20 August 2015
Aryzta acquires 49% stake in French food retailer Picard
Swiss-Irish bakery group Aryzta has acquired a 49% stake in French food retailer Picard.
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19 August 2015
Nomad Foods eyeing acquisitions in US
Frozen foods company Nomad Foods is considering the acquisition of neglected frozen food brands in the US at bargain prices and redeveloping them, according to CEO Stefan Descheemaeker.
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18 August 2015
Ballymaguire Foods’ new food plant to create 100 jobs in Ireland
Ireland-based chilled ready meals producer Ballymaguire Foods is constructing a new food plant at Lusk, Dublin that will create around 100 new jobs.
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17 August 2015
Cargill to acquire Norway’s fish-feed producer EWOS for €1.35bn
US-based agricultural and industrial conglomerate Cargill will acquire Norwegian fish-feed producer EWOS for €1.35bn.
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16 August 2015
New technology from Linde Gases to improve oxygen delivery in fish farming sea cages
Linde Gases has launched Solvox DropIn, a new technology to enhance the delivery of oxygen to fish farming sea cages.
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16 August 2015
Trace One and BRC Global update BRC Global Standards Directory
Trace One, provider of private label product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, has partnered with BRC Global Standards to update the BRC Global Standards Directory.
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13 August 2015
Kraft Heinz announces 2,500 job cuts in US and Canada
The newly formed Kraft Heinz company has announced 2,500 job cuts in the US and Canada as part of efforts to lower costs.
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12 August 2015
Nomad Foods to acquire Findus’ European arm for £500m
Packaged foods company Nomad Foods will acquire the continental European operations of Findus Group for £500m ($780.7m).
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10 August 2015
Nasa astronauts consume first lettuce grown in space
Six astronauts on Nasa's International Space Station have tasted lettuce grown in the microgravity environment of space for the first time.
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9 August 2015
Trinidad and Tobago opens first cocoa-processing facility
Trinidad and Tobago has unveiled its first cocoa-processing facility, the Trinidad and Tobago Fine Cocoa Company, in Centeno.