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Asia Pacific: Indian online delivery set-up receives US$3M
Milkbasket, a micro delivery platform for groceries, has secured a US$3 million investment in a Pre-Series A Round.
Unilever Ventures, the venture capital and...
Europe: Research found detection method for gene-edited crop, Greenpeace
Greenpeace, some non-governmental organizations, non-GMO food associations and a food retailer, announced a public detection method for a gene-edited crop.
The new research refutes claims...
Americas: Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces HRAM spectral library for food analysis
Thermo Fisher Scientific announces its high resolution accurate mass (HRAM) spectral library for laboratories analyzing environmental, clinical research/toxicological and food samples.
The company made the...
Asia Pacific: Invisible Sentinel appoints New Zealand distributor for assays to detect food pathogens
Invisible Sentinel says its Veriflow assays will be distributed in New Zealand by New Zealand Medical and Scientific Ltd (NZMS).
Based in Auckland, NZMS sells...
Europe: BASF invests €56M to expand PVP production
BASF plans to invest up to €56 million (US$73.7 million) in the expansion of its Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) value chain over the next four years.
PVP...
Europe: New autoclave ensures food, operator safety, says Priorclave
Priorclave's new QCS H150 front-loading autoclave has a stainless steel, 500mm diameter sterilizing chamber accessed via a wide door opening that allows easy loading...
Americas: JTB buys liquid foods company for US$51.6M
JBT Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the shares of Stork Food & Dairy Systems B.V. (SFDS), a filling and sterilization solutions...
Asia Pacific: Nestle expands reach to China’s rural with Alibaba
Nestlé and Alibaba will grow online sales, build key brands and offer new products to millions of consumers in China.
Nestlé has introduced products including...
Asia Pacific: Chinese ecommerce site to sell pork products
China's Aoxin Tianli Group will sell its Tianli-Xiduhei black hog pork products through Shangzhi Xiaop (Dalian) e-Commerce's group-buying web portal.
The agreement has a...
Europe: GEA exhibits compressors for natural refrigerants
GEA presented compressors for natural refrigerants refrigeration and cooling solutions at EuroShop in Duesseldorf, Germany from March 5 to 9, 2017.
The six-cylinder compressor for...