Food ingredients giant Danisco has snapped up South African dairy ingredients business Research Solutions.The Denmark-based group said the acquisition would create “a new centre of excellence for...

Singapore-based agribusiness group Olam International is to build a cocoa processing facility in Cote d’Ivoire.Olam said yesterday (17 August) that it would build a greenfield cocoa processing in...

Kellogg’s Special K brand in the U.S. has reformulated many of its cereals to include fibre, offering more positive nutrition to a brand long associated with weight management.Many Special K brand...

New Zealand is set to receive a boost to its dairy industry, with the announcement today of a NZ$170 million (A$133.6 million) research program designed to ‘drive transformational change in the dairy...

Synutra International, Inc, a leading infant formula company in China and a producer, marketer and seller of nutritional products for infants, children and adults, today announced that China’s Ministry...

Food manufacturer Sara Lee is reformulating the recipes on two of its bread products in the US to remove high fructose corn syrup. It is reformulating its Sara Lee Soft and Smooth white and whole wheat...

PepsiCo stands to benefit from “significant” investment in functional and healthy products, amid tightening restrictions on the marketing of ‘junk foods’ to children, the head of...

The UK Food Standards Agency is reminding caterers and consumers of the importance of refrigerating fish properly, following a number of incidents involving scombrotoxic fish poisoning during the (UK)...

Canadian c-store retailer Couche-Tard has hit out at the “outrageous” tactics of US takeover target Casey’s General Stores, which has secured financing for a share buyback in a bid to...

McCain Foods has announced plans to invest NZ$19m (US$13.5m) to upgrade a plant in New Zealand.The frozen food giant said it would add “enhanced processing equipment”, freezers, packaging and...