Food and beverage company WhiteWave Foods is set to acquire Earthbound Farm from its shareholders and owners in an all-cash deal of $600m. Earthbound Farm is an organic produce brand in North America. It produces and markets organic fresh ...
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Nestlé has teamed up with Google to help launch the latest version of the search engine's Android mobile operating system, which Google has named after the KitKat chocolate bar. Nestlé will be launching more than 50m ...
American food and beverage company WhiteWave Foods is set to expand its dairy facility in Rockingham County, Virginia, US with an investment of $69.8m, a move which is expected to create 36 new jobs. The expansion involves addition of a ...
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Sustainable food and beverage company Mamma Chia has launched its Chia Squeeze snack in lightweight pouch. According to the company, each 3.5oz pouch does not need refrigeration and can be easily carried in a backpack, lunchbox, purse, ...
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Kraft Foods Group has unveiled plans to launch more than 40 new products, marking the first swathe of NPD since the group separated from Mondelez International and became an independent publicly traded group last October. The company ...
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Who: Aimia Foods Aim: The family-owned business needed to invest in its three sites in Haydock, North West England, and maintain its high standard of manufacturing products in the dry powder sector Spend: Undisclosed What: A new ...
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Kraft Foods Group has announced plans to invest $25m to install new packaging technology and increase production of its Capri Sun beverages at its facility in Frederick County, Maryland, US. Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell said he ...
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Sabra Dipping Co., the dips venture run by PepsiCo and Israeli food group Strauss, is to set up an R&D facility in the US. The company is spending US$28m on a facility in Chesterfield County in Virginia. Strauss decided to run its US ...
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Kraft Foods Group booked a 13% rise in earnings during the third-quarter, as the group benefited from its "leaner" post-spin structure and spent more on advertising. Reporting its first set of results following its spin-off from global ...
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Swiss food firm Nestléis conducting experiments using zero gravity to enhance its understanding of the foam technology used in its products. According to the comapny,the study could help its scientists create better air bubbles in ...
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US food and beverage company Dean Foods has entered into an agreement to sell its Morningstar Foods unit to Canadian dairy company Saputo for $1.45bn. Morningstar Foods is a producer of dairy and non-dairy extended shelf-life and ...
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US food and beverage company Del Monte plans to introduce fruit-based packaged snacks in India through FieldFresh Foods - its 50:50 joint venture with India's Bharti Ventures. The snacks, which are being launched after six months of field ...
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Campbell Soup has entered into an agreement to acquire Bolthouse Farms, a US-based food and beverage company, from private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners for $1.55bn in cash. The acquisition is a part of Campbell's strategy to ...
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Campbell Soup has completed the acquisition of Bolthouse Farms, a US-based food and beverage company, from private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners in an all cash deal of $1.55bn. The acquisition is a part of the company's strategy ...
US-based food company Kraft Foods is seeking to sell its Breakstone's sour cream and cottage cheese products unit,which is estimated to be worth$400m. Mexico-based Dairy firm Grupo Lala is planning to acquire Breakstone's ...
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