The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Nestlé's proposed acquisition of Pfizer Nutrition business. CCI said that considering the instance that Pfizer is not involved in the Indian nutrition marketplace, it is not ...
Tags: acquisition, nutrition marketplace, business of nutrition
Swiss food company Nestlé is set to extend its Product Technology Centre (PTC) in Konolfingen, Switzerland, as a part of a plan to strengthen its R&D capabilities. The extension of PTC Konolfingen, which is involved in the ...
Tags: new product development, global operations, further extension
Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has launched new food labeling regulations, which ensure that consumers have the information needed to help them make informed choices about the food they buy. The new regulations, which are ...
Tags: FSAI, food labelling, nutritional values, all stages, labeling rules
Extend Nutrition, a US-based diabetes nutrition products manufacturer, is expanding distribution of its Peanut Butter Chocolate and Chocolate Extend Bars to more than 10,000 Walmart, CVS and Kmart stores across the country. The move ...
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Dutch dairy cooperative Royal FrieslandCampina has reported that its profit for the first half of 2012 increased 8.7% to EUR138m, up from EUR127m in 2011, helped by volume growth and focus on international operations. Revenues increased ...
Tags: dairy cooperative, volume growth, international operations
Huntsman's Pigments division has an industry award for its new Altiris infrared reflecting pigment. The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) award for innovative product of the year was presented to Rob Portsmouth, business ...
Tags: Huntsman, Altiris pigment, IChemE award
Glenvale Packaging has introduced the new semi-automatic capsule filling machine STI Model 10 Version 4 from the US-based Schaefer Technologies. The machine underwent a series of design modifications to make operation and setting easier ...
Tags: Capsule Filling Machine, Filling Machine, semi-automatic capsule filling
Wonder Bread,the American bread brand owned by Hostess Brands,has introduced new wheat breads in three varieties-Whole Wheat,Honey Wheat and Wheat Sandwich. According to the company,the new wheat bread varieties are baked with no ...
Tags: wheat breads, artificial colors, sodium, folic acid
Healthy Choice, a brand of refrigerated and frozen foods owned by US-based ConAgra Foods, has introduced a line of Greek Frozen Yogurt made with fruit, nonfat milk and yogurt cultures. The company noted that the new Healthy Choice Greek ...
Tags: frozen foods, fruit, nonfat milk, yogurt cultures
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company and NPS Pharmaceuticals have announced positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for Teduglutide (Revestive) for patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS). Teduglutide, ...
Tags: short bowel syndrome, teduglutide, glucagon-like peptide 2
The Department for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs(Defra)is asking businesses and consumers for their views on the government's plans to bring in legislation that will improve the information provided to consumers,so they are able to ...
Tags: legislation, informed choices, food labelling legislation
US-based food service provider Culinary Software Services has introduced ChefTec 13x, a food service software which tracks and manages the wastage of food. ChefTec 13x is an upgraded version of ChefTec, which has the ability to track ...
Tags: food service provider, food service software, wastage of food
In the Chinese lunar calendar, the Spring Festival falls on January 26th, 2009 this year. From this day on, the Yi-Chou Year begins, and it is also called the Year of Ox. The previous year is the Year of Rat, to which people have a ...
Tags: lunar calendar, Year of Ox, tradition
Premier Health Products is recalling two batches of Basic Nutrition odourless garlic capsules as the product contains soya which is not mentioned on the product label, according to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA). Consumers who are ...
Tags: odourless garlic capsules, sensitive to soya, product label
UK-based Rosemary Conley has launched six low-fat cooking sauces,which will be an addition to its healthy low-fat food range. The new cooking sauces will be available in various flavors,such as Thai Red,Piri Piri,Tomato&Basil,Tikka ...
Tags: cooking sauces, healthy low-fat food range, natural ingredients