Ireland-based food ingredients and flavors group Kerry has completed the acquisition of South Africa-based sweet ingredient solutions supplier Orley Foods for an undisclosed sum. Kerry noted that this acquisition is in line with its plan ...
Cargill is to quit the vegetable oil business in Romania in a bid to develop its agricultural operations in the country. The US agribusiness giant has agreed to sell assets that include the Untdelemn de la Bunica and Olpo to Expur, part ...
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Brazilian meat giant Marfrig has named VP of finance Ricardo Florence dos Santos as its CFO. Dos Santos will replace Alexandre Mazzuco, who will "pursue other professional challenges and focus on personal projects", Marfrig said. It is ...
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Few would-be food engineers are “willing to really roll up their sleeves” and engage with unskilled and semi-skilled operators, the boss of Nestlé in the UK and Ireland said. Few engineering graduates have adequate ...
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Agri-giant Bunge has announced chief executive Alberto Weisser plans to retire at the beginning of June, to be replaced by the CEO of its North American arm Soren Schroder. Weisser has worked at Bunge for nearly 14 years, having joined ...
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A food industry partnership has been formed to boost sustainable production of coconut oil in the Philippines. Cargill, the German Agency for International Cooperation and BASF have signed a partnership that aims to develop a supply chain ...
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Japan has agreed to allow US imports of cattle aged up to 30 months from 1 February. This move comes after the food safety authorities stated that the decision would not increase health concerns. The new rule will allow the US exporters ...
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The Truvia business has announced that its Truvia calorie-free sweetener has received carbon footprint certification, making it the first stevia-based sweetener to be awarded this status. The certification arm of the UK-based Carbon Trust ...
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US agribusiness giant Cargill has formed a joint venture with Saudia Arabian food producer Arasco for the creation of starches and sweeteners in the country. The joint venture company will acquire Arasco's existing corn milling facility ...
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NatureWorks, the world's leading supplier of biopolymers, with Ingeo fibers and plastics made from plants, not oil, announced today that the company has located its first Asia Pacific (A/P) regional headquarters in Bangkok and has expanded ...
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Biopolymers supplier NatureWorks has announced the location of its first Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Bangkok. NatureWorks president and CEO Marc Verbruggen said in many parts of Asia, especially China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan, ...
Cargill has secured a deal to acquire two animal feed mills from the bankrupt Pennfield Corporation in the US for US$9.8m. Cargill said today (18 January) that the deal for the mills, located in Mount Joy and Martinsburg in Pennsylvania, ...
American agribusiness company Cargill has announced that it will idle its beef processing facility in Plainview, Texas, on 1 February 2013, and lay off 2000 workers. The company has blamed reduced cattle supply resulting from years of ...
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Cargill said an increased customer-focus and more disciplined approach to cost control are paying off as the group booked a jump in first-half earnings. The company today (9 January) said earnings rose to US$1.38bn in the six months to ...
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US agribusiness giant Cargill is to invest US$15.8m in the expansion of its case-ready meat facility in Marshall, Missouri. The investment will include the addition of a new production line for its value-added food products. The move ...
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