2 September 2015
JBT to acquire A&B Process Systems shares for $102m
JBT Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the shares of food processing system provider A&B Process Systems.
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1 September 2015
Nestlé’s KitKat to use sustainably sourced cocoa from next year
Nestlé's chocolate brand KitKat is set to use only sustainably sourced cocoa to manufacture all of its products by the first quarter of next year.
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1 September 2015
Australia’s Harvey Norman acquires a 49.9% stake in Coomboona dairy farm
Australian-based retailer Harvey Norman's subsidiary has acquired a 49.9% stake, worth $34m, in dairy farm Coomboona.
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31 August 2015
General Mills aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 28% over next decade
General Mills is set to reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 28% across its full value chain over the next decade.
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27 August 2015
Turkey and egg prices continue to rise after bird flu
The outbreak of bird flu in the US continues to hamper the availability of poultry and egg supplies, as prices of turkey and chicken eggs constantly rise.
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27 August 2015
Greece and Latvia opt out of Monsanto’s application to grow GM crops
Monsanto has agreed to Latvia and Greece's requests to be excluded from its application to grow genetically modified (GM) crop across the European Union (EU), under the new EU opt-out...
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25 August 2015
Arla develops protein solution to improve quality of low-fat cottage cheese
Arla Foods Ingredients has developed a new clean-label protein solution to address the problem of watery low-fat cottage cheese.
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25 August 2015
Heartland Food Products to buy Splenda from J&J subsidiary
Heartland Food Products Group will be acquiring the artificial sweetener brand Splenda from Johnson & Johnson (J&J) subsidiary McNeil Nutritionals for an undisclosed amount.
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23 August 2015
Thomas Foods and CP Group to develop food processing centre in South Australia
Adelaide-based food company Thomas Foods has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Thailand's Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group for the construction of an advanced food processing centre in South Australia...
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23 August 2015
Indian Government panel recommends ban on junk food in and around schools
A new panel under the Indian Government has suggested a ban on the sale of junk foods in and around schools.