Singapore agribusiness giant Olam International has acquired Egypt-based onion and herb business Dehydro Foods. Olam said Dehydro is Egypt's largest exporter of dehydrated onions and would add to its B2B ingredients business. "This ...
Tags: Olam, onion, herb, ingredients
Finnish food group Raisio has established two branded divisions, which will run its consumer and licensed products. Paul Simmonds, who oversaw UK snack firm Glisten prior to its acquisition by Raisio, has been appointed vice president of ...
Tags: branded divisions, food, licensed products, snack firm, snack
Nestle executive Stuart Irvine is to become CEO of Australian dairy-to-beer group Lion next year. Irvine will replace Rob Murray in January. Lion announced in February that Murray, himself a former Nestle executive, would leave the Pura ...
Olam International has booked a 26.2% increase in first-quarter profits, boosted by growth at its food business. Net profit for the three months to the end of September rose to S$43.2m (US$35.3m), up from S$34.2m in the comparable period ...
Tags: net profit, Sales rise, Food sales
Dole Food Co. has reported a smaller third-quarter loss - but its shares fell after Wall Street forecast a profit. The produce group booked a net loss of US$13.9m, or a loss per share of $0.06 for the quarter to 6 October. However, ...
Tags: Bottom Line, Shares, packaged food business
If you own a business which deals in liquid products like oil,petrol,milk etc.then,you know you need good quality hose.The hose is used to transfer the product from the processing area to the delivery van,truck or tank.If you deal in oil or ...
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UK retailer The Co-operative Group has added to its food management team with the appointment of executives from Tesco and Asda. Matt Hood will join the Co-op next month as head of commercial trading for dairy, chilled prepared foods and ...
A chunk of Dole Food Co.'s business could end up in the hands of one of Japan's largest trading houses it was announced this week - and China appears to be central to the potential deal. On Wednesday (12 September), Dole, which is in the ...
Tags: Food business, Food industry, Food, food sector
Belgian food group PinguinLutosa has reported a profit for the first half of its current financial year as it prepares for business without potato division Lutosa. PinguinLutosa, which has agreed to sell Lutosa to McCain Foods, booked a ...
Net profit slides to EUR146.3m Underlying net profit, pre-tax profit rises Sales, margins improve Swiss bakery group Aryzta said that its performance for fiscal 2012 was "satisfactory" as it booked a decline in net profit, despite ...
Marks and Spencer's food business will continue to prosper, the UK retailer's chief executive said today (10 July), despite the head of the division being moved to lead its under-pressure non-food arm. Marc Bolland told just-food the ...
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Food manufacturers and producers welcomed chancellor George Osborne's autumn statement yesterday(December 5)highlighting changes to the tax system as benefiting the food and drink manufacturing industry. The Food and Drink ...
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Intertek, the provider of quality and safety solutions, has been appointed for the inspection and audit of Food Business Operators(FBOs) by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The Intertek Food laboratory in Gurgaon, ...
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Exopack has established a new manufacturing center of excellence for its pet food business in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in a bid to sustain its position in the development and manufacture of packaging solutions for the pet food market. ...
Tags: Pet Food Packaging, Pet Food, Food Packaging
Unilever is planning to sell Skippy peanut butter brand, as part of its efforts to cut down some of the food assets in order to focus on health and beauty business. The sale of the brand is likely to fetch anywhere between $300m to $400m, ...
Tags: peanut butter, health and beauty business, peanut butter market