9 November 2011
Puratos to build bakery ingredient facility in US
Belgium-based Puratos is set to start the construction of a €30m ($41.32m) bakery ingredient facility in New Jersey, US.
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9 November 2011
Medium-chain fatty acids improve palm olein nutritional quality, study reveals
The inclusion of medium-chain fatty acids in palm olein can improve its nutritional quality and expand its uses in food applications, according to new research conducted by the Central Food...
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8 November 2011
Norwegian seafood exports decline in October
The Norwegian Seafood Export Council (NSEC) figures show that the country’s seafood exports dropped 6% in October to NKr5.5bn ($978.26m), compared with the same period in 2010.
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8 November 2011
Tokyo to check radioactive levels in processed foods
The Tokyo Government is set to conduct random sample tests on 500 fresh and processed food items to check radioactivity levels, according to officials.
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8 November 2011
Olympus opens dairy facility in Romania
Greek dairy company Olympus has opened its first greenfield dairy facility in Halchiu, Romania, with an investment of €55m ($75.69m), which was fully funded by the company.
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8 November 2011
Sara Lee completes North American Fresh Bakery business sale
American consumer goods company Sara Lee has completed the sale of its North American Fresh Bakery business to Mexico-based Grupo Bimbo for $709m, which includes debt assumption and employee -related...
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7 November 2011
Brasil Foods to divest assets to Marfrig Alimentos
Brazilian food company Brasil Foods is set to divest 'a good part' of its assets to beef producer Marfrig Alimentos to comply with conditions by Brazilian antitrust regulator Cade for...
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7 November 2011
Clayton Dubilier in talks to acquire Greencore
US private equity investment firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice is in detailed discussions to purchase Irish food company Greencore.
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7 November 2011
Nestlé India reports rise in Q3 profit
Nestlé India has reported a third quarter profit increase of 19.5% to Rs2.61bn ($52.18m), compared to Rs2.18bn ($43.68m) year-on-year.
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7 November 2011
US reports September milk production slump
The US Department of Agriculture has published the latest Dairy Products report, showing slumps throughout nearly all sectors of US milk production.