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A francesa Danone anunciou, nesta segunda-feira (03), que fechou acordo para vender a Stonyfield por US$ 875 milhões à Lactalis, multinacional francesa. A medida faz parte das exigências do Departamento de Justiça dos EUA para que a Danone possa fechar a compra da WhiteWave. A venda da Stonyfield é estimada para ser concluída no terceiro trimestre deste ano, mas ainda…

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Fundada em 2010, a Espírito Cacau desenvolve uma linha de chocolates premium elaborada com cacau orgânico cultivado em duas fazendas capixabas. A empresa integra o Grupo Espírito Cacau que engloba as fazendas, uma fábrica e uma chocolateria, tendo, dessa forma, o controle de todo o processo, desde o plantio do fruto até a produção do chocolate gourmet que é saboreado…

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US-based Agropur Ingredients have announced the broadening of the ingredients business of Agropur Cooperative. Under the new structure, Agropur Ingredients will be comprised of three sectors: Nutrition Solutions, Dairy Solutions and Custom Solutions. The new platform will streamline the Agropur US processes and allow the Cooperative to better serve its base of customers worldwide. Agropur Ingredients is a global supplier…

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Carlsberg UK has acquired London Fields Brewery and will operate the business in a joint venture with Brooklyn Brewery from Brooklyn, New York. Carlsberg UK has not disclosed the financial details of the acquisition, however London Fields Brewery has been on the market since its founder, Jules De Vere Whiteway-Wilkinson, was charged with tax fraud. London Fields Brewery, which was…

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The German company Uckermärker Milch GmbH, which is part of the HOCHDORF Group, is to concentrate on high-value products and markets in the future, further extending its market position with butter, buttermilk and refined milk powders. It plans to stop curd production at the end of October. Uckermärker Milch GmbH, which is based in Germany and belongs to the HOCHDORF…

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Lower tariffs on high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) were linked to higher supply and likely consumption of added sweeteners in Canada, including HFCS, found new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The structuring of tariffs in NAFTA, which separated food and beverage syrups containing cane and beet sugars from HFCS, changed…

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Hubei Xingfa (Xingfa), a Fortune China 500 company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the largest manufacturer of specialty phosphates in China, have announced that its portfolio of specialty compounds for high-quality food products with improved texture, yield and sensory appeal is now available in North America. “Xingfa’s specialty compounds portfolio combines the key functionalities required for the…

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Depois de cinco anos, você encontrará novamente lasanhas Perdigão nas prateleiras. É que o veto do Cade (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica) à comercialização de alguns produtos da marca – dentro das condições para que a criação da BRF, a fusão entre Sadia e Perdigão, fosse aceita – chegou ao fim. Em 2012, a Perdigão parou de vender produtos de…

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Kraft Food Ingredients has rebranded itself Kraft Heinz Ingredients after recently adding Heinz products to its portfolio of ingredient solutions. The newly named company made its debut to the food ingredients industry at IFT17, held June 25-28 in Las Vegas. The rebranding to Kraft Heinz Ingredients is a symbol of how Kraft Food Ingredients moving forward as a company to…

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Unilever have announced a “strategic partnership” with Dutch company Zwanenberg Food Group which will see Zwanenberg buy the plant and manufacture products under brands including Unox, Knorr and Bertolli. Unilever will remain accountable for sales and marketing of the brands, emphasized the impact the agreement would have on the future of the Unox brand. Zwanenberg intends to relocate a volume…

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