Japanese trading firm Mitsubishi has agreed to acquire Kirin Kyowa Foods (KKF), a food flavors manufacturing subsidiary of Kirin Holdings, for JPY30.5bn ($321m). Kirin Kyowa Foods produces a variety of ingredients and flavour enhancing ...
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Eli Ortiz has been promoted to Customer Support Systems Manager. She will continue to work in customer service but will also oversee the team created to implement Superior’s new software system with new modules for CRM and across the ...
Earnest Eats, a US-based producer of natural foods, has unveiled three new products - Earnest Eats Chewy Granola Bars, Hot & Fit Cereal multi-serve canisters and Hot & Fit Cereal single-serve cups. The new offerings are made with a ...
Ngredients Russia, the Moscow International Exhibition for Food Ingredients, Additives and Flavorings, is a significant event in the Russian food market. For 15 years, the exhibition has set the strategic orientation for the development of ...
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UK-based Britannia Food Ingredients has selected specialist electrochemical sensor manufacturer Analytical Technology to provide its Q45P AutoClean pH monitors and D15-76 monitor with an Air Blast AutoClean system in order to ensure safe ...
Ireland-based food ingredients and flavors group Kerry has completed the acquisition of South Africa-based sweet ingredient solutions supplier Orley Foods for an undisclosed sum. Kerry noted that this acquisition is in line with its plan ...
CHS, a US-based agribusiness company owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives, has formed CHS AGRO, a sunflower marketing joint venture with Adecoagro. CHS AGRO, located in Pehuajo in the Buenos Aires province in Argentina, will work ...
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CreAgri has signed a supply and distribution agreement with Connell Brothers, the specialty chemicals and food ingredients division of Wilbur-Ellis Company, for Hidrox across Asia-Pacific region. Hidrox is an ingredient derived from olive ...
Olam International, a Singapore-based processor of agricultural products and food ingredients, has reported that its revenues increased by 9.2% to S$4.9bn ($3.95bn) for the second quarter of 2013, compared to S$4.48bn ($3.61bn) for the same ...
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Purac has announced that the company will offer high performance poly lactic acid (PLA) resins for brand owners, converters and compounders to speed up market introduction of bioplastics. According to the company, its biobased PLA ...
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Swiss ingredients firm AAK has booked an increase in sales and earnings on the back of an "extraordinary" performance from its food ingredients unit. The company said today (7 February) that full-year sales rose to SEC16.9bn, an increase ...
Trading Standards officials have discovered poultry, beef and veal in products that were being sold as lamb kebabs. When is a 'lamb' kebab not a lamb kebab? When it contains poultry, beef and veal, said Trading Standards West Sussex ...
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Filler ingredient from Poland is the source of horse DNA found in beef burgers on sale in the UK and Ireland, according to Irish agriculture officials. Fresh tests on the suspected Polish ingredient have shown up to 20% horse DNA content ...
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US agribusiness giant Cargill has formed a joint venture with Saudia Arabian food producer Arasco for the creation of starches and sweeteners in the country. The joint venture company will acquire Arasco's existing corn milling facility ...
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The European Commission is currently reviewing the existing regulatory framework on food contact materials, in particular Directive 84/500/EEC for ceramic articles. Among the discussed features of this revision are: the extension of the ...
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