In March this year, Indonesia won the right to seek a ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Australia's tobacco plain-packaging laws. The WTO's disputes settlement body agreed to set up an independent panel of trade and legal ...
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Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached, effective November 1, 2014, to acquire Hewitt's Dairy. Hewitt's, a family-owned and -operated processor in Hagersville, Ontario, has been in the ...
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The global food processing and packaging company said the new Tetra Rex carton will be the first in the market to have bio-based low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films and bio-based high-density polyethylene (HDPE) caps, both derived from ...
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All-natural soft drinks brand Zevia, the number one sparkling drink in the natural channel in the US, is looking to break into the UK market and has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Tree of Life. With a listing already ...
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Rainfall in the South African cane catchment areas has been well below the long-term mean and this topic has received substantial coverage over the past few months. Given the lower rainfall during the season, it is projected that sugar ...
With thousands of shoes on display, the fashion capital’s footwear presentations offered many memorable moments. Here, FN pinpoints a selection of like-worthy outliers. Fresh Loaf:Designers modified the menswear loafer with kilties, ...
USN has announced the launch of its first Diet Fuel Protein Soup. A new addition to the Diet Range, the USN Diet Fuel Protein Soup has a delicious meal replacement formula with whey and soy protein which provides dieters with a complete, ...
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US-based Dianne's Fine Desserts (DFD) has expanded its product range with the launch of three new gluten-free desserts. The new gluten free desserts include Chocolate Lava Divine cake, Brownie and Scoopable Cheesecake. DFD claims that ...
VODKA O launches ‘naturally crafted’ carbonated vodka cocktails in Australia Australian owned Artisan Spirit Merchants (ASM) has just released a new range of ‘naturally crafted’ premixed Vodka cocktails, under its ...
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Hershey has acquired an 80% stake in the Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Joint Stock (SGM), a privately held confectionery company based in Shanghai, China. Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Company product range includes Golden Monkey candy, ...
Dairy Home, a leading dairy producer, has agreed to use bioplastics for all of its yoghurt packaging, in a deal struck with NatureWorks Asia Pacific, an affiliate of PTT Global Chemical. Heralded as the first such deal sealed with an ...
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The Shirley Temple Soda Pop company has partnered with Crown beverage packaging North America to relaunch its classic soda by packaging it in beverage cans. The new product which will be called Hollywood's original Shirley Temple Soda ...
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Pulp and paper manufacturer Virdia will build a $60m biochemical processing plant in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, which will convert sugarcane bagasse, or sugarcane waste, into industrial sugars and biofuels. Virdia will use 80,000 tons ...
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US-based food company HJ Heinz is introducing a new Heinz Tomato Ketchup 50% Less Sugars, a stevia-based version, alongside its regular Heinz Tomato Ketchup. The new variety has 50% less sugar as well as 25% less salt, claims Heinz. It ...
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Life Choice, a brand owned by ConAgra Foods, has expanded its product range with the introduction of new puffed, multi-grain snack - Delight Bites. The Delight Bites are available in six variant flavors such as Sea Salt, Parmesan Garlic & ...
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