Lumora sold to ERBA Diagnostics Mannheim
Tate & Lyle Ventures has sold its Fund I portfolio company Lumora to ERBA Diagnostics Mannheim (ERBA) for an undisclosed amount.
Archives for September 24, 2015
Highest failure rate for food samples from outside UK
Food from the UK was most frequently sampled however samples from outside had the highest failure rate, according to Northern Ireland's eighth food surveillance sampling report.
Expo East in review
Jackfruit is ready to go mainstream with duel RTE launches
Jackfruit, a previously hard-to-find but popular meat substitute among vegans, is going mainstream in the US with two manufacturers launching ready-to-eat product lines featuring the fibrous plant as a main ingredient.
479 Degrees popcorn gets multi-million dollar cash injection from investors including KIND founder Daniel Lubetzky
San Francisco-based ready to eat popcorn maker 479 Degrees has raised a new round of capital from some high profile investors including KIND founder Daniel Lubetzky and Emil Capital Partners, which has also pumped cash into fast-growing brands including...
Cargill to move mince production from Nebraska
Cargill is to convert its beef mince plant in Columbus, Nebraska to a cooked meats facility and will relocate mince production to another site. The cost of the changes will be $111m and 80 jobs will be lost, said the company.
Turkey’s poultry exports drop in 2015
Turkey’s poultry exports have decreased by 50% so far in 2015 following speculation over potential bird flu cases and escalating terror attacks in its export markets, according to senior industry figures.
EnviroLogix receives AOAC certification for aflatoxin test
EnviroLogix has received AOAC Performance Tested Method (PTM) certification for its aflatoxin test kit.
AAK acquires major stake in Indian company
Edible oils AAK has acquired a 51% share of Indian specialty oils and fats company, Kamani, to strengthen its foothold in India.
FMC set for Danish innovation centre boost
FMC Corporation will open a new European Innovation Center in Denmark next year, creating a hub for its technical and material experts to improve product development.
Metal shavings prompt chicken recall
Sanderson Farms has recalled more than 550,000 pounds of chicken products due to possible foreign material contamination, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS).
High-fat diets lead to overeating because of 'faulty' brain signalling
Disrupted insulin signalling in the brain along with a high-fat diet may result in overconsumption, while a normal diet has no effect, say researchers - who suggest that these altered brain functions can lead to us overconsuming fatty foods.
JBS acquisition of Moy Park approved
The European Commission has granted European Union (EU) regulatory approval to Brazil-based meat producer JBS’ acquisition of UK-based poultry meat supplier Moy Park Holdings (Europe).
Montana farmers meet with Congress over COOL
The Montana Farmers’ Union (MFU) has met with members of the US Congress to urge support for country-of-origin labelling (COOL) for beef, pork and chicken.
UK government calls for more local labelling
The UK government is calling on manufacturers to use local county of origin labelling on its products – but unlike in Italy such measures would be voluntary.
Corbion bags EU patent for novel acid powder coating tech
Corbion has successfully patented a proprietary acid powder coating technology, using partially-neutralised acid instead of fat coatings, the company announced.