Archives for May 31, 2012

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Roquette-Indian starch JV to drive market traction

By Kacey Culliney

French ingredients firm, Roquette, has bought three Indian starch production sites forming a new joint venture business in a bid to strengthen market presence in the strong Asian market.

Kellogg seals the lid on Pringles buy

By Kacey Culliney

Cereal giant, Kellogg, has sealed its buy-out of Pringles for US$2.7bn, set to triple international business and stack it into second place on the global snacks market.

Major acquisition rocks US bakery market

By Rod Addy

Flowers Foods’ $370m acquisition of Lepage Bakeries allows Flowers to expand its presence across the north east of the US and gives it high potential organic brands, the company claims.

Machine is alternative to combination scales – Spee-Dee

By Joe Whitworth

Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery has claimed their dry-filling system provides more accuracy than combination scales in controlling the weight and volume of products that shift density during packaging runs.