• 10 October 2011

    Bright Dairy to upgrade Minhang factory

    China-based Bright Dairy and Food is planning to raise 1.42bn yuan ($222.17m) through a private placement to upgrade the technology of its new production facility in Minhang district, China, with...

  • 10 October 2011

    Australia reports rise in beef exports

    Australian beef exports reached almost 82,000t in September 2011, up 8% year-on-year, according to new data published by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

  • 10 October 2011

    New yeast strain reduces acrylamide in food

    Canadian Functional Technologies has developed a proprietary yeast strain that could cut the fermentation time of acrylamide, reducing it to undetectable levels within food.

  • 10 October 2011

    UK food exports continue to grow

    UK food and non-alcoholic drink exports increased to £5.8bn in the first half of 2011, up 13% year-on-year, according to the latest figures released by the Food and Drink Federation...

  • 10 October 2011

    ADM Cocoa develops fillings with long shelf-life

    US-headquartered ADM Cocoa, a producer of cocoa, chocolate and confectionery ingredients, has developed a range of fillings that combine an ‘indulgent taste’ with a shelf-life of between six and nine...

  • 7 October 2011

    Potato waste could produce new food ingredients

    Danish researchers have developed a new method, which uses potato waste for the extraction of rhamnogalacturonan I (RG-I), a pectic polysaccharide, that could be used to produce new ingredients and...

  • 7 October 2011

    Cristal Union to acquire Vermandoise for $1.3bn

    French sugar cooperative Cristal Union has agreed to acquire Vermandoise in a deal valued at nearly €1bn ($1.3bn), which would create France's second largest sugar group.

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