The combined business will provide significant opportunities to accelerate growth in the gourmet segment. Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business and Smet, a leading Belgium-based supplier of chocolate and sweets decorations to the food service and confectionary markets, announce their intent to bring together their global gourmet chocolate activities. “The proposed[Read More…]
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Kemin gets GRAS label for oil-soluble green tea extract
The oil-soluble green tea extract, is available for use as an antioxidant in a variety of food and beverage products Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer has announced its oil-soluble green tea extract has been named ‘Generally Recognized as Safe’ (GRAS) by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).[Read More…]
Grupo LALA signs license pact with Blue Diamond Growers
Blue Diamond Growers will source almond-based raw materials and provide its technical and quality-oriented expertise with benefit of Blue Diamond’s industry-leading almond based innovation. Grupo LALA, a Mexican Company focused on healthy and nutritious foods has entered into a multi-year license agreement with Blue Diamond Growers, to market and distribute[Read More…]
O-I invests over €50 million to upgrade Reims Plant
The project includes a complete renewal of one of the plant’s two furnaces as well as all-new industrial equipment on the attached production lines. Owens-Illinois (O-I), the world’s largest provider of glass packaging, is investing more than €50million in the modernization of its Reims plant (Marne). With all-new high-tech equipment,[Read More…]
Fast Company names Briggo the World’s Most Innovative Company 2019
Austin-based leader in Connected Coffee recognized for its robotic approach to delivering specialty coffee and tea Recognized for its transformative robotic technology that delivers gourmet specialty coffee and tea to on-the-go consumers, Austin-based Briggo has been named to Fast Company magazine’s prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2019. Briggo was recognized in[Read More…]
Stoli Group launches new range of flavored rum liqueurs
Migrating Satsuma from the Bayou® Rum brand, the Louisiana Spirits line will add a Coffee & Rum liqueur at launch Stoli Group announced the introduction of GATOR BITE™, a range of flavored premium rum liqueurs that will daringly invite consumers to try the Satsuma and Coffee flavors with the slogan “Don’t Fight[Read More…]
Vitaminseed introduces one-stop seed nutrition shop
Forsman, who has more than 30 years of experience in value-added food manufacturing, has invested the past several years making nutrition from cold-pressed seeds an accessible reality. The Vitaminseed family has grown to become a “One-Stop Seed Nutrition Shop,” offering innovative seed-powered nutrition products for the whole body. Vitaminseed first introduced[Read More…]
NurnbergMesse hosts organic brand trade fair BIOFACH2019
The exhibition adheres to the highest international and professional organic standards and is only open to organic industry players. The 30th BIOFACH – World’s Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food, hosted by NurnbergMesse GmbH and sponsored by the European Commission for Agriculture and Rural Development and the German Federal Ministry[Read More…]
Cargill develops innovative ‘PalmAgility’ formulation
PalmAgility helps to reduce brittleness across a wider temperature range, allowing customers to store it easily without sacrificing workability or texture. Bakery producers who create those tempting cookies, pies and donuts know that finding a single shortening that meets the range of challenges they face can be difficult. Cargill’s newest[Read More…]
The truck refrigeration unit market to reach $15B by 2025
The increasing demand for frozen and chilled items will drive the truck refrigeration unit market The truck refrigeration unit market is estimated to be USD 10.5 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach USD 15.0 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 5.21%. The demand for refrigeration unit is driven by the[Read More…]