7 May 2014
Snyder’s-Lance to acquire Baptista’s Bakery
US-based snack food producer Snyder's-Lance has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Baptista's Bakery, which produces baked snack foods and ’better for you’ snacks.
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7 May 2014
Highlander Partners divests food solutions firm SensoryEffects for $567m
US-based investment firm Highlander Partners has divested its portfolio company SensoryEffects to Balchem for a purchase price of $567m.
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6 May 2014
US scientists develop advanced modelling tool to improve food security
Scientists from the USDA Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) have developed an advanced modelling tool to help optimise crop production across larger areas.
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6 May 2014
Kellogg, Walmart collaborate to improve rice crop sustainability
Kellogg, a US-based cereal company, has partnered with Walmart to improve rice crop sustainability and help smallholder growers across the world.
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5 May 2014
China imposes ban on British cheese imports
China has temporarily imposed a ban on British cheese imports after inspectors raised concerns over standards at an unnamed UK dairy.
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5 May 2014
Tall Tree Foods acquires Klement Sausage in US
Tall Tree Foods has completed its acquisition of Klement Sausage Company (Klement's), a premium sausage manufacturer based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, for an undisclosed amount
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1 May 2014
Nutricia to expand milk drying capacity in New Zealand
Nutricia, a subsidiary of France-based yoghurt producer Danone, has signed an agreement to acquire Gardians' spray dryer, as well as the blending, packing and can-forming assets of Sutton Group in...
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30 April 2014
Empresas Polar suspends pasta production at Venezuela facility
Empresas Polar, the largest private company in Venezuela, has temporarily halted the production of pasta at its plant in Maracaibo, after the government delayed the provision of foreign currency, which...
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30 April 2014
Cargill receives clearance for use of sunflower lecithin in food in Japan
American agribusiness firm Cargill has received approval for the use of sunflower lecithin in food in Japan.
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29 April 2014
Gonnella Baking opens new research centre in Illinois
Gonnella Baking Company, a US-based manufacturer of bread products, has opened a new research centre in its facility in Schaumburg, Illinois.