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US-based Pepperidge Farm, part of Campbell Soup, plans to invest $45m in the expansion of its plant in Richmond, Utah, US, to boost its Goldfish-branded snack cracker production.
Swiss food giant Nestlé has announced that its partnership agreement with Chinese food company Yinlu Foods has been formally approved, following the conclusion of the regulatory process.
Japan has imposed a ban on rice shipments from Fukushima prefecture after samples showed levels of radioactive contamination higher than the permitted standards.
Algatechnologies, an Israel-based manufacturer of natural astaxanthin, has partnered with Novel Creation to develop Maximum Red Alga, a liquid dietary supplement of natural astaxanthin.
Reser's Fine Foods, a US-based producer of fresh and frozen foods, has received clearance from a Delaware bankruptcy court to buy the assets and operations of Chef Solutions, including its...
British-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever may divest its low-growth food business to focus on high-margin personal care operations, particularly in emerging markets, according to Fitch Ratings.
The European Commission has introduced new regulations for food and beverage manufacturers, making it easier for them to understand the permitted level of additives in different authorised food types.
Soft gels with inhomogeneous distributions of sucrose could be used to develop low sugar foods, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.
Major American soft drinks manufacturer Coca-Cola is planning to invest $2bn in India over the next five years in order to expand its non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverage business.
US-based Walker River Meat Processing plans to build a $100m meat processing facility in Lyon County, Nevada.
