After 100 years of family ownership, Thomas J Fudge’s has secured investment from mid-market private equity business Livingbridge as it aims to establish itself as the UK’s premium biscuit brand. Founded in 1916 by Thomas J ...
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Almarai Company has evinced interest in acquiring a controlling stake in UAE-based National Food Products Company (NFPC). NFPC has initiated the competitive sale process for part of its share capital and has informed Almarai to progress ...
Tags: NFPC, National Food Products Company, Almarai, Acqusition
Responses to last week’s Australian Federal Court’s decision to impose a $300, 000 penalty on Free Range Egg Farms (FREF) has attracted a strong reaction in food industry and food compliance circles. In a decision handed down ...
The next generation of food entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to combine a high quality degree and on-the-job training under plans for new food degree apprenticeships, Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss announced. The three ...
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Australian consumer advocacy group CHOICE is launching a free app to help shoppers identify different types of free range eggs. The group is launching the app after Consumer Affairs Ministers’ decided to allow producers to call eggs ...
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The Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific Polynesian islands may benefit hugely from an increased demand for vanilla beans. Food manufacturers have been paying increasing amounts for vanilla over the past 12 months with costs particularly ...
Tags: Tonga, Madagascan Vanilla Disaster, Vanilla Reaps, Investment
Del Monte Foods, a North American food production and distribution company, plans to eliminate the use of hazardous chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) lining in cans used for food packaging. Starting in May 2016, the company plans to commence ...
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HORN, a distributor of specialty ingredients and raw materials,has announced that it will represent Bayliss Botanicals through its specialty team of formulating chemists within its HORN Care Elements business unit. Serving a wide range of ...
Reef announced a new humanitarian outreach known as "We Heart," an altruistic program to mesh with the travel ethos of the brand's motto, "Just Passing Through." "We Heart" highlights the brand’s existing culture of giving, an ...
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Dragonway pickup has several series includes standardized version, classic version and van truck, etc.. It has been favored by customers since its on-sale in market. It is said that Dragonway pickup has three exclusive advantages ...
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WASHINGTON (FERN's Ag Insider) - This week, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a $24 million grant to Cornell University, funding a global wheat research group, known as Delivering Genetic Gain in Wheat. The aim is to develop new ...
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The European Union (EU) is to set aside the equivalent of approximately AUD$365 million annually to promote healthy eating to school children. Meanwhile, Australian governments are lagging behind. Approved last Tuesday 8 March 2016, ...
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New Global Energy, a public company focused on aqua-farming, agriculture, and health & wellness, has announced that its tilapia season is in full swing and on schedule for increased revenues. At Aqua Farming Tech, NGE's wholly owned ...
US-based food company General Mills is planning to more than double its organic acreage sourcing for ingredients, to reach its goal of 250,000 acres by 2019. The increase in acreage is to meet the growing demand for natural and organic ...
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Domino Printing Sciences has launched new A-Series i-Tech coding and marking system, which can be incorporated with Moba and Sanovo graders on egg processing lines. Through combining CIJ printers with new EU and FDA compliant direct food ...
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