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DSM reveals Andre Pectin deal
DSM has announced that it has signed agreements to acquire a 19 per cent equity interest in Yantai Andre Pectin, a China-based producer of texturing ingredients. In addition, the parties have agreed that DSM has option rights to increase its stake in Andre Pectin to a majority stake at a later stage. The agreements are […]
Nestlé Professional to expand French factory
Nestlé Professional – the Nestlé business that supplies the food services industry – is investing £25 million (€40m) to extend its Davigel factory in Noyal-Pontivy, France. According to the firm, the investment – which will create 90 permanent jobs – will enable it to ‘further develop its range of nutritionally balanced meals for hospital patients’. […]
Fresh bread solution ‘in the bag’
In the continued fight against food waste, Flexico Group is set to launch a packaging solution in the UK that it says will keep bread fresher for longer. The Cordogrip double drawstring bag is designed with a top and bottom gusset, and is fitted with two strings in colours that can match any brand logo. […]
Glanbia dairy plan will create 1,600 jobs
Dairy ingredients company Glanbia Ingredients Ireland has announced plans to build a new dairy facility in the country, leading to the creation of around 1,600 jobs. The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation will partly fund the development of the dairy plant via Enterprise Ireland. Glanbia in Ireland currently processes 1.6 billion litres of milk […]
EC to restrict ‘bee death’ pesticides
The European Commission is to restrict the use of pesticides alleged to cause bee deaths. There is concern across Europe about the collapse of bee populations, with neonicotinoid chemicals in pesticides believed by many to be the cause of the problem. As a result, the European Commission says they should be restricted to crops not […]
British pig industry reveals illegal EU pork checks
The British pig industry has announced that is has started checking that pork from illegal European Union farms is not entering the British food chain. The National Pig Association’s (NPA) ‘Exercise Compliance’ follows the success of its Wall of Fame website, where the UK’s top retailers and brands pledged not to sell pork or pork […]
Frutarom spices up production capacity
Frutarom Savoury Solutions is making changes to its spice production in Germany in order, it says, to ‘guarantee long-term capacity and quality’. With expansion of its existing production site at Loxstedt-Nessenot not possible due to its location close to domestic housing, the company is expanding production at a nearby site and making further investments in […]
Patterson named IFST president
The Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) has elected Professor Margaret Patterson as its new president. Professor Patterson is a food microbiologist at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in Belfast, and serves on the scientific advisory committee of Safefood – a body that promotes food safety throughout North and south Ireland. She has […]
Coca-Cola Enterprises warns of possible job cuts
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has warned that 288 jobs are at risk across the UK, following a planned change to the way it distributes its products. The company, which produces and distributes Coca-Cola drinks across Europe, is proposing to end direct deliveries to restaurants – a move which could potentially affect jobs at CCE sites in […]
Tyrrells celebrates trade award
UK crisp brand Tyrrells has been presented with The Queens Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category. The award is given to companies that have demonstrated ‘outstanding strategic and commercial success in international markets’. Tyrrells currently trades with over 20 overseas markets, and international trade accounts for the company’s total turnover. Its key international […]
DuPont expands MCC offering
DuPont Nutrition & Health is expanding its microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) offering through an extended agreement with Taiwan-based Mingtai. The agreement includes development, production, distribution, marketing and sale of the hydrocolloid to the global food industries. In 2009, DuPont Nutrition & Health entered into the MCC gum industry via a strategic partnership with Mingtai, with the […]
Frutarom gets dressed for success
Frutarom Savoury Solutions has expanded its marinades and dressings portfolio. Inspired by falafel, the Levant marinade combines garlic, parsley, onion and cumin flavours. The Masala variant is a combination of tomato, pepper, cardamom, ginger and coconut. “Both marinades are suitable for use with poultry, pork and fish, with the Levant option also being particularly good […]
EFSA considers more than 200 comments as part of aspartame consultation
EFSA says it is considering more than 200 comments received during a public consultation on its draft opinion on aspartame. The results of the consultation and feedback from a stakeholder meeting, as well as EFSA’s responses to the comments received, are due to be published in a report next month. “We have learned a lot […]
Sprite causes a stir with stevia
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has revealed that it is to use stevia in its Sprite drink as part of an ongoing effort to cut calories in its soft drinks range. The reformulation means 30 per cent fewer calories and has, says the company, ‘tested extremely well with consumers’. The reformulation will be introduced across the whole […]