Partnership extends ADM’s specialty and clean label starch portfolio to support innovative customer solutions Archer Daniels Midland Company has announced a long term partnership with General Starch Limited (GSL), a leading tapioca starch producer located in Thailand. ADM will have exclusive distribution rights of the GSL modified tapioca starch products[Read More…]
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BFB announces new majority shareholder, PSP Investments
The transaction delivers a strong outcome for its outgoing shareholders, as well as long-term, patient capital to support the continued strategic development of one of Australia’s most significant and successful agriculture companies B.F.B. Pty Limited (BFB), one of Australia’s largest grain growers announced the sale of Proterra Investment Partners’ majority stake[Read More…]
Walailak University, CP Foods to build green demonstration farms
The project will encourage innovations and academic research through modern technologies. Walailak University and Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods) have signed an academic cooperation agreement for “Green Farm” project to provide first-hand experience on modern farming business for students and local farmers. Under this agreement, CP Foods will provide 10.75[Read More…]
Holista, Kawan Food to develop low GI roti canai
Roti canai, a breakfast favorite and staple food in Malaysia, contains significant amounts of calories and fats, exacerbating the existing problem of obesity in the country. Food ingredient specialist Holista CollTech Ltd has partnered Bursa Malaysia-listed Kawan Food Berhad to produce healthy Asian flatbreads, including roti canai, roti and chappati,[Read More…]
Renmin Tianli signs equity transfer agreement
Renmin Tianli is in the business of breeding, raising and selling breeder and market hogs in China. Renmin Tianli Group, Inc., a producer of breeder hogs, market hogs and black hogs, as well as specialty processed black hog pork products sold through retail outlets and the internet, with headquarters in[Read More…]
Suntory Okudaisen Bunanomori Water Plant gets AWS certification
AWS is an organization established jointly by NGOs including the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) with corporate partners, in order to promote global water sustainability. Suntory Okudaisen Bunanomori Water Plant has become the first plant in Japan to receive the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) certification[Read More…]
COCA-COLA AMATIL to stop single use plastic straw and stirrers
The new paper drinking straws will be sourced from suppliers BioPak and Austraw and made available through Amatil’s ordering platform to around 115,000 outlets nationwide including grocery, petrol and convenience stores, bars, cafes and quick service restaurants Coca-Cola Amatil has announced it would no longer distribute plastic drinking straws or[Read More…]
Researchers develop technology to cease unhealthy food cravings
Researchers analysed the cognitive approach toward improving healthy food choices in 60 men and women, who were overweight or obese, in Melbourne for one week using an iPhone app called Tilt Task that was specifically created by the researchers for this study. A simple tilt of a smartphone could be[Read More…]
NRGene, Toyota to enhance strawberries production in Japan
Strawberries have one of the most complex genomes ever assembled. NRGene, a worldwide leader in genomic analysis, and Toyota have announced the decoding of a leading commercial strawberry genome, a key milestone in the development of high-quality, locally-produced fruits for the Japanese market. The combination of NRGene’s assembly of the[Read More…]
ADAMA to acquire Huifeng’s Crop Protection biz
ADAMA aims to significantly enhance its business both globally and in China Leading global crop protection company ADAMA Ltd. has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Jiangsu Huifeng Bio Agriculture Co., Ltd (“Huifeng”),a chemicals manufacturer located in Dafeng, Jiangsu Province, for the potential acquisition of key parts of[Read More…]
