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The Hershey Company is seriously stepping up its game to tackle the problem of deforestation in the cocoa supply chain by declaring it is committed to no new deforestation, effective immediately. The US confectionery giant has pledged to protect forests in cocoa-growing regions where the company sources its cocoa. The commitment includes two fundamental components: No new deforestation for cocoa…

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Multinational dairy cooperative, Lactalis could have been producing salmonella-tainted baby milk since 2005. Chief Executive, Emmanuel Besnier, was quoted making the statement earlier in the week to French newspaper Les Echos, adding that the crisis was “likely to cost the company hundreds of millions of euros”. The French dairy group recalled 12 million tins of baby milk, which were distributed…

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This week in business Mondelēz reported good results for Q4, Comax announced company plans to expand its team and Campden BRI expanded its microbiology facilities. Kraft Heinz made changes to its Board of Directors and the Chief Financial Officer at PureCircle was shortlisted in the Finance Director of the Year category at The Grant Thornton Quoted Company Awards. In brief:…

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La UE exigirá a las empresas alimentarias la reducción de los niveles de acrilamida a partir de abril de 2018. La acrilamida se forma al hornear, freír o tostar alimentos como el pan, patatas, cereales, bollería o café a altas temperaturas. Con el comienzo de la aplicación el próximo mes de abril del Reglamento (UE) 2017/2158, las empresas de alimentación…

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Grupo Lala, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV “LALA”) informa que, tal como se había adelantado en el comunicado del pasado 26 de octubre,la Cooperativa Central dos Produtores Rurais de Minas Gerais Ltda (“CCPR”) ejerció su derecho de preferencia para adquirir el 50% de las acciones representativas del capital social de Itambé, mismas que pertenecían a Vigor Alimentos S.A. (“Vigor”), por un…

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A Ambev lança o VOA, programa de compartilhamento de conhecimentos em gestão com organizações sociais. Em linha com os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável 1, 4, 8 e 17 da ONU, que buscam tornar nosso mundo mais inclusivo e sustentável, o programa oferece apoio a essas entidades para que elas atinjam seu maior propósito: realizar seu sonho grande e transformar o…

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A indústria de doces e chocolates deve ter uma Páscoa menos amarga em 2018. Após dois anos de forte queda nas vendas, a expectativa para este ano é manter o mesmo volume do ano passado ou, no melhor dos cenários, conquistar um pequeno aumento. Entre as razões para apostar nessa virada estão a inflação baixa – de 2,95% em 2017,…

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UK-based start-up MightyBee has launched a range of solar-dried vegan banana bars called Bananito, which will be available to buy in the UK later this year. The range will be available in three flavors: original and chewy, dark chocolate dipped, and dark chocolate and almond crush. The bananas used to make the bars are grown in a chemical-free environment and…

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Ocean Spray Cranberries has announced it has reached a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Atoka Cranberries Inc., located in Manseau, Quebec, from The Bieler Group. The acquisition will expand Ocean Spray's manufacturing footprint in Quebec, the second largest and fastest growing cranberry farming region in the world. The transaction is subject to approval and expected to close in the coming…

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Provider of value-adding vegetable oils & fats AAK has posted its interim report for the fourth quarter and year-end report 2017, showing a record-high year-over-year operating profit. Operating profit at the Swedish-Danish company reached SEK 471 million (US$59.7 million dollars), an improvement of 8 percent. The currency translation impact was negative SEK 18 million (US$2.2 million) of which SEK 12…

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