Archer Daniels Midland buys WILD Flavors for $3.1bn
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) will buy WILD Flavors for €2.3bn citing fast-growing demand for natural food and beverage flavors and ingredients as the rationale.
Archives for July 6, 2014
Fazer closes 2 factories in industrial to in-store shift
Finnish firm Fazer has announced the closure of two of its bakeries – a move it said was unavoidable considering a market shift from pre-packed bread to in-store baked.
Charapak Group turns to digital marketing to promote its brands
Charapak Group has launched two websites to highlight its Integrated Fulfilment and Siliconpak divisions.
EU pledge: Amica Chips and ICA Foods to stop ads to kids
Amica Chips and ICA Foods have pledged to stop advertising to under 12s and communication with primary schools unless asked as part of a voluntary EU scheme.
Want Want China to add some 50 products to its snack line in 2014
Chinese snack titan Want Want will extend its product line this year after strengthening its position in China.
Bühler Aeroglide cracks the code on peanut safety
Food scientists at Bühler Aeroglide report they have come up with a method to dry-roast peanuts that significantly reduces the risk of Salmonella contamination.
Bread in terminal decline? 'We’re actually very positive about the future of grain-based foods,' says Ardent Mills
Lackluster sales of packaged bread & ready-to-eat cereals might suggest that years of carb-bashing and changing lifestyles have finally driven some grain-based categories into terminal decline. However, flour milling giant Ardent Mills begs to differ.