Plum Organics plans to expand its business further in international markets following yesterday's (24 January) acquisition of UK baby food group Plum UK. Speaking to just-food, Plum Organics CEO Neil Grimmer revealed that the company is ...
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DuPont Titanium Technologies announced a new distribution agreement with Omya, Inc. Omya, through its subsidiary companies Durr Marketing Associates, Azalea Color Company and Lipscomb Chemical Company, will become a national distributor and ...
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Bolthouse Farms, a manufacturer and processor of salad dressing and carrots, has opened a new US innovation centre. The US$5m facility will accelerate NPD across the group's portfolio and will "integrate marketing and research" to create ...
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MOM's Organic Market has banned products targeting children through the use of licensed cartoon characters. The move includes a wide range of products, from frozen soybeans to juice boxes. All products targeting children through the use ...
General Mills recently put up a Facebook app asking consumers to share what one of their products,Cheerios,meant to them.The app was appropriated by proponents of Proposition 37,most of them protesting the company's$1.1 million contribution ...
Tags: Facebook, social media, organic production, economic risk
1. What's "guanxi"? Guanxi is regarded as the central idea in Chinese society with long historical and cultural roots. It is understood and utilized by virtually every Chinese person in greater or lesser measure. Understanding how the ...
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Danone is to cut EUR200m (US$261m) in costs from its European operations in a bid to "win back its competitive edge" in the region after falling sales. The French food giant said it would "adapt" its management structure in Europe and ...
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California-based natural and organic food group Annie's has booked an increase in first-quarter sales and earnings. The company said yesterday (24 July) that net income increased to US$2.1m, up from $1.8m, as sales surged 20% to $34.3m. ...
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Mister Snacks, a US-based wholesale distributor of healthy snacks, is recalling its 5 oz. packages of Sunbird Snacks Yogurt Raisins as they may contain undeclared peanuts. Consumers who are allergic to peanuts may experience serious or ...
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Hain Celestial has today (22 August) been announced as the buyer of Premier Foods plc's spreads assets, including brands such as Hartley's jam and Sun-Pat peanut butter. The US food group had been linked to Premier's spreads business, ...
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Penford Food Ingredients, a division of US-based Penford, has introduced PenTech NG, a starch-based blend for bakery industry, which can replace whole egg and egg yolks for both liquid and dry forms. The new blend features soft texture, ...
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Ehrmann USA has announced that it has expanded the retail distribution of its All Natural Bavarian Lowfat Yogurt in the US by adding more than 80 Wegmans Food Market stores along the East Coast. According to the company,the expansion will ...
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American food manufacturer and processor Kunzler has announced the launch of its new product-Kunzler Ham Medallions. Kunzler Ham Medallions are vacuum packed as 6-1oz.pre-sliced pieces with 12 packages per case with an estimated retail ...
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A swathe of results releases this week highlighted the ongoing difficulties of operating in the current economic climate. Supervalu announced that it is cutting 2,500 jobs from its Albertsons chain and McCain said that it is quitting pizza ...
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In March 2010, Michelle Obama stood on a stage in Washington and leveled a challenge at the food industry's biggest players. "We need you all to step it up," she told a meeting of the Grocery Manufacturers Association. Just a month earlier, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food