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Church & Dwight is planning to expand its gummy vitamin production capabilities with a new production line at its manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has turned down a request by Brazilian juice producers to raise the permissible levels of the fungicide carbendazim in orange juice, a decision...
Swiss food company Nestlé and French dairy company Danone are working out strategies to overcome antitrust issues following the submission of their initial bids to acquire Pfizer's baby formula division,...
US-headquartered confectionery giant Mars plans to set up a production facility in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), Rabigh, Saudi Arabia, with an investment of SAR225m ($60m).
Swiss food giant Nestlé has reported an 8.1% increase in its full year profit to CHF9.5bn ($10.35bn) in 2011, but said it will have a tough year ahead due to...
Corn Products International, a US-based food ingredient company, has announced plans to change its name to Ingredion in order to shed its image of an agricultural firm and present itself...
US-based cereal maker Kellogg has entered into an agreement to buy potato and wheat-based snacks brand Pringles from Procter & Gamble (P&G) for $2.695bn, as part of its strategy to...
By-products from tomato processing could be used to develop functional foods or extend shelf life as they contain bioactive phytochemicals that exert antioxidant properties, a new study at Harokopio University,...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking $253m to boost its food safety budget for fiscal 2013, directed toward the Transforming Food Safety Initiative, a programme aimed at...
US food processing company General Mills has agreed to acquire Brazilian food company Yoki for BRL2bn ($1.16bn), marking its return to Latin America.
