16 February 2014
CP Kelco plans capacity expansion at Brazilian pectin plant
CP Kelco has outlined investment plans to expand pectin production capacity at its site in Limeira, Brazil.
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16 February 2014
Nutriom withdraws processed egg products over Salmonella concerns
Nutriom, a US-based dehydrated and powdered egg products producer, is recalling about 226,710lbs of processed egg products due to possible Salmonella contamination, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food...
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13 February 2014
Chr. Hansen to strengthen food ingredient processing capabilities in Italy
Danish food ingredients company Chr. Hansen has outlined new investment plans to strengthen its processing capabilities for food ingredients with colouring properties.
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13 February 2014
Nestlé reports 2.7% rise in 2013 revenues
Swiss food giant Nestlé has reported a 2.7% rise in revenues to CHF92.2bn for the full-year 2013, affected by negative foreign exchange of 3.7%.
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13 February 2014
Cargill buys Leonardo Olive Oil business from Dalmia
Cargill has bought Dalmia Continental's (DCPL) Leonardo Olive Oil business for an undisclosed amount.
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12 February 2014
Tetra Pak unveils new juice pasteurisation process
Swedish food processing and packaging solutions provider Tetra Pak has unveiled a new juice pasteurisation process that is claimed to save up to 20% energy consumption.
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12 February 2014
Grupo Bimbo to take over Maple Leaf’s bakery unit for C$1.8bn
Mexican baking company Grupo Bimbo has signed a deal to take over Maple Leaf Foods' bakery business, Canada Bread, in an all-cash deal of more than C$1.8bn.
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11 February 2014
Van Diemen’s Land set to expand dairy operations at Woolnorth
Australian dairy farming company Van Diemen’s Land is set to expand its dairy operations at Woolnorth in the far North West, following the receipt of approval from the Deputy Premier...
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11 February 2014
West Yorkshire laboratory finds third of food products mislabelled
A laboratory in West Yorkshire county council has conducted tests on 900 food samples and confirmed that over a third of them were not what they were claimed to be,...
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10 February 2014
TOP and foodlife unveil new machine to pick grapes
Netherlands-based food technology company TOP, along with a technology supplier foodlife, has unveiled a new grape picking machine, named the Pluckr, at the Fruit Logistica in Berlin.