Barry Callebaut expands specialties and decorations arm with Italian purchase
Barry Callebaut has added to its European Specialties & Decorations segment with the purchase of Italian firm D’Orsogna Dolciaria for an undisclosed amount.
Archives for July 20, 2017
Stevia-based flavour modifier cuts need for expensive cocoa and vanilla
Stevia supplier Pure Circle has developed a stevia-based flavour modifier that enhances vanilla and cocoa flavours as well as sweetening.
Kikkoman to launch Tonyu-inryo soy milk yogurt drink developed with NIZO
Kikkoman Corporation of Japan and NIZO of the Netherlands have collaborated on R&D to create a new soy milk yogurt drink to be launched in Japan in August 2017.
'We're the first product that dreams of impeaching the US president'
German start-up Smuus mixes food, politics & tongue-in-cheek marketing
German start-up Smuus has an original concept with its fruit and vegetable smoothies for yoghurts, desserts, bread, meat and cheese. But the campaign for its peach-flavoured product, which promises to donate 10% of profits to charities fighting the...
'The UK is still at risk of another ‘Horsegate’ scandal'
An investigator in the UK horsemeat scandal in 2012 claims while progress has been made in the food industry, security has to remain a priority for authorities and the police or it will happen again.
GSK plans Horlicks factory closure: 73 jobs at risk
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) plans to sell its UK malted milk drink brand, Horlicks, and to close its Slough factory, putting 73 jobs at risk.
Simple ingredients renovation
Next step: Mondelēz to cut sugar, salt, sat fat and artificial ingredients in power brands
Cadbury owner Mondelēz International plans to renovate its power brands with simpler ingredients and improved nutrition after meeting some of its well-being targets early.
Hungarian meat processor to invest €5.4m in new facility
Hungary’s poultry meat processor Gallicoop Pulykafeldolgozó Zrt has unveiled plans to invest some HUF 1.65 billion (€5.4m) to set up a new meat packaging plant.
Russia buys Brazilian pork due to lack of choice
Brazil pork exports are down amid political turmoil, but Russia, which has alienated the world’s biggest pig meat traders, has little choice but to buy Brazilian.
Big buyers pledge to triple the revenues of vanilla producers
Mars, Danone and Firmenich have launched a new project in Madagascar to deliver “high quality, sustainable and fully traceable” vanilla for the next decade as well as tripling the revenue of 3,000 farmers.