17 June 2014
Nestlé opens new R&D centre in Dongguan, China
Swiss food giant Nestlé has officially opened its new research and development (R&D) centre in Dongguan, Guangdong province, China.
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17 June 2014
Smithfield Foods temporarily closes pork plant over ammonia leak
Smithfield Foods has temporarily closed its slaughterhouse and pork processing plant in Tar Heel, North Carolina, US, following an ammonia leak on 17 June.
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16 June 2014
Snyder’s-Lance completes acquisition of baked snacks producer Baptista’s Bakery
US-based snack food producer Snyder's-Lance has completed the acquisition of Baptista's Bakery, which produces baked snack foods and 'better for you' snacks.
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16 June 2014
PepsiCo opens new baking innovation centre in Mexico
US-based food and beverage company PepsiCo has opened a new baking category innovation centre in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, to expand its research and development arm.
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15 June 2014
Iranian researchers develop starch nanocrystals to conserve food products
Researchers from the University of Tehran in Iran have developed new starch nanocrystals that can be used as a coating for the protection and enrichment of food products in processing...
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15 June 2014
Syngenta to strengthen winter wheat and winter oilseed rape businesses
Syngenta has entered into an agreement with Swedish agriculture cooperative Lantmännen to acquire certain winter wheat and winter oilseed rape (WOSR) breeding and business operations.
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12 June 2014
Murray Goulburn announces investment to support dairy foods innovation
Australian dairy firm Devondale Murray Goulburn (MG) is set to invest around $14m at its Edith Creek manufacturing site in Tasmania, to develop a new range of dairy beverages.
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12 June 2014
Goodman Fielder to expand UHT milk plant in New Zealand
Australasian food company Goodman Fielder has announced plans to invest NZ$27m ($23.37m) to expand its ultra heat treated (UHT) milk plant in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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11 June 2014
Pinnacle Foods opens new R&D facility at Rutgers University in US
US-based packaged foods company Pinnacle Foods has opened a new R&D pilot plant at Rutgers University in New Jersey, its first university-affiliated pilot site.
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11 June 2014
Danone to shut down three European dairy facilities
French dairy firm Danone has announced plans to shut down three dairy plants in Europe, a move which will affect around 325 jobs.