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Around 300 jobs will be lost as Mondelez International is shifting its Cadbury confectionery production from New Zealand to Australia after efforts to stay local failed. The confectionery giant claims that despite an “exhaustive search and extensive work with a potential supplier” no local manufacturer has been found. Previously Mondelez had said that if a suitable local manufacturer was found,…

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Carbery has announced the appointment of Jason Hawkins as the new Chief Executive and a Director of the company. He will take over from Dan MacSweeney when he retires after 25 years as CEO at the end of December 2017. Originally from Tralee, Co. Kerry in Ireland, Hawkins is currently Chief Operating Officer with Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), where…

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Nestlé has been recognized as a global leader in its response to climate change, again earning a place in the annual CDP Climate A List. Nestlé is among just 5 percent of participating companies to be featured on the 2017 Climate A List, compiled by global non-for-profit charity CDP. This is in recognition of action taken in the last year…

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Emmi is increasing its stake in Mexideli 2000 Holding SA de CV from 50 percent to 51 percent thus holding a majority stake in the company. Strengthening its international presence in Mexico is part of Emmi’s strategy. Some of the desired growth is to be achieved in emerging markets outside Europe – including in Latin America. Mexico is the third…

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US firm Mann Packing is recalling a variety of packed vegetables across North America as the company fears they could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Mann Packing has issued the voluntary recall in response to a single positive result found on one of its products during random sampling by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. To date, public health officials have…

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Pilgrim’s Pride has announced that it will close its Luverne, Minnesota, US, poultry processing facility, which employs approximately 200 people, effective December 29, 2017. The decision to close the facility will allow Pilgrim’s to shift production and equipment to more efficient operations to enhance synergies and better serve the company's key customers, the company’s press release states. In total, Pilgrim’s…

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French company, Aromatech Flavours Co., Ltd. has announced the opening of its new production facility in Bangkok, Thailand, dedicated to powder and liquid flavors. Aromatech has been operating in Bangkok since 2003. After several months of work, the 1500m² subsidiary is now able to produce 500 tons per year. The facility will create, produce and sell the best food flavors…

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Nestlé Waters has announced that it will strengthen its collaboration with the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) to certify 20 factories by 2020. The company has already certified four Nestlé Waters bottling facilities: one in Sheikhupura, Pakistan, and three in California (Ontario, Sacramento and Livermore). It plans to certify additional sites in Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, Latin America and the…

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Biological solutions giant Novozymes has published its “solid” results for the nine months of 2017, which also shows strong growth for Q3. The growth is greater than expected, according to company CEO Peder Holk Nielsen, who also said that the company is adjusting the outlook for the full-year upwards. The third quarter saw organic revenue growth of 8 percent and…

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La marca lanza una edición especial del reconocido chocolate Block, ideal para acompañar las reuniones con familiares y amigos. Cofler, la marca líder de Argentina en el segmento de tabletas, rompe con todo lo conocido y lanza una edición especial de chocolate con maní de un kilo bajo la marca Block. Único en el mercado y con un molde innovador,…

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