17 April 2019
Wells Enterprises acquires Fieldbrook Foods in US
US-based ice cream manufacturer Wells Enterprises has acquired Fieldbrook Foods from Arbor Investments for an undisclosed sum.
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16 April 2019
Fazer to build xylitol production plant in Lahti, Finland
Finnish food company Fazer has awarded a contract to NCC for the construction of a facility to produce xylitol from oat hulls at Kasakkamäki in Lahti, Finland.
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15 April 2019
JBS opens Global Food Innovation Center on CSU campus
JBS USA, a food processing company and wholly owned subsidiary of Brazilian firm JBS, has opened the JBS Global Food Innovation Center in honour of Gary & Kay Smith on...
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12 April 2019
Wessanen board accepts takeover offer of €885m
The board of Amsterdam-listed company Koninklijke Wessanen (Wessanen) has accepted a takeover offer from a consortium comprising European private equity firm PAI Partners and Charles Jobson, Wessanen’s largest shareholder.
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12 April 2019
Lesaffre opens baking centre in Vienna, Austria
French yeast manufacturer Lesaffre has opened its new baking center in Austria to cater the industrial baking sector.
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12 April 2019
Barilla expands pasta plant in Iowa, US
Barilla, a producer of pasta, pasta sauces, and bakery products, has opened its new expanded pasta plant and integrated durum mill in Ames, Iowa, US.
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11 April 2019
Agrana and Amalgamated Sugar to build €40m betaine plant in Austria
Fruit, starch and sugar producer Agrana, under a joint venture with Amalgamated Sugar, has begun construction of a €40m ($45m) betaine crystallisation plant at its sugar refinery in Tulln, Austria.
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10 April 2019
Orkla agrees to acquire bakery ingredients supplier Zeelandia Sweden
Consumer goods supplier Orkla has agreed to acquire Zeelandia Sweden, a Swedish firm that produces margarine, vegetable oils and bakery ingredients.
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9 April 2019
Kettle Cuisine acquires Harry’s Fresh Foods
Refrigerated and frozen all-natural soups manufacturer Kettle Cuisine has acquired US-based custom food manufacturing company Harry's Fresh Foods.
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9 April 2019
Maple Leaf Foods to open $310m plant-based protein facility in Indiana
Canadian consumer packaged meats company Maple Leaf Foods, along with its subsidiary Greenleaf Foods SPC, has revealed plans to build a $310m plant-based protein facility in Shelbyville, Indiana, US.