The fourth annual conference on the hotly discussed topic of food
irradiation, "Food Irradiation 2002: The Global Summit for Food
Safety," is to take place from March 20 to 22, 2002, at the
Sheraton Park Central Hotel in...
US consumer products group Sara Lee Corporation announced today
that the company's subsidiary headquartered in The Netherlands has
signed an agreement for the acquisition of the Polish coffee
business, Prima S.A.
Exporters to the U.S. market should pay particular attention to
instant food products, such as frozen dishes that can be cooked by
microwave, according to the Thai Farmers Research Center (TFRC),
The Nation reports this week.
Tate & Lyle and McNeil Nutritionals announced the realignment
of their sucralose activities into a new global alliance designed
to maximise the market penetration and accelerate the worldwide
growth of sucralose.
H.J. Heinz Company has completed a transaction with Anchor Food
Products Inc. to acquire Anchor's Poppers® retail frozen appetizers
business and its licensing rights to the T.G.I. Friday's® brand of
retail frozen snacks...
McCain Foods Limited has completed the deal to purchase the
production facilities and foodservice business of Anchor Food
Products Inc. in a three-party transaction.
Americans possess a growing awareness of the link between nutrition
and health, as government committees become increasingly attentive
to nutraceutical product claims and potential regulations.
Ontro, Inc. announced on September 19 that it received a directive
from the United States Army to begin the prototyping and delivery
of the group ration packages.
ADM announced the restructuring of its Food and BioProducts
Divisions to strengthen the company's global focus on its core food
and feed operations, as well as its functional foods and
ingredients.
The National Soft Drink Association issued a statement regarding
gum arabic as some media reports have linked Osama bin Laden and
his financial interest to various organisations and industries
around the world.
Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd wholeheartedly supports the use of
genetic modified organisms (GMOs) and stressed this week that it
must be allowed in New Zealand.
Henkel KgaA has agreed to sell its chemical division Cognis to a
consortium of financial investors comprising of Schroder Ventures
and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners.
Britain's second-biggest ice cream maker, Richmond Foods Plc said
on Tuesday it was buying the UK ice cream business of Swiss-based
Nestle SA for an initial 4.5 million pounds.
Flavour company Quest International announced this week that its
purposefully build TrendAntenna, a TrendModel to map movements and
trends, has been effective in spotting consumer eating habits.
The Board of Directors of Béghin-Say, chaired by Jérôme de
Pelleport, met on 10 September 2001 to approve the consolidated
financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2001.
Allied Domecq PLC filed with the Spanish Stock Exchange Commission,
a recommended conditional cash offer for the entire issued share
capital of Bodegas y Bebidas S.A.
Danisco took its second field samples of beets; and according to
the results, the company expects an overall production well above
the quotas specified by the EU, but lower than the record
production of recent years.
The British spirits and wine group Allied Domecq PLC announced on
September 4 that it has acquired Kümmerling GmbH for Euro20.35m in
cash on a debt free basis.
Indonesia looks like becoming the United States' largest soymeal
customer in 2001 as credit guarantees and supply problems from
other origins boost U.S. sales.
Global starch and nutrition specialist National Starch this week
announced the pre-launch Novelose 260, "to give more value to
the customer", they tell FoodNavigator.com.
The British spirits group Diageo announced that it would sell its
Croft and Delaforce port and sherry brands for Euro82.5m, to a
consortium comprising Gonzalez Byass and Taylor Fonseca.
The Philippine food and beverage company San Miguel Corp announced
that it had sold its 49 per cent stake in juice firm Sugarland
Beverages Corp to unit La Tondena Distillers Inc (LTDI) for
PHP1.56bn.
US food polymer products company Landec Corporation is to
restructure its food business to focus on its specialty-packaged
technology products and the marketing and sales of whole produce,
the company announced in a statement this...
The American food group ConAgra Foods Inc. is actively shopping its
beef business, ranked third in the United States, to potential
buyers, and has recently had talks with pork producer Smithfield
Foods Inc.
Food processing company Parmalat Canada is to close a factory in
Kingston, Ont., that packages juices and milk, the company
announced this week. Juice production will end on November 30, with
the work transferred to an unspecified...
Iain Napier, the former chief executive of Bass Brewers, refused to
comment on Sunday on a report that he had teamed up with Cinven to
mount a bid for Britvic, the soft drinks group.
Ingredients Africa-Arabia will be held in Cairo, Egypt on September
1 to 4. It is the first international exhibition for food
ingredients, additives and flavourings in the Middle East and North
African area.
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. announced on August 24 that it
has signed a letter of intent with the shareholders of the Navarro
Pecan Company, Inc. to acquire all of its outstanding shares.
