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US-based food company Pinnacle Foods reported a 6% increase in net sales to $575m for the third quarter ended 25 September 2011, compared to $542m during the same period in...
Swiss food company Nestlé has installed a new production line for moulding chocolates in its plant at La Penilla de Cayón, Spain, with an investment of €10m.
Researchers at University College Cork (UCC), Ireland, have developed a new process to create a biodegradable non-sticky chewing gum, an innovation which can help lower cleaning costs.
American consumer goods company Sara Lee is in exclusive talks with Franco-Canadian private equity firm Sagard to sell its European chilled dough business, Eurodough, for €115m.
Swedish-Danish cooperative Arla Foods has received clearance from the EU competition authorities to acquire Allgäuland-Käsereien, a dairy cooperative in south Germany.
Belgium-based Puratos is set to start the construction of a €30m ($41.32m) bakery ingredient facility in New Jersey, US.
The inclusion of medium-chain fatty acids in palm olein can improve its nutritional quality and expand its uses in food applications, according to new research conducted by the Central Food...
American consumer goods company Sara Lee has completed the sale of its North American Fresh Bakery business to Mexico-based Grupo Bimbo for $709m, which includes debt assumption and employee -related...
The Norwegian Seafood Export Council (NSEC) figures show that the country’s seafood exports dropped 6% in October to NKr5.5bn ($978.26m), compared with the same period in 2010.
The Tokyo Government is set to conduct random sample tests on 500 fresh and processed food items to check radioactivity levels, according to officials.
