Dean Foods Company has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Friendly's ice cream manufacturing and retail distribution business for $155m in cash. Dean Foods is a Texas-based food and beverage firm and a processor and ...
Self-adhesive label materials provider UPM Raflatac has unveiled a new range of label stock products for wine industry. The firm's new Ice and Ice Premium products are designed to meet the standards of the wine industry in the European ...
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UK based biotech firm Lycotec claims to have developed the world's first longevity SIRT chocolate. It plans to introduce the longevity SIRT chocolate to the technology and scientific community later this month at the 10th World Congress ...
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A new joint survey from UBS and the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has found Australian supermarket suppliers are investing in new product development as a top priority. In releasing the results of the latest ‘UBS-AFGC ...
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China has announced it is delaying the introduction of regulations which would apply to cross-border e-commerce purchases of Australian food products. e-commerce product distribution compliance The new laws are to be delayed until May ...
Australian supermarkets are struggling to keep the shelves stocked with eggs following a bout of winter weather as well as increased demand for ‘free range’ eggs placing pressures on supply. According to the Victorian Farmers ...
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Australian government agency Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for submissions on a proposal to consider changing the standards that regulate the issue of chemical migration from packaging into food. Assessing change ...
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Cold beer usually goes hand-and-hand with summer but at least 38.1 per cent of Australians continue to drink beer every month no matter the weather, says new data from Roy Morgan Research. Three-quarters of these beer drinkers are men, ...
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New data from IBISWorld shows the Australian egg farming industry is expected to generate AUD $759.6 million in revenue in 2015-16. According to IBISWorld, in the five years leading up to 2015-16, Australia’s free range egg ...
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Hi China, co-located with Fi Asia-China, is the largest health ingredients event in China. It features health ingredients, food ingredients, nutraceuticals, functional foods and more, all under one roof. Last year’s ...
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Organic food delivery company Abel & Cole has become the first firm in the UK to use the new transparent compostable packaging, which is developed by Finland's Plastiroll, for its vegetables. Plastiroll's new easily processable ...
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Barkeater Chocolates is set to exhibit its six rebranded gourmet chocolate bars at the Summer Fancy Food Show in the New York, US, which will be held from 26 to 28 June. Quinoa Ka-Pow with crunchy quinoa, Downhill Darksider with Sea Salt, ...
Panera Bread has announced to extend its clean commitment to remove ‘No No List’ additives across its entire portfolio of nearly 50 grocery products. As part of the move, the company will do away with the remaining artificial ...
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Once considered just a pop culture craze or fad, the vast popularity of food trucks in major U.S. cities has been a leading force in the evolution of the mobile food industry. Driven by consumers' hunger for unique flavors and exciting ...
Today amidst a gathering of the world's consumer goods industry leaders at the CGF Global Summit in South Africa, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) have signed a ...
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