18 March 2014
Arca Continental to buy majority stake in Tonicorp for $400m
Mexican firm Arca Continental plans to acquire a controlling stake in Tonicorp, an Ecuador-based dairy products maker, for $400m.
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17 March 2014
University of Massachusetts Amherst scientists find new way to reduce fat in foods
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have identified a new way to reduce fat in foods.
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17 March 2014
Chaucer Foods to establish new processing plant in Oregon
Chaucer Foods, a US-based freeze-dried foods manufacturer, has outlined plans to establish a new food processing facility in Forest Grove, Oregon.
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16 March 2014
Analysing food bacteria strains at genomic level helps limit food spoilage, says NIZO
Analysing food bacteria strains at the genomic level can help limit food spoilage by determining whether a lactic acid bacterium is a food spoiler, according to a study carried out...
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16 March 2014
Scottish Government to create new food safety body
The Scottish government has outlined plans to create new a food safety body, Food Standards Scotland (FSS), as part of the Food (Scotland) Bill.
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13 March 2014
Tate & Lyle to buy polydextrose fibre business in China
British speciality food group Tate & Lyle is set to strengthen its presence in Asia-Pacific with the acquisition of Winway Biotechnology Nantong, a polydextrose speciality fibre producer based in China.
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13 March 2014
Breedens-led consortium to gain full control of commodity trader Olam
A Breedens Investments-led consortium is planning to gain full control of Olam International through the acquisition of the remaining stake in the company.
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12 March 2014
Albert Bartlett expands operations to Middle East
Albert Bartlett, a Scottish producer and packer of potatoes, is continuing its overseas expansion with a new joint venture (JV) deal in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.
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12 March 2014
Fonterra faces charges over WPC contamination scare
Fonterra, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fonterra Co-operative, has been charged by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) over last year’s whey protein concentrate (WPC80) botulism scare.
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11 March 2014
Pure Hold develops new Pure Hold Hygiene Handle
UK-based Pure Hold is set to launch the Pure Hold Hygiene Handle, a novel door handle that is designed to automatically sanitise the user’s hands as they pull open the...