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General Mills has inaugurated its $15m technology and quality centre in Shanghai, China, in a move to channel more investment into one of its largest growth markets.
United Natural Foods has completed its acquisition of Tony’s Fine Foods, a distributor of perishable food products, for a total consideration of about $195.3m.
Olayan Financing Company (OFC), the Middle East arm of The Olayan Group, has bought a 51% stake in beverage maker and fruit juices specialist Gulf Union Foods Company (GUFC).
US-based packaged foods firm ConAgra Foods has signed a $93m deal to acquire Chinese potato processor TaiMei Potato, as part of its strategy to grow its international business.
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) board is being asked to consider wider access to raw milk, including limited sales from vending machines in shops, and changes to hygiene controls.
Lindt & Sprüngli is close to acquiring US-based candy, chocolate and confections supplier Russell Stover Candies.
Swedish-Danish vegetable oils and fats producer AAK has acquired Colombia’s FANAGRA, which specialises in vegetable oils and fats for the bakery segment.
Researchers from Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh have created a protein that could closely mimic the behaviour of fats during food manufacture.
Tambov Turkey, a joint venture (JV) between Russian meat manufacturer Cherkizovo and Spanish turkey meat producer Grupo Fuertes, has secured RUB1.2bn as the first credit tranche of a loan from...
Poultry processing firm Bell & Evans has commenced construction of a new processing and packaging plant in Fredericksburg, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
