Novidades do Setor

Leve e gostosa, a Magic Toast é um sucesso no mercado e, recentemente, passou a compor o portfólio de LEV. As deliciosas torradas ganharam novas embalagens, com laminação fosca e predominância da cor branca, que chama mais a atenção e tem mais destaque nos pontos de venda. O produto continua o mesmo. A Magic Toast é uma base perfeita para…

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A produção do dendê no Brasil abastece muito mais do que a tradicional culinária baiana. O óleo de dendê é um dos mais versáteis e também o mais consumido no mundo, principalmente na Ásia. O óleo bruto é o que conhecemos das famosas receitas de vatapá e acarajé, mas sua maior aplicação se dá na indústria. Depois de refinado, o…

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A Creme Mel apresenta seu novo picolé, sabor Chocomenta. O produto, da linha "sorvetes em forma de palito", mistura sabor mesclado de menta e chocolate com pedaços de chocolate meio amargo. Previsto para estrear em 1º de dezembro, o Chocomenta poderá ser encontrado em mais de 15 mil pontos de venda ativos em todo o Brasil. "Os consumidores pediram e…

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On November 19th, COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Limited, a subsidiary of COFCO Corporation, together with the other two main Coca-Cola bottlers in China and the Coca-Cola Company, reached a definitive agreement to refranchise all existing Coca-Cola bottling operations in China. Upon the completion of the agreement, COFCO and Swire will carve up Coca-Cola’s bottling operations in China, among which, the number…

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Mondelez International has teamed up with Fairtrade to expand its Cocoa Life sustainability program which will now run across all Cadbury products in the UK and Ireland. The partnership will begin in May 2017 and has been heralded as an “industry leading sustainable cocoa farming program” by Fairtrade and Mondelez International. The move comes as consumers increasingly demand to know…

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Biotechnology company Novozymes is expanding its operations in India with plans for a new enzyme production and supply chain facility expected to open in 2018. The Denmark-headquartered company is looking to accommodate business growth, production hikes and supply chain needs. With an initial investment of DKK 300 million (US$42.7 million) the facility near Mumbai will produce enzymes using solid state…

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Unilever, vanilla supplier Symrise and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH have joined forces with Save the Children to help improve the livelihoods of vanilla farming communities in the Sava region, Madagascar. The development partnership is partly financed through the develoPPP.de program of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The three-year initiative will aim to…

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At its General meeting held on 17 November, IPIFF – the European Umbrella Organization representing the interests of Insect Producers for Food and Feed – welcomed the recent progress made by EU policy makers on ‘key’ dossiers for the sector. Notably, IPIFF welcomed the recent publication of the EU guidance on Novel Food by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).…

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Nestlé will be forced to drop the Swiss cross from 80 products manufactured in Switzerland following a new law on 'Swissness' set to come into force in January next year. "This is very unfortunate," the head of Nestlé Switzerland has said.Passed in 2013, the legislation sets minimum thresholds for ingredients of Swiss origin and will come into force on 1…

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A new study has highlighted some of the lesser-known properties in stevia – one of which has anti-obesity potential – that could provide extra commercial benefits in addition to its sweetening power.Stevia was first developed for commercial use in Japan in the 1970s, and China is now the world’s largest producer.But despite its extensive use over the last 35 years,…

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