Hain Celestial Group announced two new developments to expand the
distribution of its brands throughout Europe, as part of the
company's international growth strategy.
American food manufacturers endorsed a measure pending in Congress
to make it illegal to slip leaflets into food packaging without the
manufacturer's consent, bolstering a law designed to prevent
tampering with consumer products.
North American food company Kraft Foods Inc., announced on August
1, that it would acquire the Central and Eastern European
businesses of German-based chocolate maker Stollwerck AG.
Sandwich makers using bread baked with herbs and spices can provide
their customers with a stronger fresher flavour by using loaves
made with encapsulated extracts, according to UK company TasteTech.
Hershey Foods Corp. announced it acquired Brazilian chocolate and
confection maker Visagis, which will give the US chocolate maker a
manufacturing presence in South America.
After months of baited breath soft drinks giant PepsiCo Inc.
finally obtained the approval, albeit by a hair's breadth, to buy
Quaker Oats Co. and its successful Gatorade brand.
Retail prices of livestock and poultry are expected to increase in
the Philippines as local producers predict a possible rise in the
prices of animal feeds due to the import ban on meat and bone meal
imposed by the Agriculture department.
New World Pasta, a maker and marketer of pasta, said on Monday it
has acquired the remaining pasta businesses of the Borden Pasta
Group from Borden Foods Corp. for $43.1 million.
The latest campaign against genetically modified foods took place
in Canada on Tuesday when consumer groups, scientists and farmers
joined forces to demand the federal government postpone approval of
genetically modified wheat.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is getting ready to vote as
early as Wednesday on whether to try to block PepsiCo Inc.'s
proposed $13.8 billion acquisition of Gatorade sports drink maker
Quaker Oats Co.
German chemicals group Bayer AG is edging towards a deal to buy the
agrochemicals arm of Franco-German drugs group Aventis SA for
around Euro 7.25 billion, including debt.
The Health Ministry of Jordan will start fortifying flour with iron
and folic acid to combat iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in
cooperation with the World Health Organisation and UNICEF.