Tate & Lyle upgrades facility in China

Tate & Lyle is the only polydextrose manufacturer with production lines on three continents. Global food ingredients and solutions provider Tate & Lyle has announced the completion of capacity expansion and process upgradation at its facility in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China.  As part o...

YO! Sushi revamps leadership by hiring former Pizza Express boss

Richard Hodgson, who led the international expansion of Pizza Express, will replace Robin Rowland as the sushi chain’s CEOThe British restaurant group YO! Sushi has tapped former Pizza Express boss, Richard Hodgson, as its new chief executive.  The casual dining brand announced the...

Rachel’s Organic releases two new products

The brand, which is owned by Nestlé and Lactalis, is made from from 100% organic Welsh milk sourced from Rachel’s local farmers and features a newly formulated recipeWelsh dairy brand Rachel’s Organic has announced the launch of a new organic natural yogurt range as it responds to consumer ...

Apofruit to offer expert insight into the future of Italian fresh produce business

Solarelli produce comes from areas of Italy with the best production skills, where the Apofruit Italia cooperative works with its producers and its own handling facilitiesItaly’s premium fruit and vegetable brand, Solarelli will be present at WOP Dubai 2017 Importers and distributors of fruit...

Nestlé to invest $3M in dairy industry

Nestlé’s dairy development initiatives range from free artificial insemination services, pregnancy diagnosis and the monitoring of sub-clinical mastitis in dairy cattle, to a special mulatto grass programme to improve the quality of forage. The company also invests directly in dairy infrastructur...

Romana Foods buys out Pasta Romana

Romana Food Brands is shifting its focus toward the $98 billion Canadian food processing sector.Pasta Romana, a Canadian-based maker of fresh pasta, fresh filled pastas, sauces and pestos has been acquired by Romana Food Brands Corp. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Forme...

Food Delivery App Otlob to be acquired by German Delivery Hero

Otlob has started out as a website in 1999; it gained huge popularity since it launched a mobile app. During the early months of 2017, the client base of Otlob increased by 300 percentGerman owned online food delivery company, Delivery Hero will be acquiring the Egyptian platform Otlob through a par...

Michel Mersch announced as new CEO of Nestlé Belgilux’

He will succeed Alexander von Maillot, who will return to Switzerland to lead the confectionery strategic business unitNestlé has announced that Michel Mersch will become Nestlé Belgilux’ new CEO. Mersch has been with Nestlé since 1998 and previously occupied the position...

Oxil introduces an app for addressing obesity

The app leverages gesture-based surveying, machine learning for identifying habits, intuitive and suggestive algorithms, and instant feedback.Oxil, an Australian tech company, has recently launched a new app to boost the health and well-being of adolescent children by enabling them to track food int...

Cresco Pharma expands into China food market

The two companies will collaborate on research and development as well as the distribution of hemp- and cannabis-based nutraceutical, cosmetics and body care products across China.Creso Pharma has entered into China’s $39.6 billion health food market by signing a deal with a local hemp producer, a...

Cargill invests $146m to upgrade its Nashville sausage facility

The expansion will include the construction of a new dried sausage production facility and will create more than 100 jobs, which doubles the facility’s current employmentCargill’s North American protein business will invest $146 million to upgrade its sausage production site in Nashville, Te...

Tyson Foods acquires Original Philly Holdings

The company operates two plants in Philadelphia and has a workforce of nearly 250US-based meat producer Tyson Foods has completed the acquisition of Philadelphia’s Original Philly Holdings for an undisclosed price. Sally Grimes, Tyson Foods Prepared Foods Group president said, “Original...

Nestlé announces reorganisation of its infant nutrition business

Nestlé said that the new organisation will allow its nutrition business to deliver accelerated organic growth and realise further efficiency gainsNestlé’s infant nutrition business will change from the globally managed Nestlé nutrition to a regionally managed business to boost g...

Saputo to shut Wisconsin cheese facility to improve efficiencies

The closure is scheduled for May 2018 and current production will be integrated into the company’s newly constructed blue cheese facility in Almena, WisconsinCanadian dairy company Saputo has announced that it will shut its cheese manufacturing facility in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, to ‘im...

Nordic Sugar opens new silo in Sweden after $22.7m investment

Employing 147 employees, the sugar factory has produced around 336,000 tonnes of sugar in the last yearSwedish-based Nordic Sugar has invested SEK 190 million ($22.7 million) in a new silo to increase capacity at its sugar factory in Örtofta. According to the company statement, “The new ...

General Mills combines chairman and CEO roles as part of reshuffle

Harmening, who has been CEO since June, will become chairman on January 1, 2018 and continue to serve as the company’s chief executive officer as General Mills aims to globalise functions by moving to one global leadership team with four business segments reporting directly to the CEOGeneral Mills...

Coca-Cola to focus more on European sustainability strategy

To ensure that none of their packaging ends up as litter, the companies will aim to collect 100% of their packagingThe Coca-Cola Company in Western Europe and Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) will aim to double the use of recycled plastic for their PET bottles to at least 50% by 2025. The commitm...

Veolia initiates a deal with Danone Nutricia

By implementing Veolia’s technologies at its plant in Wuxi, Danone Nutricia will be able to save on water consumption and improve water usage efficiency. Veolia Water Technologies China Industrial has signed a contract to provide China-based Nutricia Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Danone Nutricia) with ...

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