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European producers of food ingredient mixes Savena and Sfinc have announced the merger of the two companies to become a leading food ingredient mixes provider in Europe.
American agribusiness company Cargill plans to upgrade its soya bean crushing plant in Cedar Rapids, with an initial investment of $20m, while simultaneously closing another plant at Des Moines next...
Formulating cookies with a mixture of ethnologic extracts of medicinal herbs could improve antioxidant activity and lower chemical spoilage, according to a new study conducted by the Institute of Food...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the use of cephalosporins in food-producing animals such as cattle, pigs, chickens and turkeys in order to reduce the development of...
Pectin derived from sugar beet improves the formation and stability of anthocyanin-based blue pigments, which may help food companies to use natural blue colours, according to a recent study conducted...
The South Korean Government has given clearance to the resumption of beef imports from Canada, paving the way towards the end of an eight-year ban imposed following an outbreak of...
Chinese food safety regulators have not found any further excessive levels of the carcinogenic substance aflatoxin during tests on dairy products manufactured by major dairy companies throughout the country.
Black River Capital Partners Food Fund, a Singapore-based fund managed by the private equity arm of American agribusiness company Cargill, has acquired a 28% stake in AgriNurture, a Philippine-based supplier...
Bunge India, the subsidiary of American agribusiness company Bunge, has entered into an agreement to acquire the edible oils and fats business of India-based Amrit Banaspati for Rs2.21bn ($40.87m).
US packaged foods company ConAgra Foods saw its second quarter net income drop 14.5% to $171.8m, compared with $200.9m during the same period the previous year, as a result of...
