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Olam's third-quarter net profit grows 17.5 percent to US$24.1m, according to financial results posted by the agri-business giant – despite facing tough trading conditions for coffee and headwinds and pressure on cocoa businesses.The supplier says it significantly improved financial and operating performance – Q3 2017: PATMI up 17.5 percent to US$24.1 million, while operational PATMI is up 17.1 percent to…

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Arla Foods Ingredients is to launch a new range of whey protein-based Complementary Feeding solutions that support babies during the gradual move to solid foods. Arla Foods Ingredients’ new Complementary Feeding range includes food product concepts that deliver benefits for gut health, allergy management, healthy growth and bone development. Infants transition from a diet based exclusively on breast milk or…

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Pensando na profunda reformulação da distribuição de alimentos no Brasil – aumento das vendas pelo e-commerce, grupos de compra e cash & carrys – a Zini Brasil criou uma conexão direta entre sua fábrica em São Paulo e os operadores do fast food, consumidores e manipuladores: o Mercatone. O espaço é chamado de "Industriarejo Zini", onde uma parte da indústria…

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An Italian scientist’s idea has resulted in the ability to grow durum wheat in the extreme heat of famine-affected Senegal, Mauritania and Mali, potentially boosting the income for 1 million farming families, and therefore winning the 2017 Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security. The genome fingerprinting research project led by Dr. Filippo Bassi of ICARDA3 and Professor Rodomiro Ortiz…

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The United Nations Environment Project (UN Environment) and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) have signed a small-scale funding agreement that aims to support oil palm smallholder farmers toward improved livelihood and sustainable production. Smallholder farmers are responsible for around 40 percent of the world’s palm oil but can often struggle with gaining market access. Much more work needs…

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Seven companies, from a short-list of 75 start-ups selected for a four-month acceleration program this summer by MassChallenge Switzerland, have been selected to receive financial prizes. MassChallenge Switzerland, of which Givaudan is a founding partner, is a not-for-profit start-up accelerator program established to help entrepreneurs across all industries. It also rewards the highest-impact start-ups through a competition to win significant…

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Trade in agri-commodities and food and drink products represents 11 percent of bilateral trade flows between the 27 EU member states and the UK. As a consequence of Brexit, unprecedented challenges and a high level of uncertainty prevail, according to Celcaa, Copa and Cogeca and FoodDrinkEurope, which are all calling for a comprehensive EU-UK trade deal. The three food chain…

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A fabricante de refresco em pó “Tang”, da Mondelez, foi condenada a pagar uma multa de R$ 1 milhão no prazo de 30 dias, por publicidade enganosa. A multa foi emitida pela Secretaria Nacional do Consumidor do Ministério da Justiça (Senacon/MJ). Na avaliação do órgão, a fabricante Mondelez Brasil, nova denominação da Kraft Foods do Brasil, cometeu “práticas em desacordo…

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El objetivo es conseguir un aumento de la productividad en los campos de olivos, así como la reducción de fitosanitarios químicos y la mejora de la calidad de los aceites obtenidos. España, con más de 2,5 hectáreas cultivadas de olivos, es el principal exportador de aceite de oliva del mundo. El grupo operativo supra-autonómico SALUDOLIVAR es una iniciativa que cuenta…

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Royal DSM a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials and Amyris, Inc, the industrial bioscience company, have enhanced their strategic alliance through the sale of Amyris Brasil Ltda to DSM and the establishment of a long-term manufacturing partnership for Amyris' high-volume products. The consideration for Amyris Brasil Ltda, which owns and operates the Brotas 1 production facility,…

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