The European Commission (EC) has approved the proposed acquisition of the Cocoa Ingredients division of Singapore-based Petra Foods by Swiss confectionery firm Barry Callebaut for $950m.
Shoppers may logically assume that fresh cuts of meat contain just meat; but store-bought chickens, steaks and chops often contain chemical additives, as well.
Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd entered a joint venture with J-Oil Mills Inc (J-Oil), one of Japan's leading edible oil companies, and Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC), one of the largest global trading companies in Japan.
Kemin Industries and DSM Nutritional have hosted a Vision Congress in Lisbon with world-renowned experts presenting results and insights from the latest research on lutein and eye health.
New research from Tetra Pak forecasts that flavoured milk consumption will grow at more than double the rate of white milk globally between 2012 and 2015.
H.J. Heinz Co. announced the completion of its acquisition by the investment consortium comprised of Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital.
Reed's, a US-based maker of natural sodas, has partnered with Pepsi-Cola bottler Bernick's to distribute its Reed's Culture Club Kombucha soda line across Minnesota and select cities in Wisconsin.
His family enterprise, Bell Flavors & Fragrances, which is based in Northbrook, Illinois, recognised the enormous potential in Germany: “We wanted to establish our presence in the new Europe”, remembers Raymond Heinz.
EUSTAS and ISC have repudiated the decision of a German court, and a statement from the consumer advice centre of Baden-Württemberg following the court’s verdict that stevia cannot be claimed to be ‘natural’.
J.M. Smucker Co, forecast a full-year adjusted profit largely below market estimates as it failed to benefit from a drop in peanut prices because of long-term contracts signed at higher prices.
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has opened a new Portland terminal used to transfer liquid and dry bulk sweetener products from railcars to trucks for delivery to food customers throughout the Northwest U.S.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, sugar inventory increased to nearly 600,000 tons by May end, about 222,410 tons higher than in the same period last year.
