No horse meat found in latest industry and EU testing 23 July 2014 | By The Food Standards Agency The latest round of industry and European Union testing published today found no horse meat DNA in meat products at or above the 1% reporting threshold...
TreeHouse completes common stock offering to Fund Flagstone Foods acquisition 23 July 2014 | By TreeHouse Foods, Inc TreeHouse Foods, Inc. announced that it has closed the underwritten public offering for an aggregate of 4,950,331 shares of TreeHouse common stock...
Premier Foods Half Year results for the six months to 30 June 2014 22 July 2014 | By Premier Foods Trading profit increased 2.1% in challenging markets...
New protocol for Atypical BSE investigations 21 July 2014 | By The European Food Safety Authority EFSA has developed a laboratory protocol on how to conduct new studies for investigating the presence of the agent of Atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in tissues of infected cattle...
7th Protein Summit 2014 21 July 2014 | By Bridge 2 Food How food, pet food, feed and downstream processing industries co-operate in the supply chain and achieve innovation & sustainability goals...
Danone partners with Brookside, East Africa’s leading Dairy Products company 18 July 2014 | By Danone Danone and Brookside’s shareholders announced an agreement allowing Danone to acquire a 40% interest in Brookside’s holding company...
The Ferrero Group continues investing in Turkey and in the hazelnut sector 17 July 2014 | By The Ferrero Group The Ferrero Group continues to strengthen its presence in the hazelnut market in order to guarantee and further improve the quality of a leading raw material that gives a unique taste to many of its popular products...
ConAgra Foods buys TaiMei Potato in $93m deal 16 July 2014 | By ConAgra Foods' As part of its ongoing business strategy to grow the company’s international presence, ConAgra Foods, Inc., announced that it has acquired TaiMei Potato Industry Limited...
Rapid expansion continues at Lindt & Sprüngli 16 July 2014 | By The Lindt & Sprüngli Group The Lindt & Sprüngli Group, manufacturer of premium quality chocolate world wide, is to acquire the traditional US family business Russell Stover Candies, Inc. headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri...
Great tasting low-fat cheeses and cakes could soon be on the menu 16 July 2014 | By Heriot-Watt University Heriot-Watt scientists have been involved in research which could produce low-fat cheeses and cakes that are just as tempting as full-fat equivalents...
Majority stake acquired in Gulf Union Foods Company 16 July 2014 | By Olayan Financing Company Olayan Financing Company has acquired 51% of Gulf Union Foods Company, a leading beverage maker in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf that specializes in fruit juices...
The Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company declares regular quarterly dividend 16 July 2014 | By The Coca-Cola Company The Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company declared a regular quarterly dividend of 30.5 cents per common share...
TreeHouse announces common stock offering to fund Flagstone Foods acquisition 16 July 2014 | By Treehouse Foods TreeHouse Foods, Inc. announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $325 million of shares of its common stock pursuant to an underwritten public offering...
Mars one of 12 leading companies to sign Renewable Energy Buyers’ Principles 15 July 2014 | By Mars Seeking to increase availability of cost-competitive renewable energy to run their businesses, 12 leading companies signed the Renewable Energy Buyers’ Principles to better communicate their purchasing needs and expectations to the marketplace...
AIMPLAS coordinates the research to obtain biodegradable packages for dairy products 14 July 2014 | By AIMPLAS The Technological Institute of Plastic (AIMPLAS) is coordinating the research carried out by seven companies and technological centers since last May...