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Frutarom acquires Vitiva for $10m
24 Dec 2014
Frutarom has continued its momentum of acquisitions and the implementation of its strategy for rapid and profitable growth with the announcement of the signing of an agreement to purchase the shares of Vitiva of Slovenia for a cash payment of approxima...
Read moreIndia commercial trials of dairy photopurification begin
24 Dec 2014
Liquid photopurification company SurePure has announced that, following the Indian Food Safety regulatory body’s (FSSAI) approval of the use of SurePure’s proprietary photopurification technology as an alternative process to thermal pasteurizatio...
Read moreScientists analyse Paleo diet
23 Dec 2014
The Paleolithic diet, or caveman diet, a weight-loss craze in which people emulate the diet of plants and animals eaten by early humans during the Stone Age, gives modern calorie-counters great freedom because those ancestral diets likely differed subs...
Read moreParmalat strengthens Australian presence
23 Dec 2014
Parmalat Australia is to acquire Longwarry Food Park which operates in the state of Victoria and specialises in the production of milk powders, cream cheese, and fresh and UHT milk products. Longwarry has grown significantly over recent years and owns ...
Read moreCallebaut publishes GRI report
23 Dec 2014
Barry Callebaut has announced the publication of its GRI report 2013/14. The company says that the report details its performance in a transparent manner and across its most important sustainability topics, focusing on the indicators of relevance to th...
Read moreFDF publishes palm oil guide
23 Dec 2014
Palm oil is the world’s most widely used vegetable oil, notes the UK’s FDF (Food and Drink Federation) who represent the country’s manufacturing sector. It appears as an ingredient in many food and non-food products, such as soaps, biscuits, cosm...
Read moreRabobank: dairy prices still low
22 Dec 2014
International dairy markets continue to suffer from low prices according to Rabobank’s latest Dairy Quarterly report, though the rate of decline in the price of dairy commodities has slowed compared to that seen in Q3 2014. Exceptional milk production ...
Read moreBifodan signs ‘groundbreaking’ JV on probiotics
22 Dec 2014
Bifodan has announced the initiation of what it believes is a potentially groundbreaking scientific joint venture to develop a new technology for microencapsulation of probiotic bacteria. Endorsed and co-funded by Innovation Fund Denmark, Bifodan will ...
Read moreCASH disappointed by salt in pizza
22 Dec 2014
The latest survey by CASH (Consensus Action on Salt & Health) and WASH (World Action on Salt & Health) have found huge differences in the salt content of pizzas found in supermarkets, restaurants and takeaways both in the UK and worldwide. Half...
Read moreGrupo Bimbo acquires Canada’s Saputo
19 Dec 2014
Grupo Bimbo has announced that its subsidiary Canada Bread is to acquire Saputo Bakery for CAD$120 million. Saputo Bakery is said to be the leading producer of snacks cakes in Canada. This operation will, said Grupo Bimbo, position Canada Bread for f...
Read moreTereos, Jungbunzlauer strengthen agreement
19 Dec 2014
Tereos says it is pursuing its expansion and strengthening its position in the Central European liquid sweetener market thanks to an agreement that consolidates its partnership of over 18 years with Jungbunzlauer. The end of sugar and isoglucose quotas...
Read moreStudy: bilberries can counteract effects of high fat diet
19 Dec 2014
Eating bilberries diminishes the adverse effects of a high-fat diet, according to a recent study at the University of Eastern Finland. For the first time, bilberries were shown to have beneficial effects on both blood pressure and nutrition-derived inf...
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