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  • ADM strengthens Southeast Asian presence with Singapore innovation center

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    Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has celebrated the opening of their new cutting-edge flavor, application and customer innovation center at the Biopolis research hub in Singapore. The opening of the 8,900-square foot (825-square meter) space was announced at a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). “Consumer tastes and preferences are changing, as people look to…

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  • Symrise highlights dairy experiences based on global positioning

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    Symrise has finalized the company’s new global positioning for the dairy market to better define how the company provides unique benefits to the dairy category. Carol McBride, Category Director for Symrise’s Sweet Business Unit North America, said: “For our customers, this positioning pinpoints the reasons why Symrise is a must-call flavor provider for anyone in the dairy industry looking to…

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  • Arla: Brabrand Dairy site will be closed next year

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    Dairy giant Arla, has announced that it will close the Brabrand site, in Aarhus, Denmark, in mid-2019 and move the production to other sites, due to lack of expansion options. Arla Foods' Board of Directors has decided to close Brabrand Dairy, which produces fermented milk products such as yogurt, skyr and crème fraîche, and relocate production to other sites in…

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  • UK: Charity calls for 20 percent sugar tax on confectionery

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    UK charity Action on Sugar is calling for a 20 percent sugar tax on all confectionery, which it says is the second highest source of sugar in children’s diets after soft drinks. The group is accusing confectionery manufacturers of discounting “sharing bags” to encourage excessive sugar consumption which, in some cases contain 29 teaspoons of sugar. And the campaigners want…

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  • Swiss chocolate industry commits to sustainable cocoa by 2025

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    Today, the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa was launched, with major chocolate supplier Barry Callebaut as one of the founding members. This platform will play an important role in creating the market pull for sustainably sourced cocoa. 41 players from the Swiss cocoa industry have joined together to form the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa. The platform members have agreed…

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  • UK: Morrisons the latest to ban energy drink sales to under-16s

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    Morrisons is the latest UK supermarket to ban the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children under the age of 16. It joins Asda, Aldi and Waitrose in setting a date for when customers buying the drinks will have to prove they are aged over 16 years old. Morrisons will introduce the age limit on March 5. Andrew Clappen, corporate…

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  • Budweiser boosts climate change credentials with new renewable energy symbol

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    Budweiser has revealed a new symbol on its beer that shows it has been brewed with 100 percent renewable electricity. It’s all part of a grand plan to brew Budweiser around the world with 100 percent renewable electricity by 2025, in line with parent company AB InBev’s commitment to source all purchased electricity from renewable sources. The symbol will appear…

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  • Coca-Cola Light Volta ao Mercado Brasileiro

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    A Coca-Cola FEMSA Brasil, engarrafadora de produtos Coca-Cola, traz de volta ao mercado a Coca-Cola Light, sem calorias e sem açúcar. A bebida está disponível em latas slim de 310 mililitros. Segundo a engarrafadora, o retorno da bebida às prateleiras se dá para atender a demanda de consumidores, além de oferecer uma maior variedade em seu portfólio de bebidas gaseificadas.…

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  • GEA optimizes flavor manufacturing with new process solution

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    Technology group GEA has launched a new process solution for flavor manufacturing and developed a machine design for the production facilities from the handling of raw materials right through to final packaging. With this, GEA helps flavor manufacturers to ensure the taste, consistency and repeatability of their products. The goal is to create a flavor that mimics, as closely as…

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  • Listeria infections increase from consumption of contaminated ready-to-eat food, says EFSA

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    Listeria cases have increased among two groups of the population: people over 75 and women aged 25-44, many of which are believed to be pregnancy-related. This is one of the main conclusions of an EFSA scientific opinion on Listeria monocytogenes and risks to public health from consumption of contaminated ready-to-eat food. The opinion covers the period 2008-2015. Experts began work…

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