Future food labelling and product safety laws could be scrapped if legal pressure from multinational companies increases as a result of clauses within the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. Consumer advocacy group Choice has ...
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US-based yogurt maker Chobani will expand its manufacturing facility in Twin Falls, Idaho, to meet the demand for new as well as existing products in the region. The company is self-funding the expansion which includes initiatives such ...
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Solazyme is focusing the company exclusively on food, nutrition and specialty ingredients, harnessing the power of its transformational algae innovation platform. The evolution leverages over a decade of R&D and product development on an ...
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The first trade group named Plant Based Foods Association has been launched by 23 food companies to represent plant-based foods sector, which is $3.5bn industry that intends to support consumer health and environment. The association's ...
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In a move that strengthens its global offering of food processing equipment, integrated systems and services, Provisur Technologies, Inc. has opened a new regional office, Provisur Food Equipment (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., in Shanghai, Peoples ...
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Specialty ingredients provider Mantrose-Haeuser has announced plan to acquire Holton Food Products Company, to expand its presence in the bakery market. Holton Food Products Company is a US-based supplier of food stabilizer and dry egg ...
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Technology solutions provider JBT has acquired certain assets of advanced X-ray food inspection systems provider Novus X-Ray for an undisclosed sum. Following the acquisition Novus X-ray technology will be integrated into JBT's Protein ...
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Campbell Soup is launching a $125m venture capital fund, Acre Venture Partners, to invest in food startup companies, seeking new areas of interest for growth. The company will be the limited partner in the new venture capital fund and ...
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RPM International Inc. has announced that its Mantrose-Haeuser Co subsidiary, which is within the RPM Specialty Products Group, has purchased US-based Holton Food Products Company, a US-based supplier of food stabilizers and dry egg white ...
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A Chinese court has penalised two units of US-based food processing company OSI Group with up to $364,875 and sentenced imprisonment to 10 of its employees claiming that it sold outdated products to fast-food chains such as KFC and ...
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Food Ingredients maker Parker Products is launching a new brand with a new booth design and application concepts, which will be showcased at the 2016 Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco. Parker's specific line of offerings include ...
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Ardent Mills, the premier flour-milling and ingredient company, is announcing a new organic initiative committed to helping US wheat growers double organic wheat acres by 2019. Ardent Mills CEO Dan Dye said: "Ardent Mills' vision is to be ...
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New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has issued a statement warning of a potential Hepatitis A risk associated with imported frozen berries. The warning comes after four diagnoses of Hepatitis A thought to be linked ...
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As the first true free-range egg producer to be American Humane Certified, the happy egg has joined American Humane Association in a Congressional Briefing on "The Humane Heartland: A Celebration of the Humane Treatment of Farm Animals." ...
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The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has released new rules for food processors to control allergens. The new guidelines by FSIS aim to help poultry, meat and processed egg product ...
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