries has invested £31m in its Stevenage bakery, marking the completion of a £210m five-year programme across the Allied Bakeries portfolio. The bakery benefitted from the installation of a new bread line that is ...
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