Nestlé has agreed to purchase US-based Sweet Earth to enter plant-based protein market. Sweet Earth produces products ranging in plant-based proteins like wheat-based seitan, tofu as wells as legumes such as lentils, chickpeas and ...
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Global food processing company Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has acquired the assets of Illinois based Caterina Foods for an undisclosed sum. Based in Lake Bluff in the US state of Illinois, Caterina Foods is a toll manufacturer of ...
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Mars Food says it will be changing some of its products to make them healthier for consumers. The global company, which is responsible for Masterfoods, Dolmino and Kan Tong, revealed both sodium and added sugars will be reduced in its ...
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Mars Food has started a global initiative called Health and Wellbeing Ambition to promote healthier food choices and healthier meal options among consumers. The Health and Wellbeing Ambition will be rolled out over the next five years ...
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Kale and coconut oil may have been the latest food trend in 2015 but according to a new study by Appetite Communications and Dietitian Connection, these foods are on the way out in 2016. The survey results, based on analysis from more ...
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Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has entered into an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in gluten-free ingredients provider Harvest Innovations. ADM's WILD Flavors and Specialty Ingredients business unit president Vince ...
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Chinese researchers on Monday announced that they have completed sequencing the genome of adzuki bean, an important source of starch, digestible protein, mineral elements and vitamins for at least a billion people worldwide. "Adzuki bean ...
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The United Nations have declared 2016 to be the Year of Pulses or as Australians refer to them, legumes. Australia is amongst 40 countries participating in the initiative which will launch globally on 6 January 2016. Australia’s ...
UK scientists at the John Innes Centre in Norwich have found a new way of producing enormous quantities of natural compounds efficiently by growing them in tomatoes. These compounds are believed to help in combating life-threatening ...
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Kellogg’s launches new Five Whole Grain Muesli Breakfast cereal manufacturer Kellogg’s has launched its new Five Whole Grain Muesli in Australia, which the Company said is the “first muesli formulation on the market to ...
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Australian medical and nutrition experts have reacted differently to the research findings of a study published December 2014 in the British Medical Journal. The study showed the Mediterranean diet appears to be associated with longer ...
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As demand for gluten-free products continues to soar, Nestlé’s foodservice business, Nestlé Professional has launched a new addition in its rapidly expanding range of MAGGI Gluten Free Gravy Mixes. Nestle Professional ...
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Artisan Bistro, creator of modern organic frozen entrées, bowls and bakes, has introduced a new line of artisan Burritos, featuring a savory blend of high-quality sustainable proteins, organic vegetables, grains and spices all ...
US-based food processing company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has completed the previously announced acquisition of natural and organic food producer Specialty Commodities (SCI) for $191m. Specialty Commodities processes and ...
One of the side effects of the world's deciding to avoid gluten and an increasingly insistent need to produce food sources of protein, is a surge in the popularity of lupins - legumes like soybeans, peas and lentils. In Australia, lupins ...