ConAgra Mills, a food ingredients brand of ConAgra Foods, has announced that the company is revolutionizing packaging with a new polybag packer. The new recyclable and durable shipping bag, claimed to be the first of its kind in the US ...
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UK-based food ingredients firm Tate & Lyle has announced the expansion of instant starch production capacity at its manufacturing facility in Koog aan de Zaan, the Netherlands. This expansion will allow the company to cater to the ...
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ConAgra Mills, a food ingredients brand of ConAgra Foods, has announced that its flour mill in Oakland, US, has received operational and sustainable upgrades through state-of-the-art equipment. The Oakland Mill has received $21.7m in ...
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Tate & Lyle, a UK-based provider of ingredients and solutions for the food, beverage and other industries, has opened its Technical Service Centre in Mexico City. The facility offers expertise in the application of Tate & Lyle's ...
Danish food ingredients firm Chr. Hansen has unveiled next generation of its DVS STI (Direct Vat Set and Streptococcus Thermophilus Italian) cheese cultures which are designed for mozzarella and other pasta filata type cheeses. According ...
Tags: Cheese, food ingredients
France-based Axa Private Equity is evaluating plans to divest French food ingredients manufacturer Diana in a deal estimated to be worth EUR1bn. The ingredients firm is likely to attract both strategic and private-equity interests, ...
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UK-based food ingredients firm Tate & Lyle has acquired Biovelop, a Swedish manufacturer of oat beta glucan, for an undisclosed amount. Biovelop, established in 2005, operates from a production facility in Kimstad, Sweden. The company ...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Belgium-based ingredients manufacturer Puratos have entered into a loan contract for €45m that will be used for Puratos European research and development program until 2015. Puratos is involved ...
Tags: Ingredient Research Program, Food
It's almost overwhelming when you visit a pet store and wander down the mile long aisles of pet food. Thousands of pet food brands all seem to say the very same thing -- 100% Complete Nutrition and 'Premium' and 'Choice'. The brand your vet ...
US agribusiness firm Cargill has reported that its net earnings declined by 42% for the third quarter of 2013 to $445m, compared with $766m in the same period of 2012 due to severe US drought that affected the company's meat processing ...
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US-based chemical company FMC has acquired the pectin-related intellectual property developed by Vigido, a subsidiary of UniPektin Ingredients. Vigido is the former exclusive marketer of the pectin products of Pectine Italia, a company ...
Tags: FMC, Pectin Intellectual Property, Vigido
Danish food ingredients firm Chr. Hansen has developed a salt-reducing solution that allows cheese manufacturers to reduce sodium levels by up to 50% while retaining taste and texture properties. The SaltLite concept is a combination of ...
UK-based food ingredients firm Tate & Lyle has announced that it expects to deliver modest progress for the full financial year ending 31 March 2013. Ahead of the announcement of the full year results on 30 May 2013, the company has ...
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Olam International, a Singapore-based processor of agricultural products and food ingredients, has opened a new A$62m ($62.8m) almond hulling and processing facility in Carwarp, Victoria. The 12,000m2 facility is expected to de-hull and ...
US-based chemical company cThe investment is a part of the company's strategy to supply its MCC to cThe new facility is expected to commence production in late 2014 and will feature MCC production, blending, packaging and warehousing. The ...