25 March 2014
Nestlé strengthens food safety research in China
Swiss food giant Nestlé has strengthened its food safety research activities in China with a new research centre, Nestlé Food Safety Institute (NFSI), in Beijing.
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24 March 2014
Flowers Foods to establish bakery facility in Tennessee
Packaged bakery goods producer Flowers Foods plans to strengthen its presence in the US by establishing a new bakery plant in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
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24 March 2014
Salads maker Solway Foods to cease operations in Corby
Solway Foods has confirmed its plans to cease trading at its manufacturing site in Corby, Northamptonshire, UK.
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23 March 2014
EU-funded project to identify fat levels in meat products
TRIMSCAN, a new EU-research project, aims to develop a tool that will allow meat processors to scan and identify fat levels in ground meat-based products.
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23 March 2014
Nestlé aims to reduce water use by 40% across European operations
Swiss food giant Nestlé aims to reduce water consumption by 40% across its European production sites by 2020, compared with 2010 levels.
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20 March 2014
Fonterra announces joint initiative to boost sustainable dairy development
New Zealand dairy exporter Fonterra and China’s National Dairy Industry and Technology System are to establish a Dairy Exchange Centre in Beijing to support sustainable dairy development in both countries.
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20 March 2014
Freshway Chilled Foods to cease production
Freshway Chilled Foods, owned by UK-based food processor Tulip, plans to cease operations at its production facility in Wolverhampton, UK, after a failed attempt to renew a sandwich supply contract...
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19 March 2014
Wind Point Partners to sell Hearthside contract food manufacturer in US
Wind Point Partners has signed a deal to divest its portfolio company, Hearthside Food Solutions, to private investors Goldman Sachs and Vestar Capital Partners.
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19 March 2014
Cargill expands cocoa processing facilities in France and Germany
American agribusiness giant Cargill is expanding its cocoa processing facilities in Rouen, France, and Berlin, Germany.
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18 March 2014
Greencore to set up sandwich manufacturing plant in US
Ireland-based Greencore Group has unveiled plans to set up a sandwich manufacturing plant in Quonset, Rhode Island, US.