Despite all the joyful songs and happy wishes, the holiday period can be stressful, especially for those who host parties. There are decorations to put up, food to prepare and gifts to wrap. Sometimes, preparing for the holidays can feel ...
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Featured reports from the just-food research store include bread manufacturing in China, global dairy growth opportunities, and tortilla production in the US. BAKERY Bread & Bakery Product Manufacturing in China This report covers ...
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Food giant Heinz has appointed Lee Rolston to the role of director for its Explore UK & Ireland division. Rolston, who joins Heinz from Muller Dairy where he was marketing director, will head up the firm's Explore team, created earlier ...
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Hershey has teamed up with Mexican cocoa supplier AMCO to re-introduce the cultivation of the commodity in the south of the country. The US confectioner has launched the Mexican Cocoa Project to help cocoa growing in a country where ...
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Nestle executive Stuart Irvine is to become CEO of Australian dairy-to-beer group Lion next year. Irvine will replace Rob Murray in January. Lion announced in February that Murray, himself a former Nestle executive, would leave the Pura ...
As just-food, along with companies and executives from across the food manufacturing and retailing sectors, prepare to head to Paris for this year's SIAL exhibition, here we share with you a few highlights of what you can expect from the ...
Nestle UK and Ireland has said it will double its commitment to Fairtrade by gaining certification for its two-fingered Kit Kat brand from January. Nestle's four-finger Kit Kit has been using Fairtrade cocoa since 2010, but this latest ...
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Much of the talk for manufacturers on the release of their first-half and second-quarter results last week was focused on weakness in Europe and the knock-on effect from the impact of the US drought on corn prices. Elsewhere, Haribo said it ...
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Cutting regulation, reforming agricultural policy and buying British will boost the UK food industry and help create jobs, Owen Paterson, the new Secretary of State for the Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has said. ...
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The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA)'s consumer website has released a new YouTube video, Meet Norman, that shows how bottled water bans are having an unintended effect by shifting consumption to less healthy drinks packaged ...
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The US government has again cut its forecast for corn yields as the impact of the worst drought in the country for 50 years becomes clearer. Washington said the US corn yield is set to be the lowest since 1995-96, sending futures to a ...
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Kellogg has launched a raft of breakfast products in the US, including new Mini-Wheats, Pop Tart and Special K lines. The company has developed the first non-shredded cereal for its Mini-Wheats brand and added a "new take" to its Pop-Tart ...
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Nestle and General Mills have said they will cut the amount of sugar in 20 breakfast cereal products by up to 30%. Cereal Partners Worldwide, the companies' venture to sell products outside North America, said it would lower the sugar ...
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Nestle has invested CHF121m (US$124.4m) in its facility in Goa, India in a bid to boost production capacity. The facility, which produces Kit Kat and Munch branded products, is expected to create around 250 jobs and increase the company's ...
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Morrisons is to increase what it pays to milk farmers, becoming the latest UK retailer to up its payment amid anger from suppliers. The UK's fourth-largest retailer said it would increase the premium it pays for milk and make an extra ...
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