Stronger sales of biscuits, cookies and crackers offset lower revenues from bread to help Weston Foods to an 8% increase in adjusted operating income in the third-quarter ending 6 October.
Uelzena is leveraging what it believes are its competencies in sports nutrition and weight management with the creation of a new health division, called ‘nutrineo’.
Sensient Food Colors says that it has long recognised the importance of being able to offer manufacturers of Halal-certified processed foods a colour choice.
BASF has announced that it plans to acquire Pronova BioPharma of Norway, a company with expertise in the research, development,and manufacturing of omega-3 fatty acids .
Mondelez International-owned Cadbury has filed a patent for a chocolate that can tolerate hot climates by re-refining the chocolate after the conching step.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has denied a petition from three dairy cooperatives for an emergency hearing on changes to the state’s Class 4b milk-pricing formula.
Parents of students in a Georgia school district have voted to keep chocolate milk in lunch rooms, reversing the school board’s original suggestion to stop offering the popular dairy drink for students.
Glanbia looks set to complete its proposed Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII) joint venture with Glanbia Co-operative Society, after gaining shareholder approval for the deal.
Giant of probiotic supply, DuPont, is not afraid to admit its European business has been altered by the rejection of probiotic health claims under the EU nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR).
GEA TDS tells BeverageDaily.com that its new beverage deaeration technology for beverages and milks can help manufacturers achieve ‘drastic savings’ in terms of steam, water, energy and thus money.
UK dairy processor First Milk has set its sights on the rapidly expanding market for dairy products in Asian countries such as China, after identifying demand for British cheeses.
Nestlé’s $11.85bn (€9bn) acquisition of Pfizer Nutrition has been blocked by Mexican competition officials over concerns that the deal could lead to price increases.
Dutch food giant Vion’s plans to sell its UK food businesses − throwing into doubt the future of its 13,000 UK employees − was “almost an inevitability,” according to leading City analysts.
Global food giant Nestlé is aiming to boost confectionery research and development with the inauguration of its newly extended Product Technology Centre (PTC) for confectionery in York.
Global foodservice firm Compass Group has posted revenue 8% up at £16.9bn for the full year to September 30, reflecting strong growth in North America and emerging markets.
The nearly extinct Twinkie has received a scurry of free publicity over the past two weeks and the saga may just lead to Wonder Bread t-shirts and Twinkie imitations coming out of the woodwork, an analyst says.
A Zambian company has launched a fortified breakfast cereal; the profits of which will secure business for poverty-stricken farmers and aid conservation work in the Luangwa Valley.