Austrian-based Agrana Fruit has expanded its presence in the South East Asian region and India with new facilities and local partnerships. In Bangkok, the food company opened a new representative office along with a product development ...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook has urged staff to ‘move forward together’ following the election of Donald Trump, a man who attempted to spark an Apple boycott (while tweeting from an iPhone, early in the campaign). In an email to ...
The food and drink industry is being urged to better protect itself from fraud in order to safeguard their businesses and consumers. The warning comes from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) on the same day the ...
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An organic industry watchdog contends the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has quietly allowed a flood of hydroponically-produced fruits and vegetables, largely imported, to be illegally labeled and sold as "organic." This produce is ...
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Arjuna Natural Extracts has introduced X-trend range of natural preservatives which can keep food fresh longer and increase its shelf-life. With X-trend, three major food trends such as natural, clean label, and food safety have been ...
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DuPont Nutrition & Health has announced to invest $100m to increase its probiotics manufacturing capacity in the US. The specialty food ingredient company expects to increase the production of probiotics by 70% through the new investment. ...
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Good Health has expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of new Eat Your Vegetables chips. Eat Your Vegetables chips are crafted with a blend of 8 Great Vegetables: carrots, sweet potatoes, kale, spinach, broccoli, tomato, ...
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Our Little Rebellion, a family of non-GMO and gluten-free popped snacks, has unveiled its limited edition PopCorners Minis for the holiday season. A new, first-of-its-kind, mini version of the beloved PopCorners portfolio, PopCorners ...
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Food distribution giant US Foods will implement a real-time load tracking platform from FourKites for advanced logistics operations. The refrigerated food supply chain company evaluated various players before opting for Chicago based ...
The Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) has approved KeVita-backed testing methodology for alcohol levels in kombucha. The Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization Detection (GC-FID) method achieved a unanimous vote for ...
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Beverage industry veteran Edward (Ed) Maletis' Limnes Bottling Acquisition Company has completed the acquisition of historic Portland Bottling Company from its existing ownership group, including majority shareholder Harry Merlo. The ...
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Smurfit Kappa UK has acquired Saxon Packaging, as part of its efforts to expand operations in the region. Based in Lowestoft of Norfolk, Saxon designs and produces corrugated products, cardboard packaging and boxes. The company provides ...
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Ajinomoto has entered into an agreement to acquire trademarks from Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) for JPY 25.9bn (€225m). The acquisition of trademarks includes those licensed to its unit Ajinomoto General Foods (AGF) such as Blendy and ...
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Connecticut based Harvest Hill Beverage Company has acquired the beverage business of Minneapolis based Faribault Foods for undisclosed sum. As part of the deal, Harvest Hill has acquired the beverage manufacturing assets of Faribault ...
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Detroit-based auto-parts maker American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) has agreed to acquire Metaldyne Performance Group (MPG) in a transaction worth about $3.3bn. MPG provides lightweight components for use in powertrain and suspension ...
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