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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital have completed the previously announced $28bn acquisition of American food company HJ Heinz. The consortium had entered into an agreement on 14 February to acquire Heinz for $28bn, including the ...
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Dutch dairy cooperative Royal FrieslandCampina is set to install a new evaporator at FrieslandCampina Domo milk processing facility in Bedum, Netherlands. The new 3.5m wide and 24m long evaporator is designed to evaporate water from milk ...
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American food company Heinz has announced that it has received all regulatory approvals to sell itself to the investment consortium comprised of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and private equity firm 3G Capital. The transaction, ...
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The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has approved the previously announced agreement of Heinz takeover by an investment consortium comprised of Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital. The transaction, which remains subject to certain customary ...
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Switzerland-based food giant Nestlé is investing more than CHF29m ($30m) in new distribution facilities in Russia in order to strengthen its supply chain, a move which is expected to create about 100 new jobs. The investment is a ...
Arla Foods Ingredients has developed blends of specialized milk protein fractions that will help manufacturers create formulas that mimic the changing nutritional profile of breast milk more closely the first six months of baby’s ...
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South Africa-based Aspen Pharmacare has agreed to acquire Nestlé’s infant nutrition businesses in Australia and South Africa for $215m, as part of its efforts to strengthen its presence in Australia, Latin America and ...
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Burger King chief executive officer Bernardo Hees will become the next chief of ketchup producer HJ Heinz, following its $28bn acquisition by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and Brazilian private-equity firm 3G Capital. However, ...
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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital proposed acquisition of American food company HJ Heinz. CCI said that the transaction is not likely to have any adverse effect on ...
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Swiss-based Beech-Nut Nutrition and US-based Goya Foods have collaborated to launch a new range of Hispanic flavored baby foods in US. The new range includes wheat, corn, oatmeal/bananas and rice/mango cereals, Stage 1 beef and chicken ...
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Gerber Products, a part of Nestlé, has unveiled Gerber Graduates 2+ Kid Selects, a meal that offers a range of protein, vegetable and grain options for toddlers aged two years and older. The company stated that the new range ...
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American food company HJ Heinz is set to sell its packaged frozen food business Long Fong to China-based frozen food manufacturer Sanquan Foods for an undisclosed amount. The move is a part of Heinz's strategy to de- emphasize non-core ...
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