Bunge to purchase Grupo Altex Wheat Mills in Mexico
Bunge North America, the North American operating arm of Bunge Ltd., has agreed to buy the wheat milling business of Grupo Altex S.A. de C.V. IFT Daily News
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Coca-Cola opens 43rd production facility in China
Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Co., has inaugurated Coca-Cola China’s 43rd plant in China and its first in Shijiazhuang, Hebei. IFT Daily News
Childhood obesity may be linked to TV fast food advertising
A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that childhood obesity may be associated with receptiveness to TV fast food advertising. IFT Daily News
Aquaculture market is expected to reach $195 billion by 2019
According to a new report published by Transparency Market Research—Aquaculture (Marine Water, Freshwater and Brackish Water) Market for Carp, Mollusks, Crustaceans, Salmon, Trout and Other Fishes – Global Industry Analysis, … Continue Reading →
GrowCocoa partnership trained 31,000+ farmers last year
Marking the close of its first formal season and now working alongside over 41,900 farmers, GrowCocoa, the independently operated joint venture representing the sustainability interests of Blommer Chocolate Co. and … Continue Reading →
FoodMinds appoints Post as Chief Science Officer
FoodMinds, a food and nutrition consulting and communications agency, has hired Robert Post, formerly the Associate Executive Director of USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP), as its first … Continue Reading →
Consumers, experts at odds over solutions to global hunger
U.S. consumers and international food security experts agree: supporting the adoption of agricultural technology that leads to self-sufficiency and increasing support for smallholder farmers are important to addressing growing global … Continue Reading →
J & J Snack Foods acquires New York Pretzel
J & J Snack Foods Corp. has acquired the assets of New York Pretzel, Brooklyn N.Y., which produces soft pretzel products sold primarily in the Northeast region to both retail … Continue Reading →
Health Canada approves use of resistant maltodextrin
The ADM/Matsutani LLC team that markets Fibersol, a line of soluble dietary fibers, has announced that Health Canada has recently added resistant maltodextrin (Fibersol-2) to its list of approved novel … Continue Reading →
Great Lakes Cheese to build facility in Tennessee
Great Lakes Cheese has announced it will build its first Southeast manufacturing facility in Manchester, Tenn. IFT Daily News