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Italian pasta producer De Cecco has completed the acquisition of Russian PMK group, which accounts for about 10% of the Russian pasta market, from holding Ekoofice in a deal worth...
The EU has extended the ban on selected Egyptian seeds and beans, which was imposed in July following deadly E coli outbreaks in Europe.
TIC Gums, a provider of food texture and stabilisation solutions, has introduced a blend of gums to completely replace guar gum in bakery products such as cakes, bread, bagels and...
French dairy company Danone reported a 10.5% increase in its sales to €4.81bn ($6.61bn) for the third quarter of 2011, up from €4.35bn ($5.97bn) in the same period in 2010.
PM Group has started work on a €45m ($61.79m) food facility in Saudi Arabia for Halwani Bros, one of the Gulf’s oldest food manufacturing companies.
US pork exports in August have reached their highest volume of the year at 186,068Mt, and the second-highest value total of all time at $531.2m, according to statistics compiled by...
Saudi Arabia-based food company Savola Azizia has signed an agreement to acquire a 78% stake in two Egyptian food companies for EGP557m ($93m), in an effort to increase its regional...
UK-based dairy company Nom Dairy is planning to invest £110m in the expansion of its plant in Donnington Wood,Telford, in order to boost its yoghurt production.
The dairy co-operative Irish dairy board (IDB) has opened a €12.7m ($17.55m) dairy ingredients manufacturing centre in Leek, Staffordshire, UK, as a part of its subsidiary Adams Food Ingredients (AFI).
Japan is planning to lift restrictions on US beef imports in order to address the country's low domestic cattle production following the nuclear disaster.
