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Givaudan partners with The Kitchen to drive innovation
Givaudan has announced a partnership with food technology incubator, The Kitchen, owned by Strauss Group.
Morelli’s wins The National Ice Cream Championships
Irish company, Morelli Ice Cream, has won the ice cream industry’s most prestigious award – The National Ice Cream Championships 2019.
Challenging quarter for Orkla
Orkla achieved an operating profit of NOK 1.4 bn (€188.7m) in the fourth quarter of 2018, a decline of 2.4%.
iFarm’s urban greenhouses deliver organic revolution
iFarm Project, which develops modular automated farms to produce natural vegetables, salads, and berries year-round, has raised $1 million to develop iFarm technology and enable it to enter the international market.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
Iberchem reports record revenues for 2018
International fragrance and flavour manufacturer, Iberchem Group, has announced its financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2018.
PPC Flexible Packaging acquires HFM Packaging
PPC Flexible Packaging, a provider of custom flexible packaging for specialty food, healthcare, and horticultural markets, today announced the acquisition of HFM Packaging Ltd.
Givaudan opens new flavours facility in India
Givaudan has opened its new flavours manufacturing facility in Pune, India, following a $60m investment.
Business news, Food safety, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Bühler strengthens its strategic position and continues to grow
The Bühler Group has released its annual results for 2018, which shows the business continued its positive development over the last year, following the integration of Haas and the establishment of its third business pillar, Consumer Foods.
Unilever acquires snack brand, graze
The deal is the first to be secured by Unilever’s new chief executive Alan Jope since his appointment last month. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Bühler appoints Mark Macus as new Chief Finance Officer
Bühler has named Mark Macus as new Chief Finance Officer at the company, effective 1 September 2019. The appointment follows the retirement of previous CFO, Andreas Herzog.
Givaudan, Buhler and Nestlé join for major healthier product research initiative
Flavour and fragrance company, Givaudan, has committed to co-found a major healthy food research scheme launched by ETH Zürich and EPFL, together with industrial partners Buhler and Nestlé.
Business news, Food safety, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Tomra CEO wins prestigious European business leaders award
Tomra’s president and CEO, Stefan Ranstrand, has achieved an international accolade in recognition of his leadership and corporate strategy.
Japan’s Asahi buys Fuller’s for $327 million
Japanese brewer Asahi is buying the beer business of Britain’s Fuller Smith & Turner’s for £250 million ($327 million), in a deal that will allow Fuller’s to focus on its pub and hotel holdings.
UK consumers call for better labelling as half consume food excluded from their diets
With news of tougher food labelling laws being proposed to prevent further deaths of people with allergies, new research has found that a staggering 55% of UK consumers have unintentionally consumed food restricted from their diet.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Processing