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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has invested US$65 million in Ripple Foods Inc., a startup beverage company that creates milk-like beverages from yellow peas. The investment is Ripple's largest to date and brings the two-year-old company's total funding to US$110 million. The global market for dairy alternative drinks is expected to reach US$16.3bn in this year alone, according data, a dramatic…

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O conselho de administração da Minerva Foods, empresa de carne bovina, aprovou a indicação de Eduardo de Toledo, para o cargo de diretor de finanças. Atualmente, o executivo exerce o mesmo cargo na empresa de papel e celulose Klabin. Toledo substituirá Edison Ticle, que deixou a companhia em janeiro após quase nove anos. Além da atuação na Klabin, Toledo já…

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Further to the announcement in December 2017, Firmenich has confirmed that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Flavourome, an established flavors company in South Africa. At the time of the announcement, the transaction was subject to clearance by the relevant regulatory authorities (including the Competition Commission) and was expected to close by March 2018. With this acquisition, Firmenich is…

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Mondelēz International has unveiled its newest global Technical Center in Jurong, Singapore. The facility focuses on innovation, developing new products and technologies for some of the company's iconic brands like Clorets, Halls, Stride, Trident gum, Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate and Oreo biscuits. The Singapore Technical Center is part of the company's previously announced US$65 million investment in nine fully equipped…

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Caldic has announced that it set to acquire Acatris, a supplier of ingredients, services and solutions to the Food Processing industry. The completion of this agreement underlines Caldic’s vision to be a full-service and customer-focused distributor of food. With this acquisition, Caldic strengthens its range of single ingredients and stabilizer systems. Acatris is located in Bunschoten, the Netherlands and Mechelen,…

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The European Union has approved European Dairy Association (EDA) guidance for “cheese as raw material” and the organization for the processed cheese sector, Assifonte’s “Good Manufacturing Practice Guidelines for Processed Cheese” – a major for food safety, consumer protection and product quality across the Union. “The EDA guidelines for ‘cheese as raw material’ are a concise and state-of-the-art compendium on…

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Two new high-end cask-conditioned Jacobsen beers have been specially created for the restaurant industry in an innovative collaboration between Carlsberg and researchers from the Nordic Food Lab. The cask-conditioned Jacobsen beers are destined for the thriving Nordic gourmet scene and the recipe is the result of five years work as the partnership first began in 2013. The Jacobsen Chanterelle Lager…

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Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, a traditional time of the year when sweets, chocolate and other confectionery snacks are given as gifts by romantic souls the world over. It may be a cliché, but presenting something sweet as a sign of love is as popular as ever – and these days the act of giving is not confined to romantic…

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A Copacol – Cooperativa agroindustrial – apresentou um faturamento de R$ 3,458 bilhões em 2017, alta de 6,31% na comparação com o ano anterior. Os dados foram divulgados durante Assembleia Geral Ordinária na última sexta-feira (02). Foram repassados para os cooperados entre Sobras, Complementações Juros e Capital, R$ 58,5 milhões. "Conseguimos aumentar as nossas exportações e realizamos investimentos como a…

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Novozymes has announced its results for 2017, highlighting a “solid” year with 4 percent sales growth in the Organic segment, Food & Beverages experienced a 9 percent increase, but Agriculture & Feed was down 3 percent. Q4 earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) fell 4 percent to 1.02 billion DKK (US$169.85 million), missing the 1.07 billion DKK expected by analysts.…

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