8 April 2014
AarhusKarlshamn signs deal to buy Belgian bakery fats specialist
AarhusKarlshamn (AAK) has entered into an agreement to take over the oils and fats business of CSM Benelux in Merksem.
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7 April 2014
Royal HaskoningDHV-led consortium secures irrigation services contract in Mozambique
A Royal HaskoningDHV-led consortium has secured an irrigation services contract from the Mozambique Ministry of Agriculture to design and implement a 3,000ha rice irrigation project.
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7 April 2014
Syngenta acquires Italian durum wheat seed firm
Syngenta has strengthened its presence in Italy with the acquisition of Società Produttori Sementi (PSB), a seed firm specialising in durum wheat breeding and production for pasta, for an undisclosed...
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6 April 2014
Hillshire Brands to end sandwich and sausage operations in Alabama
US food company Hillshire Brands has announced that it will cease breakfast sandwich and sausage operations at its Alabama facility by 30 December.
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6 April 2014
House of Lords EU Committee calls for action on food waste
The House of Lords European Union Committee has called for increased efforts to tackle food waste in Europe, saying that each year at least 90 million tonnes of food is...
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3 April 2014
B&G Foods to buy American packaged foods firm for $155m
US-based B&G Foods will buy Specialty Brands of America and its related assets from private investor American Capital in a $155m all-cash deal.
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3 April 2014
Barry Callebaut reports 2.7% rise in H1 profit
Switzerland-based cocoa and chocolate products manufacturer Barry Callebaut has reported a 2.7% rise in net profit to CHF119.6m for the first six months of fiscal 2013-2014, compared with CHF116.5m a...
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2 April 2014
Fonterra to boost production at Cobden milk processing plant
New Zealand dairy exporter Fonterra plans to boost production at its milk processing plant in Cobden, south-west Victoria, Australia, with an investment of $30m.
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2 April 2014
Creative Foods to close Flintshire ready meals facility
Ready meals manufacturer Creative Foods, owned by Brakes, has announced plans to close its factory in Flintshire, north Wales, by May, putting 149 jobs at risk.
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1 April 2014
COFCO and Noble Group to form agribusiness joint venture
A Hopu Investments-led consortium and COFCO, a Chinese state-owned food company, have signed a deal with Noble Group to establish an agribusiness joint venture (JV), Noble Agri.