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ABF buys Dorset Cereals

By Kacey Culliney

Associated British Foods (ABF) has bought UK premium cereal maker Dorset Cereals in a deal rumoured to be worth £50m ($83.7m) - taking its cereal brand tally up to two.

Kortec debuts Klear Can

'Customers equate clear packaging with improved quality'

By Rachel Arthur

Clear plastic cans provide an ‘attractive alternative’ to traditional metal cans because consumers want to see the quality of food at the point of sale, according to Kortec. 

The power of the 0.9%

By Maggie Hennessy

Although fewer than one in 100 (0.9%) of US consumers is afflicted with a peanut or treenut allergy, the purchasing power of that group extends far beyond those with allergies, according to the recent Nut Allergy Ecosystem survey by Rich Products Corp.