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LycoRed to target Eastern Europe

LycoRed plans to target Eastern Europe for sales growth, according to newly appointed global vice president of marketing and sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa Frederic Nanquette.

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Sugar makes you dumber, fish oil can help - research

High consumption of sugar-rich foods could slow learning and memory, whilst intake of omega-3 fatty acids could help offset such problems, according to new research.

Yoplait processing reverts to France after Glanbia deal

Processing of Yoplait yoghurts for Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland will revert back to France after dairy giant Glanbia’s sale of the franchise back to Yoplait.

Focus on food security intensifies as politicians gather

Government should not rely on industry to fix the food chain, according to global charity Oxfam, speaking ahead of the G8 and Rio+20 Summits.

Global Industry News

Berlin targets customer growth after takeover from FoodProductionDaily.com

Berlin Packaging said its acquisition of packaging distributor Lerman Container will enable it to get geographically closer to customers and expand existing markets in the US.

'More likely' PepsiCo split could see beverages or snacks arms sold - analysts from BeverageDaily.com

Leading US analysts believe that major shareholders are pushing for a PepsiCo split that could happen sooner rather than later, and said the firm could spin-out or sell its Americas Beverages or American snacks businesses.

Which? reignites ‘traffic light’ food labelling debate from FoodManufacture.co.uk

Consumer group, Which? has called for ‘traffic light’ labelling to be used as an industry standard to improve nutritional information for consumers.

UK signs £50M deal to export pork to China from FoodManufacture.co.uk

The UK has signed a landmark deal, worth at least £50M, to export pork to mainland China – the world’s biggest market for pig meat.

CSM bakery sell-off puts + 400 UK jobs at risk from FoodManufacture.co.uk

The plans of Dutch-owned bakery and bio-ingredients group CSM to sell parts of its European and American bakery supplies business puts far more jobs at risk than the 400 previously reported – a union official has told FoodManufacture.co.uk.