The Co-operative Food,a UK-based retail chain,has recalled a batch of its own-brand Truly Irresistible Whole Cherry Tomato and Chilli Pasta Sauce,as some of the jars may contain pieces of glass,according to the UK Food Standards ...
Tags: FSA, pasta sauce, glass, manufacturing fault
South African food company Tiger Brands,which acquired 63.3%stake in Dangote Flour Mills,is planning to buy off the other minority shareholders in the company. In September 2012,Dangote Industries completed the sale of its 63.3%in Dangote ...
Tags: acquire, stake, shareholders, flour
US food and beverage company Del Monte plans to introduce fruit-based packaged snacks in India through FieldFresh Foods - its 50:50 joint venture with India's Bharti Ventures. The snacks, which are being launched after six months of field ...
Tags: fruit-based packaged snacks, packaged fruits, pineapple slices
Mirepoix USA, a leading manufacturer of gourmet foods and traditional French foods, has announced the availability of white truffle mushrooms in Italy. The company noted that white truffles usually become available in early October and ...
Tags: manufacturer of gourmet foods, manufacturer of traditional French foods
US-based food manufacturer Ralcorp Holdings plans to consolidate its cereal,pasta,and snacks,sauces&spreads businesses into a single firm. Through the restructuring,the company expects to gain annual pre-tax cost savings of about$26m ...
Tags: cereal, pasta, snacks, sauces, consolidate
Flexible re-sealable packaging company in the UK Flexico Group has unveiled the new SensoGrip zipper to the UK markets. It is ideal for food products such as cheese, soups, baby food, pasta and cooking sauces. The SensoGrip zipper has ...
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Italian and European food group Barilla has launched its Italian cookie line-Mulino Bianco in the US. The new cookie range will be available in five new varieties which include Baiocchi,Cuoricini,Galletti,Girotondi and Pan di Stelle. ...
Tags: cookie, Mulino Bianco, chocolate
Researchers at University of Adelaide,Australia,are collaborating with an international team of researchers from Italy,to develop better quality pasta,which also offers health benefits. The University's ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant ...
Tags: pasta, health, durum wheat
Target stores is recalling various salad lines sold in Rhode Island,US,as the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes,according to the Rhode Island Department of Health. The products being recalled are Market Pantry and ...
Tags: salad lines, Listeria monocytogenes, recall
RFM,a leading food and beverage firm based in the Philippines,has entered into an agreement to sell its canned meat business,Swift brand,to a subsidiary of Century Canning for about PHP850m($20.49m). In a disclosure to the Philippine ...
Tags: food, beverage, agreement, canned meat business
The active, smart, and sustainable packaging in BRIC countries valued $3.9bn, $2.9bn, $3.3bn and $27.7bn in 2011 are expected to record a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.80%, 7.14%, 10% and 5.69%, respectively during 2012–16, ...
Australia-based Plantic Technologies, a manufacturer of biomaterials, is set to use high-barrier films from Linpac Packaging as part of an exclusive distribution agreement. Under the terms of the deal, Plantic will use Linpac films, under ...
Tags: Barrier Films, Linpac Packaging, multi-material food packaging
Moni's Natural,a pasta sauce and salad dressing manufacturer,has announced that it has expanded its presence to an additional 121 H-E-B locations and all three San Antonio-area Costco stores in the US. The company noted that the expansion ...
Tags: expansion, consumer, quality-conscious
South African food company Tiger Brands has agreed to acquire 63.4% stake in Dangote Flour Mills, a leading manufacturer of pasta and flour in Nigeria, from Dangote Industries. Tiger Brands announced in May 2012 that it was holding ...
Hunt's,a brand owned by US-based ConAgra Foods,has launched Hunt's Dinner Sauces in three varieties at grocery stores in Lexington,Kentucky,US. The company noted that Hunt's Dinner Sauces provides a simple option that can be quickly ...
Tags: Hunt's, brand, Dinner Sauces