TreeHouse Foods, Inc. announced the intention to close its facility in Visalia, California by the end of the first quarter of 2019. The plant primarily produces pretzels and cereal snack mixes for the Baked Goods segment.
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Kansas State University researchers have received a three-year, USD450,486 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to study the relationships between the digestion of starch and its effect on human health.
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At the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) conference, executives of Mondelēz International highlighted the company's priorities for the year, mentioning cost efficiencies as a fundamental part of our playbook.
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The European Commission has sent a notice to stakeholders in the UK to warn that after Brexit, at the end of March 2019, the UK will become a “third country” and preparing for the withdrawal is not just a matter for the EU...
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Middleby Corporation announced the acquisition of Hinds-Bock Corporation, a leading manufacturer of solutions for filling and depositing bakery and food product, an integral part of the industrial baking and food processing line.
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Anuga Chief Dietmar Eiden, previously responsible for the food and food technology segment in his role as Koelnmesse’s divisional head of trade fair management, will be leaving Koelnmesse at his request to pursue new professional…
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Mondelēz International announces it has appointed Debra Crew, former president and CEO of Reynolds American, and Peter May, president and a founding partner of Trian Fund Management, L.P., to the company's board of directors, effective…
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MECATHERM, the leading supplier of automated production lines for the industrial bakery sector, has recently revealed its new visual identity, as it and pledges that 2018 will be about innovation. MECATHERM launched the new visual identity…
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Norwegian conglomerate Orkla has purchased Danish bakery company Struer Brod for an undisclosed price through its wholly-owned subsidiary Orkla Foods Sverige. Orkla’s acquisition of Struer Brod is aimed at bolstering...
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Lesaffre has acquired Alltech’s yeast extract facility in Serbia, as part of its strategic development objectives in nutrition and health, it says in a recent announcement. This operation will strengthen the leading position in the growing…
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Nestlé has acquired a majority stake in Terrafertil, a company selling natural, organic, plant-based foods and healthy snacks. The move widens Nestlé’s presence in a fast-growing category in Latin America, the United States and the United…
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As a result of the EU’s new rules on dietetic foods, applicable since July 2016, a whole range of products carrying dietetic suitability statements needed to be re-labeled and/or reformulated. In addition, Commission Regulation 2018/97,…
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Sensient Technologies has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the natural color business of GlobeNatural, a leading natural food and ingredient company based in Lima, Peru, owned by the Michell Group. The transaction is expected to…
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Franz Family Bakery is lobbying Lane County and Springfield officials for a property tax waiver on its proposed USD20m expansion in Glenwood. The expansion would add 45 jobs at the factory, which has slightly more than 200 employees. The…
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Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, announces that Frédéric Boned has been appointed EMEA vice president (VP) of its human nutrition and health business as of January 1.
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In addition to the sale of the Cicero facility, Aryzta said it has agreed to sell its Cloverhill facility in Chicago to Hostess Brands, Inc. Cloverhill makes Danish pastries, cinnamon rolls, crumb cakes, donuts and honey buns, primarily…
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Mondelēz International has unveiled its newest global Technical Center in Jurong, Singapore. The facility focuses on innovation, developing new products and technologies for some of the company's iconic brands, including Oreo biscuits.
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According to a recent study published by Public Health Reviews in the UK, the correct public health policy message is a simple one: flour should be fortified with folic acid.
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