The Swiss federal institutes of technology ETH Zürich and EPFL (Ecole polytechnique féderale de Lausanne) have launched Future Food – A Swiss Research Initiative (“Future Food Initiative”) together with partners Givaudan, Nestlé and Bühler Bühler has committed to co-found the Future Food Initiative launched by ETH Zürich and EPFL, together[Read More…]
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Bayer expands digital innovation pipeline to improve farmer’s yield
Harvest results demonstrated an average yield advantage of 9.1 bushels per acre versus what the farmer would have planted without Seed Advisor recommendations, with a more than 80 percent win rate. The Climate Corporation (Climate), a subsidiary of Bayer and the industry leader in bringing digital innovation to farmers, has[Read More…]
Asahi acquires Fuller, Smith & Turner at £250M
The acquisition will create a portfolio of drinks to suit a diverse range of modern consumer tastes Asahi Europe Ltd has announced to acquire the entire beer, cider, soft drinks and distribution business of Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC for an enterprise value of £250 million on a debt free,[Read More…]
Garden of Life brings innovative Keto Line
Four brand-new shakes and powders formulated to make following the keto lifestyle easy; aid in weight loss, promote increased energy and focus Garden of Life®, the leader in Certified USDA Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified vitamins and supplements, expands its Dr. Formulated brand with the launch of the first clean[Read More…]
Corteva Agriscience to launch Enlist E3 Soybean and Qrome Corn
Both Enlist E3™ soybeans and grain produced from Qrome® corn products received import authorization from China in January 2019. Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, has announced plans for commercial launches of Enlist E3™ soybeans in Brazil, Canada and the United States, beginning in 2019. The Company also announced plans to expand the launch of[Read More…]
ADM to acquire Gleadell Agriculture and Dunns
In combination with ADM’s current UK Origination business, this will further increase customer service and processing capabilities, widen existing UK footprint and strengthen ADM’s presence nationwide. Archer Daniels Midland Company has signed an agreement to purchase the remaining 50 percent stake of Gleadell Agriculture Ltd., currently jointly owned by ADM[Read More…]
Mérieux Equity Partners acquires majority stake in Nutragroup
Nutragroup has rapidly become a reference player in the food ingredient market. Mérieux Equity Partners has acquired a majority stake in Nutragroup (holding company of Omnipharm and B-Pharma labs), via Mérieux Participations 3, its third generation fund dedicated to fast-growing companies in the health and nutrition sectors. Mehdi Boulahia, founder[Read More…]
Nestlé in action to make its packaging recyclable
Nestlé announced tangible steps to pioneer alternative materials shape a waste-free future and drive behavior change Nestlé has laid out its broader vision to achieve a waste-free future and announced a series of specific actions towards meeting its April 2018 commitment to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025,[Read More…]
Arla further strengthens innovation in dairy sector
As Arla Foods continues its pursuit to become one of the leading dairy innovators in the world, it is taking a bold new approach to innovation and new product development, including creating a new Product and Innovation organisation and appointing a new Senior Vice President. Driving the development of the[Read More…]
Kroger, Microsoft jointly to market RaaS to the industry
“Our partnership brings together Kroger’s world-class expertise in the grocery industry with the power of Azure and Azure AI” The Kroger Co. and Microsoft Corp. announced a collaboration to redefine the customer experience using Kroger Technology products powered by Microsoft Azure, the retailer’s preferred cloud platform for Retail as a[Read More…]