Canada-based organic food company SunOpta has raised $85m from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management to reduce its debt. The company said that it will utilise the funds to repay its debt and to increase financial flexibility. The ...
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Fonterra’s Anchor Uno now contains the lowest levels of sugar (per 100 grams) in any kids’ yoghurt brand in New Zealand, with 40 per cent less sugar than the original Uno formulation. Good nutrition is important for growing ...
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Innovative Bites has launched Baking Buddy's 100% Natural Tinned Pumpkin, which is available from Sainsbury's, Waitrose and Tesco in the UK. Pumpkin might be the most famous of all the winter squashes, but the bright orange fruit is most ...
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Lotus Bakeries has announced that it will invest in setting up a new manufacturing facility in the US, to expand its biscuit production capacity. Besides, the company will build a new production hall in Belgium to meet the growing demand ...
Taiwan’s hand tools specifically for auto repair and maintenance have enjoyed high reputations in the global market, mostly thanks to local insiders’ dedication to continuous improvements of products and quality. Years ago, as ...
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Innovation company TOP bv has introduced a new compact food dryer. For producers of food, especially of fresh produce, adding value to waste streams now becomes a lot more easy to achieve. For economic reasons and from a sustainability ...
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Google just ratcheted up the pressure on Apple. For starters on Tuesday, it debuted products Apple lacks -- the Daydream virtual-reality headset, the Google Home digital assistant-powered speaker, the Chromecast Ultra streamer that can ...
Food supply chain software specialist LINKFRESH has signed a major deal which could be worth up to $5m in joint revenues with Illinois-based FamilyFarms Group. FamilyFarms Group is a farmer-owned organisation focused on delivering ...
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PepsiCo division Tropicana has launched new line of juices with probiotics. The company claims that Tropicana Essentials Probiotics is 100% juice with one billion live and active cultures Varieties include strawberry banana, pineapple ...
WILD Flavors & Specialty Ingredients (WFSI), a business unit of Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), will be at SIAL in Paris, where it will present a wide range of ingredients and concepts for new natural products across multiple ...
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Arctic Fuji, a genetically modified non-browning apple variety developed by Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF), has been approved by the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS). OSF, which is a ...
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Naturally Splendid Enterprises announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Eat Real Snack Food Canada (ERSF) to enter into a definitive agreement whereby Naturally Splendid will acquire certain packaging equipment owned by ERSF. ...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has offered a loan of $2.28m to Berk group, a Turkmen brewing company, to foray into salty snacks business. The new salty business is expected to complement Berk’s beer ...
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With the new school year officially underway, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are highlighting 11 grants awarded to national nonprofits over the past year to fund nutrition education and meal programs for youth and families. Totaling ...
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Archer Daniels Midland will be showcasing its comprehensive and growing product portfolio at this year’s Gulfood Manufacturing show in Dubai. Highlights will include an extensive selection of natural colors and flavors, flavor ...