FNI Team
World: Symrise opens subsidiary on Lagos
Symrise has launched its subsidiary Nigeria LTD in Lagos, Nigeria to strengthen its presence in Africa.
The location will include sales and marketing offices as...
Americas: Smurfit Kappa wins PPI awards with specialty papers, luxury packaging
Smurfit Kappa has won two awards at the 2014 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards in Boston, USA.
The company won the Advances and Innovations...
Europe: Arla Foods to buy Swedish cheese company
Arla Foods plans to acquire cheese company Falbygdens Ost from Atria Scandinavia. Arla Foods says the acquisition is in line with Arla’s strategy to...
Europe: Dairy Crest, UK university partners on food innovation
British dairy company Dairy Crest will be investing £4 million (US$6.44 million) in building a Food Innovation Centre on the Harper Adams University campus.
The...
Europe: Scientists, Danone find effects of probiotics in the gut
Scientists from Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) and Danone Nutricia Research have shown the effect of a fermented milk product containing probiotics...
World: Symrise opens vanilla plant in Madagascar
Symrise has opened an extraction facility for sustainable vanilla production in Madagascar.
The investment at the Benavony site amounted to approximately €3 million (US$3.83 million).
With...
Asia Pacific: Nutraceuticals vital in preventive healthcare, says Frost & Sullivan
Besides the increasing number of consumers taking a proactive approach towards their health, the prevalence of chronic diseases (such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease)...
Europe: Barry Callebaut offers four reformulation solutions based on consumer preference
Barry Callebaut is offering reformulation solutions for everyone on all occasions.
“By having introduced different variations to the classic formula of chocolate step by step...
Americas: Fresh produce packaging company StePac appoints distributor in Chile
StePac has appointed Chile-based packaging company Empack Ltda to market and distribute its packaging brand Xtend in the country.
StePac, part of DS Smith Plastics...
Asia Pacific: Corbion Purac expands distribution network in Indonesia
Corbion Purac has appointed Brenntag Indonesia as its distributor for food ingredients in Indonesia, in addition to its existing local distribution network.
Brenntag is a...