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Singapore-based supplier of agri and food commodities Olam International has acquired the bulk spices and private label assets and businesses of Vallabhdas Kanji (VKL), an India-based processor of spice and...
American consumer goods company Sara Lee is in talks with potential buyers to sell its French baked goods unit Eurodough as part of its effort to divest its international bakery...
Italian confectionery group Ferrero is setting up a 146,000m² plant in the province of Manisa, Turkey, with an investment of €90m ($126.11m).
US-based Windsor Quality Food is recalling 11,390lb of chicken pot pie empanadas as they may contain foreign materials, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service...
Norway-based Lerøy Seafood Group (LSG) has entered an agreement to buy 50.1% of shares in Rode Beheer, a leading producer of processed seafood in the Netherlands, in a deal worth...
A new 'magnetic tongue', using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), may be able to taste food and help companies to develop and test new food products, according to a new...
US-based Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) is planning to set up a new manufacturing and distribution facility in Wight County, Virginia, US.
Brazilian food company Brasil Foods (BRF) has reported a steep rise in its net income in the third quarter of 2011 to BRL$365m ($215.73m), 73% more than in the same...
Danish food ingredients company Chr. Hansen has developed a new range of cheese cultures that extend shelf life and improve taste profiles of white brined cheese.
British-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever has agreed to sell its Culver Specialty Brands division to US-based B&G Foods for $325m.
