Novidades do Setor

Vaessen-Schoemaker has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Agersol Sp. z o.o. (Agersol). Katowice area-based, Agersol is a Polish producer of innovative, functional ingredients for meat applications and predominantly focuses on the production of alginate-gel based casings. Vaessen-Schoemaker has established itself in ingredient functionality. The business is continuously looking to bring innovations to the food processing industry, adding…

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Uma comitiva de quatro executivos da norte-americana National Beef chega nesta segunda-feira ao Brasil para visitar as operações da Marfrig na América do Sul, informou a companhia de alimentos brasileira, como parte do processo de integração das operações nas duas regiões. A Marfrig anunciou em abril a compra de 51 por cento da National Beef, quarta maior processadora de carne…

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Layn Natural Ingredients has entered into a strategic agreement with Firmenich, the world’s largest privately owned company in the flavor and fragrance business. Capitalizing on its leadership in the plant-based, high-potency sweetener industry, this agreement significantly increases Layn’s distribution reach and provides access to some of the best formulation expertise globally to further develop Layn’s extensive sweetener portfolio, according to…

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French dairy group Lactalis is looking to further expand in the infant formula market, with the acquisition of the infant nutrition business of South African company Aspen Pharmacare for €739.8 million (US$860.7 million). Lactalis is a privately owned, global leader in the dairy industry with revenue of €18.4 billion (US$21.4 billion) sales in over 200 countries, approximately 80,000 employees and…

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Now that International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) has received antitrust clearance from all relevant antitrust authorities around the world, and all antitrust and competition laws have been satisfied, Chairman and CEO Andreas Fibig says the company wants to build on its strong momentum, focus on integrating planning and “provide a seamless experience for customers.” Speaking to FoodIngredientsFirst, Fibig says…

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Plant protein ingredients producer Parabel USA Inc has finalized a distribution agreement with Stauber USA, a subsidiary of Hawkins Inc., for the commercialization of the award-winning LENTEIN plant protein in the US market. Parabel USA Inc. grows water lentils – Lemnaceae – in open hydroponic systems and processes them into LENTEIN plant protein and other plant-based ingredients. It is the…

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Na abertura dos negócios desta segunda na B3, as ações da BRF (BOV:BRFS3) operam com forte valorização de 6,50% a R$ 21,76, liderando assim os ganhos do Ibovespa. A companhia anunciou na manhã de hoje que contratou Neil Peixoto para assumir a vice-presidência de Qualidade, P&D e Sustentabilidade em substituição a Fabrício Delgado, que deixa a companhia após cerca de…

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A Novozymes e a DSM lançam a primeira enzima do mundo voltada a melhorar a funcionalidade intestinal de frangos de corte. Ela permite que os frangos absorvam melhor os nutrientes, e os produtores de aves podem usar menos ração e avançar para uma produção mais sustentável A Novozymes, líder mundial em soluções biológicas e a DSM, líder mundial em nutrição…

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A BRF leiloará no início de outubro ativos não-operacionais, como fazendas, terrenos, apartamentos e centros de distribuição. Pelos lances mínimos propostos, a empresa levantará cerca de R$ 30 milhões. O movimento faz parte do plano de desinvestimentos da companhia, no qual a BRF propõe arrecadar R$ 5 bilhões até o fim deste ano, de forma que a alavancagem vá para…

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Cargill has reached an agreement to acquire Polish food company Konspol, signaling the introduction of its global protein business into the Polish market and strengthening the company’s poultry footprint. The move expands operations in this space to 14 countries. Under the agreement, Cargill will purchase the Polish assets of Konspol’s food and fresh chicken business. Konspol provides a range of…

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