Royal DSM, the Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, reported a second quarter EBITDA of €345 million compared to €290 million in Q2 2012 and €311 million in Q1 2013. The improvement compared to Q2 2012 was realized ...
Global food and pharmaceutical products testing provider Eurofins Scientific has entered into an outsourcing agreement with French dairy firm Danone to acquire the latter's laboratory for infant nutrition analysis, Central Laboratories ...
US-based cereal brands manufacturer Post Foods has agreed to acquire Premier Nutrition (PNC), a producer of protein beverages, foods and nutritional supplements, in an $180m all-cash deal. Headquartered in Emeryville, California, PNC ...
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China, Vietnam and Russia have imposed an import ban on milk powder and whey protein from the New Zealand-based Fonterra after the dairy co-operative warned that a batch of whey powder produced in 2012 may be contaminated with bacteria that ...
BASF increased sales by 3% in the second quarter of 2013 to just under €18.4 billion thanks to higher sales volumes in all segments. Income from operations (EBIT) before special items decreased by 5% to around €1.8 billion. In the ...
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Kwikee, a division of MultiAd, has created an Application Programming Interface (API) for retailers and e-commerce developers that need information for consumer products. The interface will provide companies with a relaibale source of ...
Tags: Nutrition Data, Food Product
Bond Laboratories, US-based provider of nutritional supplements marketed primarily through its wholly owned operating division, NDS Nutrition Products has announced that NDS will expand its current product offering sold in The Republic of ...
Brad Kelley, the farm boy with 1 million acres Farmer guilty of defending family with shotgun The farmland gold rush may be cooling, but the fields of agriculture remain wide open to investment. Venture capitalists, DIYers, and a new ...
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Zego, a US-based producer of allergy-friendly snacks, has announced the launch of the first-ever line of energy bars made from organic sunflower seeds. The bars are made without nuts, gluten, soy or dairy. According to the company, the ...
Tags: Energy Bars, Food
Taking the next steps in its transformation to a higher growth company, DuPont is realigning its leadership team to accelerate its integrated science execution across the company and is exploring strategic alternatives for its Performance ...
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The UK is set to provide £160m technology boost for agricultural industries as part of the newly launched Agricultural Technologies Strategy. The initiative aims to make UK a world leader in agricultural science and technology. The ...
Trek Bicycle is adding the 650b wheel size to its mountain bike lineup in 2014. The company unveiled a revamped Slash and Remedy line, both featuring 650b models, to European retailers and press Wednesday. Trek brings a redesigned ...
The infant formula industry is in the spotlight again after the launch of a price-fixing investigation into foreign and domestic milk powder makers and intensified government efforts to consolidate a nationwide hodgepodge of producers. ...
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Westland Milk Products, a New Zealand-based dairy co-operative, has entered into infant formula market in China with the launch of its Westpro Nutrition infant nutrition range in Shanghai. The move forms part of the company's strategy to ...
Tags: Milk, Infant Formula Market
US-based Hope Foods has signed an order for a second high-capacity HPP system - Avure 350L for its new Hummus product line. In March, the company became exclusive Avure Technologies Certified Tolling Partner in Colorado with the ...
Tags: Hope Foods, Hummus Production