UPM Paper Asia business area will be renamed UPM Specialty Papers as of 1 October 2016. The new name highlights the business area's strategic focus on specialty papers and global operations. UPM Specialty Papers has global market ...
Sheetfed offset printing presses manufacturer KBA-Sheetfed has partnered with specialty chemicals group Altana’s subsidiary Actega Coatings & Sealants in the field of inline finishing. The partnership will ensure the availability of ...
BENEO, one of the leading manufacturers of functional ingredients, has announced the opening of its new office BENEO India Private Limited in Delhi, India. The opening confirms the company's strong commitment to the fast-growing local ...
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The European Commission (EC) has approved the joint acquisition of Slaney Foods JV and Slaney Proteins by ABP Group and Fane Valley. The proposal for acquisition of the stake has been cleared unconditionally by Europe’s competition ...
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Turkey producer Bernard Matthews and ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) have struck a deal to create the latter’s first licensed frozen turkey products in the UK under the Thunderbirds Are Go brand. Set to be launched at ...
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Unilever has announced that it will invest undisclosed amount to establish a new global foods innovation center in the Netherlands. The innovation center is expected to be fully operational by April 2019. Located in Wageningen, the new ...
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Cargill has announced that its three food ingredients have been verified by Non-GMO Project. Cargill's erythrtol, cane sugar and high oleic sunflower oil are now Non-GMO Project Verified and commercially available. Cargill took this ...
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Swiss transnational food and drink firm Nestle has opened a new $245m child nutrition factory in Jalisco, Mexico. The 600,000 m2 facility will triple the company's existing capacity for manufacturing child nutrition products. It is ...
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American confectionary giant Mars has unveiled plans to combine merge chocolate and wrigley segments to form a new company aimed at unifying its chocolate and candy business. Named as Mars Wrigley Confectionery, the new company will help ...
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DuPont Nutrition & Health has launched two new cheese cultures under the Choozit range which are claimed to streamline production and help in producing high-quality soft-ripened cheese. The two cheese cultures have been branded as Choozit ...
Global plant protein manufacturer Axiom Foods will enter India to produce natural rice bran oil to tap the vast potential of the market. In India, Axiom Foods will produce a range of stabilized rice bran ingredients for both human food ...
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Chinese authorities will release the first batch of sugar reserves this year to stabilize supply and prices, the country's top economic planner announced on Friday. China will sell 350,000 tonnes of sugar from state reserve at 6,000 yuan ...
Neovia Vietnam launches a new pig production chain called “Le porc du Mékong”, in partnership with the Grimaud and Le Boucher Groups. The creation of a pig production chain in Vietnam, in partnership with the various ...
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Global agriculture company Syngenta has completed expansion of its key projects in Brazil and Switzerland to increase its production capacity. It had invested a total of $240m in two Brazilian plants. One of them is the new Elatus ...
Food technology company JBT has entered into an agreement to acquire Tipper Tie for $160m to expand its protein platform. However, the transaction value is subject to customary post-closing adjustments. Expected to close in the fourth ...
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