Alliance Group targets UK foodservice market
New Zealand food co-operative Alliance Group has launched a pilot programme to target the UK’s premium wholesale foodservice sector.
Archives for July 16, 2017
Over one quarter of Firmenich factories running on clean energy
Over one quarter of Firmenich's factories now run on renewable energy, putting it on track to power all of its manufacturing plants with 100% renewable energy by 2020.
JBS puts more assets on the block with $40m Lakeside Feeders sale
JBS Food Canada will sell its feedlots to MCF Holdings for $40m as its Brazilian parent company, JBS SA, offloads more assets following million-dollar fines and a corruption scandal.
Bühler helps Blåtand’s berry business
Blåtand has invested in optical sorting technology from Bühler as it gears up for growth and expansion into new markets.
Brexit could mean 'less safe and nutritious products,' report warns
Exiting the European Union presents serious risks to businesses and workers in the food sector, a briefing paper has stated as it warns of a future of “less safe and nutritious products.”
GEA to build Asia’s largest milk production facility for Amul in India
GEA is set to build a new dairy plant in India for AmulFed Dairy that, when completed, will be the largest skim milk powder and dairy whitener plant in Asia.
Top 10 UK snack bar brands: goodnessKNOWS how Mars’ debut will change the playing field
Mars Chocolate has launched goodnessKNOWS bars in the UK, hitting the nerve of time that could disrupt the UK’s Top 10 snack bar brands, says Euromonitor.
Horsemeat trading ring dismantled by police
An investigation by the Spanish Guardia Civil, in co-ordination with Europol, has led to the dismantling of a horsemeat trading ring.
GNT opens €3m research lab to double product development
Colouring foods manufacturer GNT has opened a new research and development laboratory in the Netherlands which will double its capacity for product development.
Unilever slaps palm oil supplier SMS with suspension following damning deforestation report
Unilever has suspended buying palm oil from Sawit Sumbermas Sarana (SSMS), after concluding the supplier had been in breach of its no deforestation, no peat, no exploitation policies.
Cargill profit boosted by rising meat demand
Agricultural commodities trader Cargill pulled in some of its best financial results in years, as strong demand for protein lifted earnings.