PureCircle Limited (LSE: PURE) PureCircle, the world’s leading producer and marketer of high purity stevia products, announces today a significant
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Sourcing and extracting the highest quality of vanilla beans has been the core business of Gazignaire for decades. Vanilla is
Germany’s new number one dairy company exhibits at FIE. The newly merged company DMK (DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH) will
What started in 1984 with the foundation of UD Chemie GmbH by Uwe L.F. Dubberke grew over the next 25
AB Enzymes is pleased to announce its new partnership with Orkila, the leading distributor in the Middle East and Africa
EUROSERUM, world leader on the demineralized whey powders market dedicated to baby food, also offers a wide range of dairy
Icam, the Agostoni family company since 1946, is an Italian modern bean-to-bar producer of a wide range of premium quality
“Enjoy taste. enjoy diversity.” is the name of the new product concept, which the Plantextrakt Business Unit of the Martin
The various RAPSolution products improve flavour as well as having a range of beneficial qualities: RAPSolution AO prevents premature oxidation,
Lactose-free milk chocolate – the milk chocolate experience for people with lactose intolerance Chocolat Frey AG launches the lactose-free milk
Supported by nutrition scientists CFF is recommending an increase of daily dietary fibre intake and introduces a new healthy fibre
In 1986, 25 years ago, Cosucra Groupe Warcoing, a family-owned company based in Belgium, manufactures the first industrial chicory inulin
UK and Irish beverages producer C&C Group has acquired Hornsby’s, the number two domestic US cider brand, from E &
The Irish Dairy Board has strengthened its presence in the US with the acquisition of Thiel Cheese & Ingredients for
Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business has agreed a memorandum of understanding that underlines its continued support for Ivorian cocoa farmers
The EU’s competition authorities have given the go-ahead for Arla Foods’ acquisition of Allgauland-Kasereien in Southern Germany. Allgauland-Kasereien will now
Grupo Bimbo has just completed the acquisition of Sara Lee’s fresh bakery business in North America. The deal, which has
PepsiCo has agreed to form a strategic alliance with Tingyi Holding, one of the major food and beverage companies in
Greek dairy producer Olympus has opened its first greenfield factory in Romania at a cost of Eur55 million, representing the
US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice is reported to have made an approach to buy Greencore, one of
While the ready-to-drink or iced coffee market is relatively mature and showing only modest growth in much of Asia, levels
Reflecting its strategy of expanding in emerging markets, PepsiCo is reported to have acquired Mabel, one of Brazil’s leading biscuit
Leading global spirits group Beam recently celebrated the filling of its 12 millionth barrel of bourbon since the repeal of
Sainsbury’s has become the UK’s largest anaerobic digestion (AD) retailer after signing a ground breaking deal with Biffa, the waste
British and Irish meat processor Dunbia has expanded its operations through the purchase of English pork business Heathfield Foods. The deal increases
US-based snack foods group Diamond Foods is delaying its acquisition of Pringles from Procter & Gamble. The $2.35 billion deal
The newly created DMK, Germany’s largest dairy co-operative, has unveiled plans for major restructuring in order to improve cost efficiency.
Sara Lee is reported to be in negotiations to sell Eurodough, its French baked goods unit, as part of the
The Scottish Government has published its Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) Bill, which looks to set a minimum price for a unit
At the upcoming FIE, Danish manufacturer of emulsifier and stabilizer based systems, Palsgaard, will present new innovations within all of
Fortivia is a natural ingredients supplier specialized in rice by-products valorization. Its expertise in rice industry has been expended through
Unilever has agreed to sell its Culver Specialty Brands division, in the US and Canada for $325 million (Eur230 million)
UK food group Premier Foods has announced changes to its leadership team to strengthen focus on the company’s renewed growth
Kraft Foods plans to invest $100 million to more than double the capacity of its coffee production plant at Gorelovo
Having recently opened a confectionery plant in India, Ferrero is now planning to build a new factory in Turkey. Earmarked
The Coca-Cola Company is further tightening control over its North American bottling operations with the acquisition of Great Plains Coca-Cola
Nestle has completed a SFr240 million (Eur195 million) expansion of its soluble coffee factory in Timashevsk, Russia. Located in the
BrewDog, Scotland’s largest independent brewery, has unveiled plans to build the world’s first fan-funded brewery next year, as well as
Unilever is expanding its presence in Russia and enhancing its personal care portfolio with the acquisition of 82% of Concern
Adams Food Ingredients, an English subsidiary of the Irish Dairy Board, has opened a state-of-the-art dairy ingredients plant at Leek
Tangerine Confectionery, the largest UK-owned sugar confectionery and popcorn manufacturer, has acquired the Wham and Highland Toffee brands from Millar
Dairy Crest has successfully completed a debt refinancing by arranging a new bank facility that will mature in October 2016
The processing and packaging machinery industry was showing no sign of slowing down as the UK’s premier machinery exhibition, now
Clonmel, Tipperary-founded company Trustwater has won a major sustainability award at the International Dairy Federation Innovation Awards at the Dairy
Crailsheim. The Kepak Group from Ireland now benefits from a new assembly and packaging line for hamburgers in which every
A new approach to improving the management of fixed and moving assets by using cloud computing and the Internet has
Boge has launched the BC series converters that cost effectively assists the end user in efficiently producing absolutely oil free
The Sugar Bureau, established in the 1960s to provide information on sugar and its association with health, has launched its
Haighs Bakery has upgraded its compressed air system with a compact and highly efficient Boge C 7 LDR screw compressor.
Advanced batch and lot tracking systems enable consistent, repeatable, error-free batch results by avoiding operator error Squeezed by rising commodity