3 March 2014
Cal-Maine Foods acquires remaining stake in Delta Egg Farm
Cal-Maine Foods has completed its takeover of the remaining 50% stake in Delta Egg Farm from Sunbest Foods of Iowa.
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3 March 2014
Unilever seeks bidders for Ragú pasta sauce business
Unilever is seeking bidders for its Ragú pasta sauce business as part of its strategy to offload non-core assets as it continues to shift its focus towards home and personal...
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2 March 2014
Riverside buys Italian food ingredients maker Optima
US-headquartered private investor Riverside has purchased Optima, an Italian manufacturer and marketer of food ingredients, and its related assets (dba Mec3).
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2 March 2014
Danish Crown to take full control of Polish meat firm Sokolów
Danish food processing company Danish Crown is set to take full control of Polish meat firm Sokolów through the acquisition of HKScan’s 50% holding in the meat firm in a...
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27 February 2014
US to revamp Nutrition Fact labels for packaged foods
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has outlined a proposal to revamp Nutrition Fact labels on packaged food products, in line with efforts to combat chronic diseases such as...
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27 February 2014
Cofco close to acquiring controlling stake in Dutch grain trader Nidera
Cofco, a Chinese state-owned food company, is in advanced talks to acquire a controlling stake in Netherlands-based grain trader Nidera.
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26 February 2014
Greencore strengthens presence in US
Ireland-based Greencore Group is strengthening its presence in the US with a takeover of food-to-go products maker Lettieri’s and a new investment at its Jacksonville, Florida facility.
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26 February 2014
Heinz plans European plants closure
American food company HJ Heinz has outlined plans to close two manufacturing facilities in Europe, putting nearly 350 jobs at risk.
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25 February 2014
Frutarom buys citrus solutions provider CitraSource
Israeli firm Frutarom has announced the takeover of citrus speciality solutions provider CitraSource, as it continues to execute its strategy of achieving rapid and profitable growth.
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25 February 2014
Trace One unveils cloud-based supply chain visibility solution
Trace One has unveiled T.Transparency, a new cloud-based solution that connects supply chain communities to provide improved supply chain visibility, better collaboration and increased productivity.