Dutch food company Vion is set to separate its Food and Ingredients businesses, as part of its efforts to achieve full operational, organisational and legal independence for the entities. The moves comes after the company's divestments of ...
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Mexico's competition watchdog Cofeco has said that it has accepted a proposal by Nestlé to sell Pfizer’s baby food business in Mexico, in order to ensure that Pfizer's formula brands remain as an independent and viable ...
Pig farmers turned sausage manufacturers Debbie and Andrew Keeble are set to launch their premium sausage brand Heck in Tesco on April 8, in direct competition with their former family brand Debbie & Andrew's sausages. What the Heck: ...
American food company HJ Heinz is set to sell its packaged frozen food business Long Fong to China-based frozen food manufacturer Sanquan Foods for an undisclosed amount. The move is a part of Heinz's strategy to de- emphasize non-core ...
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Thailand-based disposable packaging manufacturer KM Packaging (KMP) is all set to open its second THB600m ($20m) plant in Theparak Industrial Park, to cater to the growing food business in the country. Set to open in late 2013, the plant ...
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Nestlé has started recruiting for the 400 jobs created by the pound 110M expansion of its coffee manufacturing facility in Tutbury, Derbyshire. UK sales of Nescafé Dolce Gusto have increased by 40% The pound 110M expansion ...
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US meat giant Tyson Foods has acquired local tortilla, salty snack and pretzel maker Don Julio Foods. The deal expands Tyson's presence in the retail channel. Tyson is the second-largest tortilla maker in the US, although the majority of ...
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Global food group Nestle said 2013 looks every bit as "challenging" as 2012, a year when profits increased but underlying sales growth slowed. The Swiss food giant reported a 11.8% increase in earnings of CHF10.61bn (US$12.02bn) in 2012. ...
Olam International has booked a jump in first-half sales, which were up by almost one quarter on strong growth from the Singapore group's food business. The company said sales in the six-month period rose 24.3% to S$9.6bn (US$7.72bn), on ...
Tri-Star Packaging, a UK-based supplier of packaging and disposables to the food and drink market, has unveiled a new range of tamper-resistant containers, Tri-Pack with SureStrip, for salad and deli items. Manufactured from rPET, ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has introduced a new system of positive release for horses slaughtered in the country. The new system requires the horse carcasses to test negative in a phenylbutazone (bute) test before they are allowed ...
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Expansion into Russia and store openings hit profits from Finland-based retailer Kesko's food stores last year. Operating profit from Kesko's food business dropped 3.8% to EUR168.4m (US$228m) in 2012, the company reported today (5 ...
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Woolworths Ltd CEO Grant O'Brien has claimed "solid" first-half sales for the Australian retailer and insisted its domestic food and liquor business had increased its market share. The company, Australia's largest retailer, booked a 4.8% ...
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Food businesses need more government support to create a sustainable food system, according to a new report. Dan Crossley warned the ‘pass the buck’ mentality to food sustainability was harming consumers and the environment ...
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US-based packaged food provider, ConAgra Foods has announced the completion of acquisition of Ralcorp Holdings, a producer of private-brand foods and food service products. The company agreed to acquire Ralcorp on 26 November 2012, for ...
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