Partnership

 

Ocean Spray and Artemis in strategic partnership

Ocean Spray’s Ingredient Technology Group (ITG) and nutraceutical ingredients firm Artemis International have revealed details of their new strategic partnership. Specialists in phytonutrient ingredients for nutraceutical applications in the food, beverage, dietary supplement and pharmaceutical industries, Artemis will provide sales and marketing support to Ocean Spray for the sale of its cranberry powder and extract […]

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Linde partners with Wikeeps to extend wine quality from vine to glass

Preserving wine quality by preventing oxidation is the aim of a new partnership between Linde Gases and French company Wikeeps. “Linde Gases has historically been a leading provider of oenological gases to help wine growers maintain from the vine to the bottle,” says Linde’s Steve Finley. “This innovative and important partnership with Wikeeps now allows […]

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Coca-Cola and Heinz in landmark packaging partnership

The Coca-Cola Company and Heinz have announced a strategic US partnership that will enable Heinz to produce its ketchup bottles using Coca-Cola’s innovative PlantBottle packaging. The PET plastic bottles are made partially from plants and have a lower reliance on non-renewable resources compared with traditional PET plastic bottles. The partnership is an industry first, and […]

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JF Hillebrand wins new Waitrose wine contract

JF Hillebrand, logistics provider to the global beverage market, has been awarded a new contract to manage all wine imports for Waitrose. Th three-year contract builds upon an relationship the two companies have maintained and developed for more than 10 years. JF Hillebrand is now the strategic solus partner for Waitrose and will provide full […]

Silver Spoon and Cargill in exclusive partnership to bring Truvia to UK

Two leaders in sweetness, Silver Spoon (part of Associated British Foods) and Cargill have announced an exclusive strategic partnership for UK distribution and marketing of Truvia branded tabletop, the first stevia-based, zero calorie sweetener. This announcement comes ahead of anticipated EU approval of stevia extracts later this year and, say the firms, heralds the UK’s […]

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New disease-resistant food crops in prospect

Researchers have uncovered the genetic basis of broad-spectrum resistance to a viral infection that, in some parts of the world, is the most important pathogen affecting leafy and arable brassica crops including broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, swede and oilseed rape. They have tested resistant plants against a range of different strains of the virus taken […]

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New investment in carbon dioxide liquification

Air Liquide has revealed that it’s investing almost £8.8 million (€10m) in a new carbon dioxide recovery and liquefaction plant at the Wissington site of British Sugar in the UK. The plant will be able to recover up to 70,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year coming from natural fermentation processes, and is scheduled for […]

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Dohler and PureCircle join forces on Stevia

PureCircle and DöhlerGroup have announced that they are to form a global strategic partnership in a bid to develop ‘innovative Stevia-based ingredients and formulations’. The will take their combined talents – PureCircle’s portfolio of Stevia ingredients and Döhler’s sweetening, sweetening flavour and application know-how – to customers in 21 application centres around the world.

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Scotland and Norway unite over mackerel dispute

Scotland and Norway have joined forces to call for an end to the so-called ‘mackerel dispute’ which they say is threatening to punish the responsible actions of Scottish and Norwegian fleets. First minister Alex Salmond met with Norway’s foreign minister Jonas Gahr Støre this week to discuss a range of issues, including the decision by […]

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Wild prepares to go public

After nearly 80 years as a successful family business, natural ingredients company Wild has taken the first step to becoming a public company – by selling shares to asset manager KKR. “This strategic partnership will allow us to tap into the capital markets and financing sources that have previously been unavailable to us, thereby driving […]

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2010 will be a landmark year for food and drink sector management of green issues, predicts Campden BRI

The coming 12 months will be pivotal in setting the stage for food and drink industry environmental sustainability through the next decade and beyond, according to Campden BRI. A significant shift in the measurement and management of environmental impact is predicted by the research organisation. It suggests that as the sector continues to navigate this […]

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Waitrose acquires Co-op stores

Upmarket supermarket Waitrose has announced the acquisition of five shops from The Co-operative Group. The retailer – part of the John Lewis Partnership – has entered into an agreement to buy four Somerfield stores in Ashbourne, Melksham, Storrington and Wellington, along with a Co-operative shop in Menai Bridge. All existing employees will become partners within […]

Cereal success

Dorset Cereals has become the UK’s leading provider of muesli following the successful completion of two knowledge transfer partnerships with Bournemouth University. The Dorchester-based company, which produces flakes, granola, porridges, bars and slices as well as muesli, hired university graduates to help develop its marketing and production functions and, as a result, has nearly quadrupled […]

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