30 September 2014
Global snack food sales increase to $374bn
A Nielsen global report has revealed that consumers across the globe spent a total of $374bn on snack foods annually between 2013 and 2014.
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30 September 2014
Frutarom to acquire Montana’s flavours and natural food colours division
Frutarom Industries is set to acquire Montana Food, the flavours and natural food colours division of Peru-based Montana, for approximately $28.5m.
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29 September 2014
Unlabelled meat detected in Tesco burgers and sausages
Tesco has confirmed the presence of unlabelled meat content in its products such as venison burgers and pork sausages.
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29 September 2014
USDA awards $52m grants to support organic food producers and local food economies
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced grants to a total of $52m to support the growing organic industry and the local and regional food system.
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28 September 2014
Dafa Chia Tai to use Marel Stork’s secondary processing technology
Beijing Dafa Chia Tai and Marel Stork Poultry Processing have entered into an agreement to supply an automated secondary processing solution to Dafa Chia Tai's high-capacity poultry processing plants in...
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28 September 2014
Fonterra launches Farm Source to support dairy regions in New Zealand
New Zealand-based multinational dairy company Fonterra is rolling out Farm Source to help farmers and their businesses.
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25 September 2014
Hershey Company acquires 80% stake in Shanghai Golden Monkey
Global confectionary manufacturer, The Hershey Company, has acquired an 80% stake in Shanghai-based privately owned confectionery company Shanghai Golden Monkey (SGM).
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25 September 2014
MSU to launch food processing and innovation centre
The US Economic Development Administration (USDA) will give a grant of $3m to Michigan State University (MSU) for the launch of a food processing and innovation centre (FPIC).
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24 September 2014
FDA relaxes food safety rules in response to farmers’ concerns
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to relax its food safety rules after farmers complained that the new proposed regulations would hurt their businesses.
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24 September 2014
Future Group’s $164m food park unveiled in India
Indian Prime Mnister Narendra Modi has unveiled Future Group's INR10bn ($163.9m) India Food Park (IFP) in Tumkur region of Karnataka, which will make it possible to directly procure the produce...