23 July 2014
UK meat products free from horse meat: FSA report
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has reported that no horse meat DNA at or above the 1% reporting threshold has been found in the latest round of industry and...
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22 July 2014
BBX Sweet buys Helen Grace Chocolates
BBX Capital's wholly-owned subsidiary BBX Sweet Holdings has bought the assets of Helen Grace Chocolates for an undisclosed amount.
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22 July 2014
Sara Lee Foodservice recalls smoked sausage over misbranding and undeclared allergen
US-based Sara Lee Foodservice is voluntarily recalling around 82,440lbs of smoked sausage over misbranding and an undeclared allergen.
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21 July 2014
Universal Robina to acquire Griffin’s Foods in $609m deal
Philippines-based Universal Robina (URC) has reached an agreement to acquire New Zealand-based Griffin's Foods from Australian Pacific Equity Partners (PEP).
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21 July 2014
Shanghai closes OSI’s meat factory for selling out-of-date meat
The Shanghai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has closed a meat factory owned by US-based OSI Group for selling out-of-date meat.
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20 July 2014
AAK to acquire Unilever’s oil brand Frita in Turkey
Vegetable oils and fats producer AAK has signed an agreement with Unilever to acquire Turkey-based frying oil brand Frita, for an undisclosed amount.
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17 July 2014
Hain Celestial acquires remaining stake in Hain Pure Protein
Natural and organic food products producer Hain Celestial has acquired the remaining 51.3% stake in Pegasus Capital Advisors’ Hain Pure Protein (HPP) that it did not already own.
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17 July 2014
Danone to acquire 40% stake in dairy firm Brookside
French food firm Danone has reached an agreement to acquire a 40% stake in Kenyan dairy products group Brookside.
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16 July 2014
Grupo Bimbo enters Ecuadorian market with Supan deal
Mexican baking company Grupo Bimbo has entered the Ecuadorian market with an agreement to acquire bread maker Supan.
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16 July 2014
USDA proposes new rule to keep extensive records of ground meats
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has drafted a new rule that would require all manufacturers of raw ground beef products to keep extensive...