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Six major food companies have announced they will develop a color-coded nutrition label on their products’ packages in the EU. The Coca-Cola Company, Mars, Mondelez International, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever: "are committed to continue to take meaningful actions, alongside other stakeholders, to contribute to promoting healthier diets and balanced lifestyles to tackle issues related to obesity and other non-communicable diseases."…

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IOI Loders Croklaan, a market leader in the development and manufacture of specialty fats and oils for the bakery, confectionery, dairy and foodservice segments, has revealed plans to expand its production facility in Rexdale, Ontario, Canada. The expansion, which includes new deodorization capacity to complement recent additions in bleaching and oil processing, provides the company with the capacities and capabilities…

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Yesterday Chancellor Philip Hammond confirmed the final Soft Drinks Industry Levy rates of 18 pence per liter and 24 pence per liter for the two sugar bands at 5g/100ml and 8g/100ml respectively. It is now over to MPs to pass the legislation, and then manufacturers and retailers to continue to raise their sugar reduction game. The UK government Treasury announced…

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Boa notícia aos apaixonados por queijos. Muito além dos já conhecidos e apreciados brie, camembert, gruyère e emmental, os brasileiros terão acesso, em breve, a uma boa seleção de queijos da Borgonha, na França. A região, vale lembrar, ficou mundialmente famosa por produzir alguns dos melhores vinhos do mundo, a exemplo do Romanée-Conti, atualmente o mais caro do planeta, segundo…

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Academia Bunge em Recife é a primeira na região Nordeste e pretende capacitar cerca de 4 mil profissionais em seu primeiro ano de atividade. Empresa prevê investimentos de aproximadamente R$ 10 milhões na região Nordeste, ainda em 2017. Reconhecida por oferecer produtos de qualidade nos segmentos de panificação, confeitaria e restaurantes, a Bunge inaugura, nesta quinta-feira (09/03), em Recife, o…

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First Milk has supplied fresh British milk to Nestlé UK&I since 2003, in a relationship that has focused on building a long term sustainable supply chain for Nestlé's confectionary and beverage businesses. CEO Mike Gallacher said: “Nestlé are a hugely important customer for First Milk and I am delighted to see this relationship renewed for the long term. Nestlé have…

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Ingredion Incorporated, a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, announced today that it has successfully completed the acquisition of the rice starch and rice flour business from Sun Flour Industry Co, Ltd. based in Banglen, Thailand. "This acquisition not only supports Ingredion's global strategy to increase our higher-value specialty ingredients portfolio, it also strengthens our capability to…

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PureCircle has marked the completion of a $42 million expansion of its stevia plant in Malaysia with a ceremony attended by the Minister of Energy, Green Technology & Water, Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Maximus Johnity Ongkili.PureCircle has a deep commitment to making stevia a mainstream ingredient and claims to be the only company that has this type and scale of…

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Reports in Brazilian media claim that PepsiCo is to acquire dairy company Fábrica de Produtos Alimentícios Vigor SA. According to anonymous sources who spoke with South American newspaper Valor Econômico, PepsiCo is making a move to buy the Brazilian company and has made a bid of approximately US$1.9 billion. However, according to the reports, the current owners J&F Investimentos Ltda,…

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Cargill has introduced a newly developed texturizing solution that will enable European confectionery manufacturers to achieve optimal texture and transparency while reducing drying time by up to 50 percent for their gelatin-free winegum applications. The new Cargill product – C*Clearset 35426 – is a unique blend of specialty starches for gelatin-free sugar confectionery applications with outstanding functionality. It offers a…

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